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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2005, Issue 32
19 August 2005

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COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Labour law - Trade union - Recognition) [2005] 3 CLJ 517

Subramaniam NS Dhurai v. Sandrakasan Retnasamy & Ors
(Indefeasibility of title and interests - Transfer of land) [2005] 3 CLJ 539

Superintendent Of Lands & Surveys, Bintulu v. Nor Anak Nyawai & Ors And Another Appeal
(Land law - Customary land - Claim for native customary rights over land) [2005] 3 CLJ 555

HIGH COURT

Isito Electronics Sdn Bhd v. Ho Kee Tong (Of Messrs Gan, Ho & Razlan Hadri)
(Legal profession - Professional discipline - Misconduct) [2005] 3 CLJ 576

Mohd Zainuri Mohd Idrus lwn. Mega Heights Sdn Bhd & Yang Lain
(Injunksi interim - Permohonan untuk injunksi interim difailkan bersama petisyen pada tarikh yang sama) [2005] 3 CLJ 582

PP v. Magendran Mohan
(Penal code - Section 302 - Murder) [2005] 3 CLJ 592

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Remedies - Judicial review - Claim for trade union recognition - Whether failure of Minister to give reasons for ordering recognition violated rules of procedural fairness
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Courts - Stare decisis - Court of Appeal - Whether bound by decision of Federal Court - Whether could refuse to follow if decision of apex court arrived at in ignorance of terms of statute
Subramaniam NS Dhurai v. Sandrakasan Retnasamy & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Fairuz & Denis Ong JJCA) [2005] 3 CLJ 539 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Circumstantial evidence - Whether prosecution established prima facie case - Whether defence raised reasonable doubt
PP v. Magendran Mohan
(Balia Yusof J) [2005] 3 CLJ 592 [HC]

LABOUR LAW

Trade union - Recognition - Claim for - Whether claim for recognition brought against wrong parties - Whether DGTU and DGIR ought to have been made parties
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

Trade union - Recognition - Claim for - Whether temporary or causal employees excluded from union representation
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

Trade union - Recognition - Membership verification - Secret ballot - Legitimate expectation - Whether employer had legitimate expectation that secret ballot would be carried out instead of verification exercise
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

Trade union - Recognition - Membership verification - Secret ballot - Whether DGTU's rejection of verification by secret ballot perverse and unreasonable - Whether membership verification by secret ballot appropriate in circumstances of the case
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

Trade union - Recognition - Membership verification - Whether failure of DGTU to include temporary and casual employees in verification exercise an error - Whether such failure would nullify entire recognition exercise
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

Trade union - Recognition - Order for - Whether such order would affect constitutional rights of employees
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

Trade union - Recognition - Whether necessary for Minister to first establish categories of workmen before determining whether to accord recognition
Kelab Lumba Kuda Perak v. Menteri Sumber Manusia, Malaysia & Anor
(Mokhtar Sidin, Denis Ong JJCA & Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 517 [CA]

LAND LAW

Customary land - Claim for native customary rights over land - Whether natives were in continuous occupation of land - Whether there was evidence to show continuous occupation of land
Superintendent Of Lands & Surveys, Bintulu v. Nor Anak Nyawai & Ors And Another Appeal
(Richard Malanjum, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2005] 3 CLJ 555 [CA]

Indefeasibility of title and interests - Transfer of land - Vendor having no valid title - Purchaser not bona fide purchaser for value - Whether transfer null and void - Whether to be set aside - Indefeasibility at time of transfer - Whether only deferred indefeasibility - Adorna Properties Sdn Bhd v. Boonsom Boonyamit - Whether decided per incuriam - Whether not to be followed - National Land Code, ss. 5, 340(1), (2), (3)
Subramaniam NS Dhurai v. Sandrakasan Retnasamy & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Fairuz & Denis Ong JJCA) [2005] 3 CLJ 539 [CA]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Professional discipline - Misconduct - Appeal against decision of Disciplinary Board dismissing client's complaint against solicitor - Whether solicitor had acted dishonestly or unprofessionally - Whether Investigating Tribunal had erred in its finding - Whether appellate court ought to interfere with decision
Isito Electronics Sdn Bhd v. Ho Kee Tong (Of Messrs Gan, Ho & Razlan Hadri)
(Zulkefli Makinudin J) [2005] 3 CLJ 576 [HC]

WORDS & PHRASES

"Proprietor" - "Purchaser" - National Land Code, s. 340(1), proviso to s. 340(3)
Subramaniam NS Dhurai v. Sandrakasan Retnasamy & Ors
(Gopal Sri Ram, Ahmad Fairuz & Denis Ong JJCA) [2005] 3 CLJ 539 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Injunksi - Injunksi interim - Permohonan untuk injunksi interim difailkan bersama petisyen pada tarikh yang sama - Sama ada injunksi interim boleh dibenarkan untuk tindakan yang dimulakan dengan petisyen - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 29 k. 1(1) - Akta Relif Spesifik 1950, ss. 50, 51
Mohd Zainuri Mohd Idrus lwn. Mega Heights Sdn Bhd & Yang Lain
(Siti Mariah Ahmad J) [2005] 3 CLJ 582 [HC]

CASE OF THE WEEK

LAU YOKE YEE & ANOR v. TING LIANG TENG & ANOR

SUCCESSION: Administration - Sale of land - Appeal by administrators of deceased's estate against order decreeing specific performance of sale and purchace agreement

ANNOUNCEMENT

Seminar: International Conference On Law and Commerce 2005 : Simplification and Modernization of Law for Responsible Commerce

Date: 28th - 29th September 2005

Venue: PJ Hilton, Petaling Jaya

Speaker: 44 renown speakers from universities all over the world

Link: www.myseminars.com.my

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Seminar:	International Conference On Law and Commerce 2005 : Simplification and Modernization of Law for Responsible Commerce
Date:	28th - 29th September 2005
Venue:	PJ Hilton, Petaling Jaya
Speaker:	44 renown speakers from universities all over the world
Link:	www.myseminars.com.my