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[2012] 1 LNS 1286	HARTAPLUS REALTY SDN BHD v. ASMAH RAHMAT	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Certiorari - Application for - Whether any error of law by Homebuyers Claims Tribunal in awarding liquidated ascertained damages to respondent - Whether Tribunal acted within its jurisdiction under the Housing Development (Homebuyers Claims Tribunal) Regulations 2002 - Whether it had taken into account only relevant facts and circumstances pertaining to respondent's claim under the sale and purchase agreement and liability of applicant as developer for late delivery of vacant possession - Tribunal refused stay of proceedings pending disposal of civil suit at the Johor Bahru High Court - Whether applicant satisfied onus of showing valid grounds to quash decision of the Tribunal CONTRACT: Sale and purchase of property - Liquidated damages - Breach - Whether developer had a contractual and statutory duty to pay liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) to purchaser for late delivery - Whether the contract or Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 exempted developer from liability by reason of public interest - Whether right to LAD depended on financial status of developer or pending civil suits with third parties that developer was involved in - Whether these were relevant considerations that Tribunal needed to take into account in deciding issue of breach of the sale and purchase agreement and entitlement of homebuyer to LAD - Whether housebuyer entitled to compensation as of right upon breach
[2012] 1 LNS 1344	ZULKIFLEE S M ANWAR ULHAQUE & ANOR v. ARIKRISHNA APPARAU & ORS	CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Fundamental liberties - Arrest and subsequent detention by police - Claim for unlawful arrest and detention as well as wrongful seizure of plaintiffs' books and artistic work in the form of a collage - Whether there was reasonable suspicion for arrest to be made - Whether opinion formed by DW1 that contents of books were an offence against the Sedition Act 1948 and Printing Presses and Publication Act 1984 (PPPA) was a reasonable conclusion to be formed by a reasonable man – 1st plaintiff alleged he was taken for a ride to various police stations to thwart launch of his book on the same day indicating malicious nature of the arrest - Whether 1st plaintiff's arrest by 1st defendant lawful CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Fundamental liberties - Rights of detained person - Need to inform arrested person of grounds of his detention - Whether 1st plaintiff informed that arrest was on suspicion of him having committed an offence under the PPPA arising from contents of seized book - Whether sufficient in law - Whether 1st plaintiff's constitutional rights adhered to CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Fundamental liberties - Right to life – 1st plaintiff a cartoonist by profession and this was his means of livelihood - Continued detention of 66 books and collage for almost two years without any further action by the police - Whether unwarranted and unlawful - Whether determination of whether police intended to proceed further to charge plaintiffs in court must be made within reasonable time - Whether continued detention of plaintiffs' goods tantamount to depriving 1st plaintiff of his right to livelihood and right to life - Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution
[2013] 1 LNS 1031	PAKATAN MAWAR (M) SDN BHD lwn. NURUL 'AKMAR MOHD SHAFIEE & ORS	UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH: Kaveat - Penyerahsimpanan yang salah - Pembatalan kaveat persendirian - Sama ada kaveat dapat dipertahankan - Sama ada kepentingan berkaveat masih wujud untuk mempertahankan kaveat daripada dibatalkan KONTRAK: Pelaksanaan spesifik - Perjanjian jual beli hartanah - Projek terbengkalai - Sama ada perjanjian jual beli boleh diteruskan - Sama ada kontrak terbatal ekoran projek terbengkalai - Akta Kontrak 1950, s. 57(2), 66 - Ganti rugi - Sama ada defendan boleh menuntut ganti rugi kewangan daripada plaintif ekoran daripada ketidak boleh pelaksanaan projek UNDANG-UNDANG SYARIKAT: Penggulungan - Prosiding keatas syarikat - Tindakan keatas syarikat yang digulungkan - Bukti hutang - Sama ada tuntutan keatas syarikat yang telah digulungkan berkenaan kemungkiran kontrak boleh dipertimbangkan sewajarnya melalui pemfailan bukti hutang PROSEDUR SIVIL: Tindakan - Kebenaran memulakan tindakan - Tindakan keatas syarikat yang telah digulungkan - Batasan masa - Sama ada kebenaran memulakan tindakan guaman telah diperoleh untuk membawa tindakan keatas syarikat yang telah digulungkan - Akta Syarikat 1965, s. 226(3)
[2014] 1 LNS 88	DANAHARTA MANAGERS SDN BHD v. PPI (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Want of prosecution - Whether 5 years was an inordinate and inexcusable delay by plaintiff or his lawyers - Whether delay would give rise to a substantial risk to a fair trial of the issues in the action or likely to cause serious prejudice to 3rd defendant - Whether delay in prosecuting claim would prejudice 3rd defendant by being exposed to astronomical interest - 1st defendant wound up and 2nd defendant declared a bankrupt - Whether highly prejudicial to 3rd defendant as plaintiff only left with prosecuting her with the huge debt
[2014] 1 LNS 89	PER: KHAIRULNIZAM JAMALUDIN; EX-PARTE: HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD	BANKRUPTCY: Notice - Setting aside - Appeal against decision allowing setting aside - Judgment Creditor (JC) required to prove to the Court's satisfaction he had exhausted all avenues to recover debts owed to him by principal debtor before commencing bankruptcy action against social guarantor - Whether JC should have filed an ex parte application for leave to commence bankruptcy proceedings against the social guarantor before he filed bankruptcy notice - Whether filing of an affidavit to explain all the steps taken against principal borrower enough to satisfy requirement of s. 5(3) of the Bankruptcy Act 1967 - Whether JC must apply for leave before commencing bankruptcy proceedings against the social guarantor

CLJ 2014 Volume 7 (Part 3)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Tan Siew Nam & Anor
Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA
(Banking - Banks and banking business - Recovery of loan - Securities for advances - Deed of assignment) [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [CA]

Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) lwn. Ramli Abdul Rahman & Yang Lain Dan Satu Lagi Rayuan
Aziah Ali, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George HHMR
(Kontrak - Perjanjian - Perjanjian Penerokaan Rancangan Felda - Kemungkiran) [2014] 7 CLJ 339 [CA]

On Bin Long & Ors v. Romeli Dollah
Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Lim Yee Lan JJCA
(Jurisdiction - Courts - Original jurisdiction - High Court - Societies - Defamation suit) [2014] 7 CLJ 371 [CA]

PP v. Shahrael Amir Suhaimi
Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA
(Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Inference of facts - Accused found at crime scene with items belonging to deceased and murder weapon) [2014] 7 CLJ 380 [CA]

Prasit Punyang v. PP
Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA
(Evidence - Statement - Cautioned statement - Failure of trial judge to consider all evidence) [2014] 7 CLJ 392 [CA]

Rahmani Ali Mohamad v. PP
Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Tengku Maimun JJCA
(Criminal Procedure - Decision of trial judge - Whether trial judge misdirected himself - Whether appellant rebutted presumption of knowledge on balance of probabilities) [2014] 7 CLJ 405 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Bun Lit Chun v. PP
Kamardin Hashim J
(Criminal Procedure - Sentence - Appeal against - Appellant found guilty of false trading and market rigging transactions) [2014] 7 CLJ 416 [HC]

Mohd Hady Ya'akop lwn. Hassan Marsom & Yang Lain
Abdul Karim Jalil PK
(Tort - Ganti rugi - Tuntutan - Plaintif dipukul semasa berada bawah tahanan polis - Sama ada defendan-defendan bertanggungan secara bersesama) [2014] 7 CLJ 429 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKING

Banks and banking business - Loans secured by assignment - Recovery of loan - Facilities for purchase of shoplot secured by loan agreement cum deed of assignment ('LACA') - Master title charged to another bank - Foreclosure proceedings instituted against master title - Whether LACA rendered void by foreclosure proceedings on master title - Whether LACA frustrated - Nature and effect of LACA
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Tan Siew Nam & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [CA]

Securities for advances - Deed of assignment - Recovery of loan - Facilities for purchase of shoplot secured by loan agreement cum deed of assignment ('LACA') - Master title charged to another bank - Foreclosure proceedings instituted against master title - Whether LACA rendered void by foreclosure proceedings on master title - Whether LACA frustrated - Nature and effect of LACA
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Tan Siew Nam & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [CA]

CONTRACT

Assignment - Deed of assignment - Facilities for purchase of shoplot secured by loan agreement cum deed of assignment ('LACA') - Master title charged to another bank - Foreclosure proceedings instituted against master title - Whether LACA rendered void by foreclosure proceedings on master title - Whether LACA frustrated - Nature and effect of LACA
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Tan Siew Nam & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [CA]

Loan agreement - Sale and purchase of property - Respondent bought shoplot from developer - Execution of loan agreement cum deed of assignment ('LACA') between appellant and respondents - Order for sale obtained against shoplot - Whether there was frustration of agreement between developer and respondents - Whether LACA frustrated due to foreclosure proceedings against developer - Civil Law 1956, s. 15 - Contracts Act 1950, s. 66
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Tan Siew Nam & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against acquittal and discharge - Accused charged for offence of murder of three persons - Penal Code s. 302 - Accused found at crime scene with items belonging to deceased and blood-stained murder weapon - Denial of committing crime - Accused acquitted and discharged without being called to enter defence - Whether trial judge took into account circumstantial evidence - Whether not running away from crime scene proved innocence - Whether circumstantial evidence solid enough to show accused's culpability - Whether prima facie case proven
PP v. Shahrael Amir Suhaimi
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 380 [CA]

Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Trafficking in 937.5g of cannabis - Death sentence - Drugs found on appellant's body and hidden in boat - Whether drugs in boat belonged to appellant - Whether appellant had knowledge of drugs in boat - Appellant denied having knowledge of cannabis hidden in boat - Failure to adequately consider cautioned statement of appellant which was exculpatory in nature - Whether sufficient to set aside conviction and sentence
Prasit Punyang v. PP
(Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 392 [CA]

Appeal - Decision of trial judge - Whether trial judge misdirected himself - Whether appellant rebutted presumption of knowledge on balance of probabilities - Whether there was serious non-direction amounting to misdirection - Whether appellate intervention warranted - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 37(d)
Rahmani Ali Mohamad v. PP
(Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 405 [CA]

Defence - Evidence - Whether accused defended himself at earliest opportunity - Whether evidence of prosecution witness fitted with defence of accused - Whether trial judge considered defence objectively and from all angles - Failure to investigate and verify appellant's version of facts - Effect - Whether compromising appellant's right to fair trial - Whether there was serious non-direction amounting to misdirection
Rahmani Ali Mohamad v. PP
(Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 405 [CA]

Sentence - Appeal against - Appellant found guilty of false trading and market rigging transactions - Mitigating factors - Consideration of - Public interest - Whether imprisonment sentence should not be given priority - Whether court should set aside imprisonment sentence - Whether fine affirmed - Securities Industry Act 1983, ss. 84(1), 88(B)
Bun Lit Chun v. PP
(Kamardin Hashim J) [2014] 7 CLJ 416 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Circumstantial evidence - Inference of facts - Accused found at crime scene with items belonging to deceased and murder weapon - Denial of committing crime - Whether not running away from crime scene proved innocence - Accused acquitted and discharged without being called to enter defence - Whether circumstantial evidence solid enough to show accused's culpability - Whether trial judge took into account circumstantial evidence - Whether prima facie case proven - Evidence Act 1950 s. 114
PP v. Shahrael Amir Suhaimi
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azahar Mohamed, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 380 [CA]

Statement - Cautioned statement - Failure of trial judge to consider all evidence - Caution statement exculpatory in nature - Whether inadequately considered by trial judge - Whether amounted to non-direction - Whether there was a substantial miscarriage of justice - Whether there was sufficient evidence to justify conviction - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 182A(1)
Prasit Punyang v. PP
(Azahar Mohamed, Rohana Yusuf, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 392 [CA]

JURISDICTION

Courts - Original jurisdiction - High Court - Defamation suit - Co-operative society - Resolutions contained defamatory allegations against respondent - Suit filed in High Court - Whether court has original jurisdiction to entertain dispute - Whether dispute involved matters which fell under s. 82(1) Co-operative Societies Act 1993 - Exclusive jurisdiction - Whether lay with Co-operative Commission - Whether defamation suit a nullity
On Bin Long & Ors v. Romeli Dollah
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Lim Yee Lan JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 371 [CA]

LAND LAW

Assignment - No issue document of title - Facilities for purchase of shoplot secured by loan agreement cum deed of assignment ('LACA') - Master title charged to another bank - Foreclosure proceedings instituted against master title - Whether LACA rendered void by foreclosure proceedings on master title - Whether LACA frustrated - Nature and effect of LACA
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Tan Siew Nam & Anor
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Abdul Wahab Patail, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 293 [CA]

TORT

Defamation - Proceedings - Jurisdiction - Co-operative commission - Whether clothed with jurisdiction to deal with claim for defamation - Whether dispute involved matters which fell under s. 82(1) Co-operative Societies Act 1993 - Private law remedy - Whether jurisdiction lay with High Court
On Bin Long & Ors v. Romeli Dollah
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Lim Yee Lan JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 371 [CA]

UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Societies - Co-operative society - Defamation suit - Jurisdiction - High Court - Resolutions contained defamatory allegations - Whether Co-operative Commission clothed with jurisdiction to deal with claim for defamation - Whether dispute involved matters which fell under s. 82(1) Co-operative Societies Act 1993 - Whether jurisdiction lay with High Court
On Bin Long & Ors v. Romeli Dollah
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Lim Yee Lan JJCA) [2014] 7 CLJ 371 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

KONTRAK

Perjanjian - Perjanjian Penerokaan Rancangan Felda - Kemungkiran - Dasar hubungan Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan dan peneroka - Hal pengurusan penanaman sawit diperuntukkan oleh kontrak - Hal pemilikan Tanah Rancangan Berkelompok diperuntukkan oleh Akta Tanah (Kawasan Penempatan Berkelompok) 1960 dan Kanun Tanah Negara - Sama ada perjanjian masih berkuatkuasa walaupun peneroka telah diberi hakmilik tanah - Sama ada pengeluaran wang Tabung Tanam Semula tertakluk kepada syarat perjanjian
Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) lwn. Ramli Abdul Rahman & Yang Lain Dan Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Aziah Ali, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George HHMR) [2014] 7 CLJ 339 [CA]

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Penahanan - Tuntutan tahanan tidak sah - Plaintif ditahan kerana disyaki terlibat dalam satu pergaduhan - Sama ada perintah reman dikeluarkan dengan teratur dan sahih - Sama ada tuntutan untuk tahanan tidak sah dibenarkan - Plaintif dipukul semasa berada bawah tahanan polis - Pihak polis gagal menyangkal penemuan bahawa plaintif telah dicederakan - Sama ada ganti rugi untuk kecederaan yang dialami plaintif semasa berada dalam jagaan dan tanggungjawab polis dibenarkan
Mohd Hady Ya'akop lwn. Hassan Marsom & Yang Lain
(Abdul Karim Jalil PK) [2014] 7 CLJ 429 [HC]

TAFSIRAN STATUT

Prinsip pentafsiran - Generalibus specialia derogant - Akta Tanah (Kawasan Penempatan Berkelompok) 1960 undang-undang khusus bagi pembangunan tanah berkelompok - Kanun Tanah Negara undang-undang am berkenaan pembangunan tanah
Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) lwn. Ramli Abdul Rahman & Yang Lain Dan Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Aziah Ali, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Varghese George HHMR) [2014] 7 CLJ 339 [CA]

TORT

Ganti rugi - Tuntutan - Plaintif dipukul semasa berada bawah tahanan polis - Kecederaan yang dialami plaintif semasa berada dalam jagaan dan tanggungjawab polis serius - Pihak polis gagal menyangkal penemuan bahawa plaintif telah dicederakan - Sama ada defendan-defendan bertanggungan secara bersesama - Ganti rugi kesengsaraan dan kesakitan - Sama ada dibenarkan - Sama ada sesuai untuk memberikan kedua-dua ganti rugi teladan dan ganti rugi teruk
Mohd Hady Ya'akop lwn. Hassan Marsom & Yang Lain
(Abdul Karim Jalil PK) [2014] 7 CLJ 429 [HC]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. REMEDY AS OF RIGHT FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: ONG TZE CHIN*, DR. SAKINA SHAIK AHMAD YUSOFF** [2014] 1 LNS(A) lxxix

2. URUSAN YANG WAJAR SEBAGAI SUATU DALIHAN DALAM PERMASALAHAN
    HAK CIPTA DAN KEBEBASAN BERSUARA ^{[Read excerpt]}
    oleh: AHMAD SHAMSUL ABD AZIZ*, RUSNIAH AHMAD**, NAZURA ABDUL MANAP*** [2014] 1 LNS(A) lxxx

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Repealing
ACT 763	Financial Services Act 2013	Not Yet In Force	-Nil-
ACT 762	Goods And Services Tax Act 2014	1 July 2014 - Parts I, II, IV, VI and XVI, ss 10, 11, 17, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 50, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 160, 163, 183, 184 and 197, the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Act; 1 April 2015 - Parts IX, XIII, XVII and XVIII, ss 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 98, 106, 108, 109, 110, 122, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 and 196, the Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to the Act [PU(B) 319/2014]	-Nil-
ACT 761	Finance Act 2014	See s 3 for the Income Tax Act; s 33 for the Stamp Act; s 36 for the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act; s 44 for the Real Property Gains Tax Act and s 50 for the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act	-Nil-
ACT 760	Fees (Department Of Museums Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2014	1 January 1991 to 11 June 2012	-Nil-
ACT 759	Islamic Financial Services Act 2013	30 June 2013 [PU(B) 277/2013] - except para(s) 1 to 10 of Schedule 9 and para(s) 13 to 19 of Schedule 9	-Nil-

Amending Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1468	Promotion Of Investments (Amendment) Act 2014	See section 1(1) to 1(33) of the Act	ACT 327
ACT A1467	Anti-Money Laundering And Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment) Act 2014	Not Yet In Force except for section 78 comes into force on 8 August 2014	ACT 613
ACT A1466	Supplementary Supply (2014) Act 2014	25 July 2014	-Nil-
ACT A1465	Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act 2014	25 July 2014	ACT 555
ACT A1464	Price Control And Anti-Profiteering (Amendment) Act 2014	Not Yet In Force	ACT 723

PU(A)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 240/2014	Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional (Amendment) Regulations 2014	22 August 2014	23 August 2014	PU(A) 268/2004
PU(A) 239/2014	Constitution Of The High Courts (Judicial Commissioner) (No. 4) Order 2014	20 August 2014	1 July 2014	ACT 000
PU(A) 238/2014	Constitution Of The High Courts (Judicial Commissioner) (No. 3) Order 2014	19 August 2014	20 June 2014	ACT 000
PU(A) 237/2014	Factories And Machinery (Exemption To Lotte Chemical Titan (M) Sdn Bhd, Pasir Gudang, Johor) Order 2014	13 August 2014	14 August 2014	ACT 139
PU(A) 236/2014	Customs Duties (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2014	13 August 2014	14 August 2014	PU(A) 371/2013

PU(B)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 375/2014	Appointment Of Traffic Wardens	22 August 2014	Specified in column (3) of the Schedule	ACT 333
PU(B) 374/2014	Notification Of Values Of Crude Petroleum Oil Under Section 12	21 August 2014	21 August 2014 to 3 September 2014	ACT 235; PU(A) 275/2012
PU(B) 373/2014	Appointment Of Assistant Directors Of Industrial Relations	20 August 2014	Specified in column (2) of the Schedule	ACT 177
PU(B) 372/2014	Appointment Of Principal Assistant Director Of Industrial Relations	20 August 2014	1 April 2013	ACT 177
PU(B) 371/2014	Appointment Of Directors Of Industrial Relations	20 August 2014	16 October 2013	ACT 177

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