CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 30

30 July 2010

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1. Legislation Highlights

PU(A)

NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(A) 198/2010	Factories And Machinery (Exemption To Petronas Gas Berhad, Centralised Utility Facilities (Cogen B), Kertih, Terengganu) Order 2010	10 June 2010	ACT 139
PU(A) 199/2010	Factories And Machinery (Exemption To Petronas Gas Berhad, Centralised Utility Facilities (Cogen C), Kertih, Terengganu) Order 2010	10 June 2010	ACT 139
PU(A) 200/2010	Factories And Machinery (Exemption To Petronas Gas Berhad, Centralised Utility Facilities (Cogen D), Kertih, Terengganu) Order 2010	10 June 2010	ACT 139
PU(A) 201/2010	Entertainments Duty (Exemption) (No 6) Order 2010	10 June 2010	ACT 103
PU(A) 202/2010	Entertainments Duty (Exemption) (No 7) Order 2010	10 June 2010	ACT 103

PU(B)

NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(B) 283/2010	Notice Of Intention To Designate Site As Heritage Site	24 June 2010	ACT 645
PU(B) 285/2010	Appointment Of Assistant Commissioner Of Census	24 June 2010	ACT 16
PU(B) 286/2010	Notice Proposed Revocation Of Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose	24 June 2010	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 287/2010	Appointment And Revocation Of Appointment Of Deputy Collector Of Stamp Duties	28 June 2010	ACT 378
PU(B) 288/2010	Appointment And Revocation Of Appointment Of Deputy Collector Of Stamp Duties	28 June 2010	ACT 378

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2. Articles

a) CLJ Articles

1. Child Evidence In Criminal Proceedings In Malaysian Courts: A Study On Post Ratification Of The Convention On The Rights Of The Child ^{[Read excerpt]}
By Aminuddin Mustaffa & Kamaliah Salleh*

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3. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

CITATION	TITLE	SUBJECT
[2010] 1 LNS 367 [HC]	Hajah Zainab Mohamad Sa'at & Yang Lain lwn. Chua Lee Seng	UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH: Kaveat - Kaveat persendirian - Permohonan perintah membatalkan kaveat - 10% harga jualan sebagai deposit dibayar oleh defendan kepada peguamcara plaintif - Tiada perjanjian jualbeli ditandatangani - Pemulangan wang deposit kepada defendan - Samada defendan mempunyai satu kepentingan yang boleh dikaveat - Samada keterangan yang dikemukakan menzahirkan satu persoalan yang serius untuk dibicarakan - Samada imbangan keadilan memihak kepada kaveat dibenarkan terus dikekalkan - Kanun Tanah Negara, s. 327(1)
[2010] 1 LNS 368 [HC]	Chai Pei Fun lwn. Chew Huaipin Realty Sdn Bhd	KONTRAK: Jual beli hartanah - Kemungkiran - Kemungkiran terma kontrak jual beli rumah kedai - Tuntutan ganti rugi - Tuntutan balas pihak pemaju - Kegagalan membina mengikut pelan - Kelewatan mengeluarkan Sijil Kelayakan Bangunan Untuk Digunakan - Kerugian wang sewa - Beban pembuktian - Imbangan kebarangkalian - Sama ada berjaya dibuktikan KETERANGAN: Kredibiliti - Percanggahan keterangan - Percubaan saksi plaintif aprobat dan reprobat - Sama ada dibenarkan - Beban pembuktian - Keterangan dokumentari - Sama ada mencukupi untuk membuktikan kemungkiran kontrak jual beli oleh defendan
[2010] 1 LNS 358 [HC]	Hasnah Ismail v. Sungei Way Masalam Sdn Bhd & Anor	CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of property - Breach - Termination of agreement by vendor - Action for specific performance - Purchaser admitting refusal to pay progressive sum owed based on allegation that house was defective - Whether termination of agreement valid CONTRACT: Breach - Fundamental breach - Sale and purchase of property - Allegation of defects and public sewerage within property - Whether substantiated - Whether defects could be rectified

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b. CLJ Volume 6 (Part 1) 2010

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Perbadanan Perwira Harta Malaysia & Anor v. Mohd Baharin Hj Abu
(Contract of service - Termination - Whether court could order specific performance of contract of service) [2010] 6 CLJ 1

PP v. Chai Mei Lian
(Jurisdiction - First Class Magistrate - Whether competent to hear offences under Customs Act 1967) [2010] 6 CLJ 24

PP v. Dato' Hj Azman Mahalan
(Corruptly giving gratification - Whether corrupt payment proven) [2010] 6 CLJ 34

Taiping Poly (M) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Fook Toh & Ors
(Trade mark - Infringement - Measure of damages - Whether loss of sales) [2010] 6 CLJ 51

HIGH COURT

Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Saksi - Bapa dan anak - Sama ada saksi berkepentingan - Sama ada keterangan mereka perlu ditolak) [2010] 6 CLJ 64

Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd & Ors v. Tan Sri Dato' Tajuddin Ramli (No 4)
(Summary judgment - Whether plaintiff negligent in selling shares charged to it - Triable issues) [2010] 6 CLJ 84

PP lwn. MFK
(Pesalah kanak-kanak - Dihukum menjalani pemulihan di Sekolah Henry Gurney dan tiga sebatan rotan - Sama ada hukuman tak sah) [2010] 6 CLJ 95

Robert Doran & Ors v. Kuan Pek Seng & Ors
(Mareva injunction - Real risk of dissipation of assets) [2010] 6 CLJ 105

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Mareva injunction - Requirements to be satisfied - Real risk of dissipation of assets - Plaintiffs have good arguable case with prospect of success at trial - Issue of whether the two shareholder agreements are subsisting or determined - Whether constitutes a serious question to be tried - 22^nd defendant's assets still within the jurisdiction - Assets of 1^st and remaining defendants also within jurisdiction of the court - Overwhelming evidence of prima facie dishonest conduct on 1^st defendant's part - Real risk that judgment in plaintiffs' favour would remain unsatisfied due to real risk of dissipation of assets
Robert Doran & Ors v. Kuan Pek Seng & Ors
(K Anantham JC) [2010] 6 CLJ 105 [HC]

Summary judgment - Settlement agreement - Whether triable issues existed - Defendant executed Settlement Agreement to pay reduced debt but defaulted - Plaintiff terminated Settlement Agreement and reinstated original debt - Plaintiff entitled to default and penalty interest forming part of its claim - Conclusive evidence clause - Whether plaintiff was negligent in selling shares charged to it - Marginal difference in sale proceeds and defendant's valuation of shares - Whether too minimal to attribute negligence on plaintiff
Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd & Ors v. Tan Sri Dato' Tajuddin Ramli (No 4)
(K Anantham JC) [2010] 6 CLJ 84 [HC]

CONTRACT

Settlement - Settlement Agreement - Breach of agreement - Admissions by defendant in Settlement Agreement - Whether admissions made in the course of negotiations and hence inadmissible - Defendant acknowledged liability for reduced debt but not difference in original indebtedness and reduced debt
Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd & Ors v. Tan Sri Dato' Tajuddin Ramli (No 4)
(K Anantham JC) [2010] 6 CLJ 84 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Anti-Corruption Act 1997 - Section 10(b)(aa) - Corruptly having given gratification - Appeal against acquittal - Whether direct evidence of corrupt payment shown - Whether complainant an accomplice - Whether High Court judge erred in ordering acquittal - Whether charge proven beyond reasonable doubt
PP v. Dato' Hj Azman Mahalan
Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 34 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Jurisdiction of court - Magistrate's Court - First Class Magistrate - Whether competent to hear offences under Customs Act 1967 - Section 111, Subordinate Courts Act 1948 - Phrase "Reference to Magistrate's Court to be substituted with reference to Sessions Court" - Whether applicable as to render hearing before Magistrate a nullity - Customs Act 1967, ss. 118, 135(1)(d) - Subordinate Courts Act 1948, s. 111
PP v. Chai Mei Lian
(Raus Sharif, Sulong Matjeraie & Ahmad Ma'arop JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 24 [CA]

DAMAGES

Assessment - Loss - Appellant suffered loss due to infringement and passing off of its trademark by respondent - Whether loss should be loss of profits or loss of sales - Which of the two methods would compensate or put appellant in position it would have been in had it not been wronged - Respondent only liable for loss which is the natural and direct consequence of respondent's acts
Taiping Poly (M) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Fook Toh & Ors
(Heliliah Mohd Yusof, KN Segara & ABU Samah Nordin JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 51 [CA]

EMPLOYMENT

Contract of service - Application for declaration that termination of service was null and void and of no effect - Whether High Court was right in granting declaration - Declaration sought involved specific performance of respondent's contract of service - The two exceptions to the principle that the court will not order specific performance of a contract of service in Mohd Ahmad v. Yang Di-Pertua Majlis Daerah Jempol, Negeri Sembilan and Anor - Whether not applicable to respondent - Whether respondent fell within third possible exception
Perbadanan Perwira Harta Malaysia & Anor v. Mohd Baharin Hj Abu
(Zaleha Zahari, Ahmad Maarop & Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 1 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Accomplice - Corruption case - Respondent charged under Anti-Corruption Act 1997, s. 10(b) (aa) - Whether complainant an accomplice just because he received bribe money - Complainant alerted ACA before commission of offence - Complainant handed over bribe money to ACA - Complainant not an accomplice - Corroboration not required - Anti-Corruption Act 1997, s. 44
PP v. Dato' Hj Azman Mahalan
Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 34 [CA]

Witness - Prosecution's failure to call witness - Material witness - Corruption case - Failure by prosecution to call person who allegedly witnessed payment of corruption money - Whether fatal to prosecution's case - Whether adverse inference to be drawn against prosecution
PP v. Dato' Hj Azman Mahalan
Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 34 [CA]

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Legislative intent - Jurisdiction of First Class Magistrate - Section 118 Customs Act 1967 - Whether conferring jurisdiction on First Class Magistrate to hear offences under Customs Act 1967 - Whether caught by provisions of s. 111 Subordinate Courts Act 1948
PP v. Chai Mei Lian
(Raus Sharif, Sulong Matjeraie & Ahmad Ma'arop JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 24 [CA]

TRADE MARKS

Infringement of - Infringement of registered trade mark and passing off - Goodwill - Appellant's reputation and length of infringement taken into consideration - No justification to vary award on goodwill
Taiping Poly (M) Sdn Bhd v. Wong Fook Toh & Ors
(Heliliah Mohd Yusof, KN Segara & ABU Samah Nordin JJCA) [2010] 6 CLJ 51 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

KETERANGAN

Keterangan cap jari - Tuduhan menyamun dengan pistol tiruan dan alat kejutan elektrik - Tiada kesan cap jari tertuduh pada pistol - Kesan cap jari tidak diambil dari alat kejutan elektrik - Sama ada memudaratkan kes pendakwaan - Sama ada kesan cap jari hanya keterangan sokongan
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 64 [HC]

Saksi - Kredibiliti - Keterangan saksi pendakwaan - Percanggahan dalam keterangan - Sama ada percanggahan material - Percanggahan kecil tidak menggugat naratif kes pendakwaan - Sama ada percanggahan atau terlupa adalah sesuatu yang lumrah
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 64 [HC]

Saksi - Saksi yang berkepentingan - Bapa dan anak memberi keterangan terhadap tertuduh yang menyamun mereka - Sama ada saksi yang berkepentingan - Sama ada keterangan mereka perlu ditolak atau diragui
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 64 [HC]

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Hukuman - Semakan - Pesalah kanak-kanak - Melakukan seks di luar tabii - Dihukum menjalani pemulihan di Sekolah Henry Gurney dan tiga sebatan rotan - Sama ada hukuman tidak teratur - Sama ada Majisteret khilaf dalam menjatuhkan hukuman - Sama ada hukuman wajar dipinda - Kanun Keseksaan, s. 377C - Kanun Tatacara Jenayah, s. 323 - Akta Kanak-Kanak 2001, ss. 91(1)(f), (g)
PP lwn. MFK
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 95 [HC]

Saksi - Kredibiliti - Keterangan saksi-saksi pendakwaan - Percanggahan dalam keterangan - Sama ada percanggahan yang material - Sama ada percanggahan kecil menggugat naratif kes pihak pendakwaan - Sama ada percanggahan atau terlupa adalah sesuatu yang lumrah
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 1 CLJ 64 [HC]

Saksi - Saksi yang berkepentingan - Bapa dan anak memberi keterangan terhadap tertuduh yang telah menyamun mereka - Sama ada saksi yang berkepentingan - Sama ada keterangan mereka perlu ditolak atau diragui
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 64 [HC]

PENTAFSIRAN STATUT

Akta Kanak-Kanak 2001, ss. 91(1)(f) dan (g) - Hukuman - Pesalah kanak-kanak - Hukuman di bawah perenggan (f) dan (g) - Menjalani pemulihan di Sekolah Henry Gurney dan tiga sebatan rotan - Sama ada tidak teratur - Sama ada khilaf - Perenggan (a) hingga (h) s. 91(1) - Sama ada tidak boleh digunapakai secara serentak
PP lwn. MFK
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 95 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Akta Senjata Api (Penalti Lebih Berat) 1971 - Seksyen 6 - Mengacukan senjata api tiruan semasa menyamun - Tiada kesan cap jari tertuduh pada senjata api - Sama ada saksi pendakwaan boleh dipercayai - Sama ada dakwaan dibuktikan
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 64 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN

Double jeopardy - Isu mengenai - Skop pemakaian prinsip - Tertuduh dituduh dengan pertuduhan berganda atas satu transaksi - Kedua-dua pertuduhan berkehendakkan pembuktian berdasarkan kepada intipati-intipati yang sama - Kedua-dua pertuduhan melibatkan tempat, mangsa, tarikh, masa dan hartabenda yang sama - Sama ada satu pertuduhan perlu digugurkan atas prinsip double jeopardy
Kunasegaran Marimuthu lwn. PP
(Kamardin Hashim PK) [2010] 6 CLJ 64 [HC]

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CASE OF THE WEEK

SAR-ALAM INDAH SDN BHD v. CHUA PENG HEE

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