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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2004, Issue 31
4 August 2004

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New This Week - CLJ Supp. August (Part 2) 2004

HIGH COURT

Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd v. Che’ Rus Husin &
(Labour law - Industrial Court - Jurisdiction - Distinction between functions of court under ss. 33 and 56 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967) [2004] 6 CLJ 437

Lee Chong Lim v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Contract law - Agreement to grant credit facilities - Whether loan can be withdrawn after offer was made and accepted) [2004] 6 CLJ 447

Lembah Mayang Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Pengarah Jabatan Perhutanan & Anor
(Civil procedure - Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for) [2004] 6 CLJ 465

MBf Leasing Sdn Bhd v. Eng Poh Hong
(Contract - Breach - Specific performance) [2004] 6 CLJ 473

OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Unimasco Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Civil procedure - Stay of execution - Discretion of court) [2004] 6 CLJ 484

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Remedies - Certiorari, application for - Whether to be granted - Whether there was an error of law
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd v. Che’ Rus Husin & Ors
(Raus Sharif J) [2004] 6 CLJ 437

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for - Failure to indorse penal notice on order of court - Whether fatal
Lembah Mayang Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Pengarah Jabatan Perhutanan & Anor
(Linton Albert JC) [2004] 6 CLJ 465

Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for - Grounds - First respondent served with consent orders and stay order - Letter of confiscation and termination issued by first respondent as response - Whether a blatant disregard of the court’s orders - Whether first respondent guilty of contempt
Lembah Mayang Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Pengarah Jabatan Perhutanan & Anor
(Linton Albert JC) [2004] 6 CLJ 465

Judgment and order - Setting aside - Four year delay - Order served on former solicitors - Whether valid service - Rules of High Court 1980, O. 42 r. 13
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Unimasco Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Low Hop Bing J) [2004] 6 CLJ 484

Rules of court - Non-compliance - Citation of wrong order - Whether fatal - Rules of High Court 1980, O. 1A
Lee Chong Lim v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2004] 6 CLJ 447

Specific Performance - Contract - Contract to lend money - Whether fall within classes of agreement where specific performance allowed - Rules of High Court 1980, O. 81
Lee Chong Lim v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2004] 6 CLJ 447

Stay of execution - Discretion of court - Whether special ground or special circumstances exist
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Unimasco Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Low Hop Bing J) [2004] 6 CLJ 484

Summary judgment - Setting aside - Whether judgment regular - Summons served on former solicitors - Whether valid service - Rules of High Court 1980, O. 62 r. 13 & O. 64 r. 1(1) - Whether defence has merit
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Unimasco Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Low Hop Bing J) [2004] 6 CLJ 484

CONTRACT

Breach - Specific performance - Put option agreement - Whether a valid and enforceable contract - Whether specific performance a stipulation in terms of agreement - Whether plaintiff entitled to specific performance as it was seeking monetary compensation - Estoppel - Doctrine of estoppel - Whether applicable
MBf Leasing Sdn Bhd v. Eng Poh Hong
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin J) [2004] 6 CLJ 473

Guarantee - Guarantor - Action against guarantor - Whether plaintiff has duty to mitigate loss
OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Unimasco Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Low Hop Bing J) [2004] 6 CLJ 484

CONTRACT LAW

Agreement to grant credit facilities - Whether loan can be withdrawn after offer was made and accepted - Whether loan is "on demand"
Lee Chong Lim v. Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2004] 6 CLJ 447

LABOUR LAW

Industrial Court - Jurisdiction - Complaint of non-compliance under s. 56 Industrial Relations Act 1967 actually a trade dispute - Whether court ought to decline hearing application under s. 56
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd v. Che’ Rus Husin & Ors
(Raus Sharif J) [2004] 6 CLJ 437

Industrial Court - Jurisdiction - Non-compliance with collective agreement - Whether court may interpret term of collective agreement in application for non-compliance - Whether outside jurisdiction of court - Distinction between functions of court under ss.33 and 56 of the Industrial Relations Act 1967
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd v. Che’ Rus Husin & Ors
(Raus Sharif J) [2004] 6 CLJ 437

Industrial Court - Jurisdiction - Whether court acted in excess of jurisdiction - Clause in collective agreement for employer to pay three months’ salary in lieu of notice - Whether court correct in holding that employer had terminated the employees’ services - Whether court’s finding that employer was liable perverse and erroneous
Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd v. Che’ Rus Husin & Ors
(Raus Sharif J) [2004] 6 CLJ 437

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