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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2007, Issue 36

26 October 2007

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New This Week -	1. CLJ October (Part 1) 2007
	2. CLJ October (Part 2) 2007
	3. CLJ Supp October (Part 1) 2007

1. CLJ October (Part 1) 2007

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Aspac Lubricants (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
(Income tax - Assessment - Deduction of expenses - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 33(1), 39(1)(l)) [2007] 5 CLJ 353

Chin Mee Keong & Ors v. Pesuruhjaya Sukan
(Judicial review - Revocation of registration of sports body by Commissioner of Sports - Sports Development Act 1997, ss. 20(1)(e), 21(1)(c) - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 12(1), O. 53 rr. 2(4), 3(1), (2)) [2007] 5 CLJ 363

Matair Suhaili & Anor v. Rose Foo Chin Lan & Ors
(Sale and purchase of land - Rescission - Rights and interests of other parties involved in dispute - Beneficial ownership) [2007] 5 CLJ 406

Tan Aik Teck v. Tang Soon Chye
(Contract - Friendly loan - Claim for repayment - Definition of friendly loan) [2007] 5 CLJ 441

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Judicial review - Certiorari, application for leave - Revocation of registration of sports body by Commissioner of Sports - Locus standi - Alternative remedy - Whether could be circumvented - Whether ought to be considered at leave stage - Exceptions - Breach of natural justice - Whether application ought to be refused in limine - Sports Development Act 1997, ss. 20(1)(e), 21(1)(c) - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 12(1), O. 53 rr. 2(4), 3(1), (2)
Chin Mee Keong & Ors v. Pesuruhjaya Sukan
(James Foong, Low Hop Bing & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 363 [CA]

CONTRACT

Loan - Friendly loan - Claim for repayment - Plaintiff issued two cheques to defendant that were credited into defendant’s account - Whether defendant obliged to repay plaintiff amount owed - Definition of friendly loan - Whether must be between friends - Whether plaintiff entitled to repayment
Tan Aik Teck v. Tang Soon Chye
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zulkefli Makinudin & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 441 [CA]

Sale and purchase of land - Rescission - Whether agreement for sale of land validly rescinded - Inequitable conduct - Restitutio in integrum - Whether subsequent agreement to sell land valid - Removal of caveat - Rights and interests of other parties involved in dispute - Beneficial ownership
Matair Suhaili & Anor v. Rose Foo Chin Lan & Ors
(Mokhtar Sidin, James Foong & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 406 [CA]

LAND LAW

Sale of land - Rescission - Whether agreement for sale of land validly rescinded - Inequitable conduct - Restitutio in integrum - Whether subsequent agreement to sell land valid - Removal of caveat - Rights and interests of other parties involved in dispute - Beneficial ownership
Matair Suhaili & Anor v. Rose Foo Chin Lan & Ors
(Mokhtar Sidin, James Foong & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 406 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Income tax - Assessment - Deduction of expenses - Whether expenses wholly and exclusively incurred in production of gross income - Whether expenses incurred entertainment expenses and liable to be taxed without benefit of any deduction - Consideration - Income Tax Act 1967, ss. 33(1), 39(1)(l)
Aspac Lubricants (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
(Gopal Sri Ram, James Foong & Zulkefli Makinudin JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 353 [CA]

UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Unincorporated associations - Judicial review - Revocation of registration of sports body by Commissioner of Sports - Locus standi - Alternative remedy - Whether could be circumvented - Whether ought to be considered at leave stage - Exceptions - Breach of natural justice - Whether application ought to be refused in limine - Sports Development Act 1997, ss. 20(1)(e), 21(1)(c) - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 12(1), O. 53 rr. 2(4), 3(1), (2)
Chin Mee Keong & Ors v. Pesuruhjaya Sukan
(James Foong, Low Hop Bing & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 363 [CA]

2. CLJ October (Part 2) 2007

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Ch'ng Ping Teong v. M & A Securities Sdn Bhd
(Evidence - Telephone conversation - Admissibility - Shares transferred based on instruction via telephone - Whether s. 32 Evidence Act 1950 applicable) [2007] 5 CLJ 465

Uda Holdings Bhd v. Koperasi Pasaraya Malaysia Bhd & Other Appeals
(Breach of statutory duty - Closure of road - Failure to maintain road as public street - Failure to remove obstruction and instead barricaded road - Whether in contravention of ss. 12 and 46 Street, Drainage and Building Act 1976) [2007] 5 CLJ 489

HIGH COURT

Hiew Kon Fah & Anor v. Kwan Ngen Wah & Ors
(Police - Failure to act on complaint lodged - Whether police duty bound to act on complaint) [2007] 5 CLJ 538

Mayban Securities Sdn Bhd v. Poh Gaik Lye
(Judgment - Setting aside - Defendant's failure to attend case management - Whether defendant delayed case) [2007] 5 CLJ 555

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Contempt of court - Breach of court order - Plaintiffs' application for injunction to evict defendants from land dismissed - Plaintiffs thereafter forcefully entered land and damaged property - Whether plaintiffs' conduct amounted to contempt
Hiew Kon Fah & Anor v. Kwan Ngen Wah & Ors
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 5 CLJ 538 [HC]

Injunction - Interlocutory injunction to restrain plaintiffs from entering land pending final determination of suit - Plaintiffs forcefully entered land in possession of defendants and damaged property - Police not acting on complaint lodged by defendants - Situation bordering on violence with serious consequences - Whether application should be granted
Hiew Kon Fah & Anor v. Kwan Ngen Wah & Ors
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 5 CLJ 538 [HC]

Judgment - Setting aside - Application for abridgement of time - Judgment entered based on defendant's failure to attend case management - Whether chronology of events showed defendant delayed case - Whether case should be heard on merits since it involved a large sum of money - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 34 rr. 3, 7
Mayban Securities Sdn Bhd v. Poh Gaik Lye
(Kang Hwee Gee J) [2007] 5 CLJ 555 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Telephone conversation - Admissibility - Shares transferred based on instruction via telephone - Proof of instruction given - Whether established - Whether s. 32 Evidence Act 1950 applicable
Ch'ng Ping Teong v. M & A Securities Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Hashim Yusoff & Augustine Paul JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 465 [CA]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Licence - Issuance of temporary occupation licence - Whether validly issued in respect of public road - National Land Code, ss. 42(2), 65, 66
Uda Holdings Bhd v. Koperasi Pasaraya Malaysia Bhd & Other Appeals
(James Foong, Low Hop Bing & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 489 [CA]

POLICE

Duties of police - Failure to act on complaint lodged - Whether police duty bound to act on complaint - Whether court could order police to act - Whether court has jurisdiction to grant protection orders - Whether non-compliance with orders attracted penal sanction under art. 126 Federal Constitution
Hiew Kon Fah & Anor v. Kwan Ngen Wah & Ors
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 5 CLJ 538 [HC]

SECURITIES

Shares - Transfer - Transfer to third party's account - Whether authorised
Ch'ng Ping Teong v. M & A Securities Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Hashim Yusoff & Augustine Paul JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 465 [CA]

Stockbroker - Transfer of shares to third party's account - Whether authorised
Ch'ng Ping Teong v. M & A Securities Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Hashim Yusoff & Augustine Paul JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 465 [CA]

TORT

Breach of statutory duty - Closure of road - Failure to maintain road as public street - Failure to remove obstruction and instead barricaded road - Whether in contravention of ss. 12 and 46 Street, Drainage and Building Act 1976 - Whether temporary occupation licence issued by land administrator provided defence
Uda Holdings Bhd v. Koperasi Pasaraya Malaysia Bhd & Other Appeals
(James Foong, Low Hop Bing & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 489 [CA]

Nuisance - Public nuisance - Closure of road - Whether users of road affected - Whether customers of supermarket using road to access supermarket inconvenienced - Whether supermarket's business adversely affected - Whether special damages proved
Uda Holdings Bhd v. Koperasi Pasaraya Malaysia Bhd & Other Appeals
(James Foong, Low Hop Bing & Suriyadi Halim Omar JJCA) [2007] 5 CLJ 489 [CA]

3. CLJ Supp October (Part 1) 2007

COURT

HIGH COURT

BSN Commercial Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mesra Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Default of loan - Whether validity of debt may be challenged by guarantor) [2007] 9 CLJ 173

PP v. Mohd Turmizy Mahdzir & Anor
(Juvenile offender - Where offence is committed by a child but a charge in respect of that offence is made only after child attains 18 years - Whether charge should be heard by a court other than a Court For Children) [2007] 9 CLJ 187

Raja Singam Velu lwn. Affin-ACF Finance Bhd & Yang Lain
(Pembatalan - Penyata tuntutan) [2007] 9 CLJ 207

Tan Guek Tian & Anor v. Tan Kim Kiat (No 2)
(Civil procedure - Amendment - Amendment sought to delete reference to Act which had not come into operation) [2007] 9 CLJ 215

Voon Jan Choo v. Lee Chie Siang & Anor
(Road traffic - Car colliding into pedestrian while overtaking another vehicle) [2007] 9 CLJ 242

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Amendment - Amendment to originating summons and order, application for - Amendment sought to delete reference to Act which had not come into operation - Principle of functus officio - Inherent powers of court - Whether applicable
Tan Guek Tian & Anor v. Tan Kim Kiat (No 2)
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2007] 9 CLJ 215 [HC]

Functus officio - Jurisdiction of judge - Inherent jurisdiction of judge to deal with any error once it is pointed out to him - Whether doctrine of functus officio abrogates judge's inherent powers - Whether judge can review his own decision where a crucial point has been overlooked or improperly dealt with or where an error has been made
Tan Guek Tian & Anor v. Tan Kim Kiat (No 2)
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2007] 9 CLJ 215 [HC]

Interest - Judgment debt - Rate of interest exceeding 8% p.a. - Whether permitted under O. 42 r. 12 Rules of the High Court 1980
BSN Commercial Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mesra Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Low Hop Bing J) [2007] 9 CLJ 173 [HC]

Judgment - Setting aside - Application to set aside default judgment - Whether made within thirty days - Whether there was inordinate delay
BSN Commercial Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mesra Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Low Hop Bing J) [2007] 9 CLJ 173 [HC]

Jurisdiction - Forum conveniens - Proper forum - Place where cause of action arose - Place of occurrence of facts on which proceedings are based
BSN Commercial Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mesra Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Low Hop Bing J) [2007] 9 CLJ 173 [HC]

CONTRACT

Guarantee - Guarantor - Default of loan - Where borrower does not dispute its liability - Whether validity of debt may be challenged by guarantor
BSN Commercial Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mesra Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Low Hop Bing J) [2007] 9 CLJ 173 [HC]

Guarantee - Guarantor - Whether guarantee executed by nominee director is enforceable
BSN Commercial Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mesra Venture Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Low Hop Bing J) [2007] 9 CLJ 173 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Sentence - Juvenile offender - Offence under s. 39A(2) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Where offence is committed by a child but a charge in respect of that offence is made only after child attains 18 years - Whether court may impose punishment as prescribed in s. 83(2)(b) and (c) of Child Act 2001 read with sub-s. (3) and s. 91(1)(g) of the Child Act 2001 - Child or youth cannot be used to shelter from accepting proper responsibility for criminal behaviour - Whether sentence of imprisonment suitable for juvenile offenders - Whether fear that juvenile offender may mix or associate with adult prisoners can prevail or override gravity of offence
PP v. Mohd Turmizy Mahdzir & Anor
(VT Singham J) [2007] 9 CLJ 187 [HC]

Sentence - Juvenile offender pleaded guilty to offence under s. 39A(2) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Plea of guilty - Facts and circumstances - Whether there were aggravating factors - Extenuating circumstances - Consideration of - Appropriate sentence - Whether a plea of guilty will necessarily lead to any leniency or discount
PP v. Mohd Turmizy Mahdzir & Anor
(VT Singham J) [2007] 9 CLJ 187 [HC]

Trial - Juvenile offender - Section 83(3) Child Act 2001 - Where offence is committed by a child but a charge in respect of that offence is made only after child attains 18 years - Whether charge should be heard by a court other than a Court For Children
PP v. Mohd Turmizy Mahdzir & Anor
(VT Singham J) [2007] 9 CLJ 187 [HC]

DAMAGES

Quantum - Road accident - Whether victim entitled to claim cost of treatment at private hospital - Whether justified for victim to seek treatment at private hospital - Whether it was nearer to go to government hospital than private hospital - Whether treatment required was readily available at government hospital
Voon Jan Choo v. Lee Chie Siang & Anor
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 9 CLJ 242 [HC]

Personal injuries - Award for damages - Award of damages for heads such as medical expenses, nursing care, etc. should depend on facts - Whether case precedents are of any help - Whether claim in such cases cannot be justified by equating to some precedents of case laws
Voon Jan Choo v. Lee Chie Siang & Anor
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 9 CLJ 242 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Burden of proof - Running down action - Burden of proof on plaintiff to establish liability and quantum - Whether plaintiff has satisfied requirement of proof - Evidence Act 1950, ss. 3, 101
Voon Jan Choo v. Lee Chie Siang & Anor
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 9 CLJ 242 [HC]

ROAD TRAFFIC

Negligence - Car colliding into pedestrian while overtaking another vehicle - Whether pedestrian negligent in crossing road - Finding of contributory negligence on part of pedestrian - Whether pedestrian could have avoided accident by taking reasonable care - Whether motor vehicles when passing a busy part of city cannot evade total liability after having knocked into pedestrians - Whether driver must anticipate an accident and take precautionary measures such as defensive driving
Voon Jan Choo v. Lee Chie Siang & Anor
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 9 CLJ 242 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Pembatalan - Penyata tuntutan - Permohonan untuk membatalkan - Kaedah-kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 18 k. 19(1) - Sama ada plaintif mempunyai kausa tindakan yang munasabah - Mahkamah hanya perlu merujuk kepada penyata tuntutan untuk menentukan sama ada terdapat kausa tindakan yang munasabah - Sama ada deklarasi yang dipohon bersifat akademik dan tidak bermerit dan tidak mendedahkan kausa tindakan yang munasabah
Raja Singam Velu lwn. Affin-ACF Finance Bhd & Yang Lain
(Tengku Maimun PK) [2007] 9 CLJ 207 [HC]

CASE OF THE WEEK

JOCELINE TAN POH CHOO & ORS v. V MUTHUSAMY

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Judgments and orders - Setting aside, application for - Review of decision of Federal Court to allow appeal - Defamation - Defence of absolute privilege - Concurrent findings of fact - Whether circumstances of case warranted a rehearing of appeal

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