CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 36
17 September 2010
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PU(A)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(A) 268/2010 Customs (Values) (Crude Petroleum Oil) (No 16) Order 2010 8 July 2010 ACT 235 PU(A) 269/2010 Environmental Quality (Sewage) Regulations 2009 - Corrigendum 8 July 2010 ACT 127 PU(A) 270/2010 Environmental Quality (Control Of Pollution From Solid Waste Transfer Station And Landfill) Regulations 2009 - Corrigendum 12 July 2010 ACT 127 PU(A) 271/2010 Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations 2009 - Corrigendum 15 July 2010 ACT 127 PU(A) 272/2010 Customs (Values) (Palm Oil) (No 33) Order 2010 15 July 2010 ACT 235 PU(B)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(B) 373/2010 Appointment Of Pesticides Licensing Officers 19 August 2010 ACT 149 PU(B) 374/2010 Declaration Of Heritage Object (Historical Object) (No 3) 2010 19 August 2010 ACT 645 PU(B) 375/2010 Declatation Of Heritage Object (Historical Object) (No 4) 2010 19 August 2010 ACT 645 PU(B) 376/2010 Declaration Of Heritage Object (Historical Object) (No 5) 2010 19 August 2010 ACT 645 PU(B) 377/2010 Occupational Safety And Health Act 1994 20 August 2010 ACT 514
a) Legal Network Series Articles
1. Offences Of The New World: Understanding E-Crimes [Read
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By Aishath Hana Waheed*
CITATION TITLE SUBJECT [2009] 1 LNS 1265 [HC] Low Swee Siong v. Tan Siew Siew CIVIL PROCEDURE: Stay of execution pending appeal - Variation of decree nisi order granting wife petitioner custody and care of child - Whether husband petitioner able to establish special circumstances to justify a stay - Nugatory test - Court of Judicature Act 1964, s. 73 - Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994, r. 13 [2009] 1 LNS 1730 [HC] PP lwn. Zolrini Mohd Teh UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) & (2) - Dadah dijumpai di bawah tempat duduk pemandu kereta - Sama ada dikategorikan di dalam satu ruang khas - Sama ada milikan terbukti - Pengetahuan - Anggapan statutori - Sama ada s. 37(d) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 terpakai
KETERANGAN: Keterangan prima facie - Sama ada terbukti - Dadah dijumpai di bawah tempat duduk pemandu kereta yang dipandu OYDT - Sama ada terdapat sebarang keterangan untuk mengaitkan OYDT dengan dadah dijumpai di dalam kereta - Sama ada keterangan mencukupi untuk menunjukkan OYDT adalah pemilik sah kereta - Sama ada pihak pendakwaan berjaya membuktikan satu kes prima facie - Kanun Tatacara Jenayah, s. 180
FRASA & PERKATAAN: "possession" - Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952, s. 37(da)
[2009] 1 LNS 1731 [HC] Cimb Bank Berhad v. Jumbo Distribution Centre Sdn Bhd COMPANIES & CORPORATIONS: Winding up - Petition - Petition based on summary judgment - Judgment debt disputed - Non-compliance of s. 218 notice - Whether respondent deemed insolvent - Companies Act 1965, s. 218(1)(e)
COMPANIES & CORPORATIONS: Winding up - Stay pending appeal against summary judgment - Whether appeal operates as a stay - Whether respondent established special circumstances to justify a stay
COMPANIES & CORPORATIONS: Winding up - Stay or striking out of winding-up petition - Judgment debt disputed - Respondent initiating suit against petitioner - Whether action filed sufficient to warrant a stay or striking out
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Pan-Pacific Construction Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Ngiu-Kee Corporation (M) Bhd & Anor
(Company Law - Members' rights - Oppression) [2007] 6 CLJ 721COURT OF APPEAL
Megah Teknik Sdn Bhd v. Miracle Resources Sdn Bhd
(Winding up - Setting aside - Application to set aside) [2007] 6 CLJ 745Mohd Sari Datuk OKK Hj Nuar & Ors v. Asia General Equipment And Supplies Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Civil Procedure - Limitation - Time bar) [2007] 6 CLJ 756Upmarket Development Sdn Bhd v. Sriera Development Sdn Bhd
(Land Law - Caveat - Removal of) [2007] 6 CLJ 770HIGH COURT
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Administrative Law - Remedies - Habeas corpus) [2007] 6 CLJ 777Muhammad Shukri Abdullah v. CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd
(Banking - Banker and customer - Freezing of account) [2007] 6 CLJ 813Renugavathi Chinatamby lwn. Belati Wangsa (M) Sdn Bhd
(Tort - Kemalangan jalanraya - Tuntutan - 'Loss of support') [2007] 6 CLJ 820Tiarasetia Sdn Bhd v. Yayasan Selangor & Anor
(Tort - Conspiracy - Conspiracy to injure) [2007] 6 CLJ 830SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Remedies - Habeas corpus - Impropriety of arrest - Applicant charged under s. 12(3) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and freed on bail - Whether rearrest and detention of applicant under s. 3 Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 lawful - Whether habeas corpus to be granted
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2007] 6 CLJ 777 [HC]BANKING
Banker and customer - Freezing of account - Declarations - Application for declaration freezing of account null and void - Whether court could grant declaration directly affecting rights of third party not before the court - Whether court should grant declaratory orders sought in view of s. 37(ii) Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009
Muhammad Shukri Abdullah v. CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd
(Ravinthran Paramaguru JC) [2007] 6 CLJ 813 [HC]Banker and customer - Freezing of account - Order made by public prosecutor pursuant to s. 371(1) Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009 - Whether a valid and subsisting order - Declarations sought for freezing of account to be null and void -Whether would nullify s. 37(1) order - Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009, ss. 37(2), (3)(ii)
Muhammad Shukri Abdullah v. CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd
(Ravinthran Paramaguru JC) [2007] 6 CLJ 813 [HC]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Limitation - Time bar - Defence of - Defendants raising defence of time bar against plaintiffs' action - Whether plaintiffs' action outside the limitation period - Whether all the entitlements and rights of the plaintiffs as per the reliefs sought have been extinguished by 31 December 1993 - Whether clog on equity of redemption arose - No provision in agreement preventing redemption on payment - Cause of action arose on the day after expiry of the agreement - Plaintiffs did not discharge burden of proof on limitation defence - Doctrine of estoppel cannot bar defendants from raising their rightful statutory defence of limitation
Mohd Sari Datuk OKK Hj Nuar & Ors v. Asia General Equipment And Supplies Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Raus Sharif & Abdull Hamid Embong JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ 756 [CA]Judgments and orders - Declarations - Filing for - Failure to join public prosecutor and the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission Act 2009 as party to application - Whether application dismissed
Muhammad Shukri Abdullah v. CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd
(Ravinthran Paramaguru JC) [2007] 6 CLJ 813 [HC]COMPANY LAW
Members' rights - Oppression - Quasi-partnership joint-venture company - Petition by minority partner under s. 181 Companies Act 1965 to buy out majority partner - Allegation that majority partner breached fiduciary duties - Whether breach of fiduciary duties automatically amounted to oppression under s. 181(1) - Whether petitioner must prove breach of fiduciary duties amounted to oppression, unfair disregard of its interest or unfairly prejudicial or discriminatory conduct
Pan-Pacific Construction Holdings Sdn Bhd v. Ngiu-Kee Corporation (M) Bhd & Anor
(Zaki Tun Azmi CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) & Hashim Yusoff FCJ) [2007] 6 CLJ 721 [FC]Winding up - Setting aside - Application to set aside - Winding up order duly perfected and sealed - Whether could be set aside or rescinded - Whether proper remedy to apply for stay under s. 243 Companies Act 1965
Megah Teknik Sdn Bhd v. Miracle Resources Sdn Bhd
(Zaleha Zahari, Abu Samah Nordin & Wan Adnan Muhamad JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ 745 [CA]CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Fundamental liberties - Habeas corpus - Impropriety of arrest - Applicant charged under s. 12(3) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and freed on bail - Whether rearrest and detention of applicant under s. 3 Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 lawful - Whether habeas corpus to be granted
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2007] 6 CLJ 777 [HC]CONTRACT
Breach - Discharge by breach - Repudiation of Contract - Contract for plaintiff to develop land - Failure of plaintiff to fulfil its obligation - Plaintiff not having ability, resources or licence to carry out development - Plaintiff disabling itself from fulfilling contract terms - Whether amounted to repudiation by plaintiff - Whether defendant justified in terminating contract
Tiarasetia Sdn Bhd v. Yayasan Selangor & Anor
(Zaleha Yusof JC) [2007] 6 CLJ 830 [HC]CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Habeas corpus - Affidavit - Whether mandatory for applicant to affirm affidavit in support of habeas corpus application - Whether affidavit could be affirmed by mother and personal assistant of applicant - Whether applicant unable to affirm affidavit due to restraint or coercion or other sufficient cause - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 367
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2007] 6 CLJ 777 [HC]Habeas Corpus - Application for - Whether 2nd and 3rd respondents wrongly named as detaining authority - Actual custody of applicant with 1st respondent - Whether habeas corpus application made against appropriate detaining authority
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2007] 6 CLJ 777 [HC]Habeas corpus - Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985, s. 3 - Applicant charged under s. 12(3) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and freed on bail - Whether rearrest and detention of applicant under s. 3 DD (SPM) Act 1985 lawful - Whether holding of press conference by police whilst investigation was still ongoing showed mala fide
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2007] 6 CLJ 777 [HC]LAND LAW
Caveat - Removal of - Appeal against - Failure to "express" caveat to bind only small portion of lot in Form 19B - Whether fatal - Whether appellant had caveatable interest to caveat respondent's land - Whether appeal dismissed - National Land Code, ss. 323, 327(1)
Upmarket Development Sdn Bhd v. Sriera Development Sdn Bhd
(Abu Samah Nordin, Mohd Hishamudin Yunus & Kang Hwee Gee JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ 770 [CA]PREVENTIVE DETENTION
Detention - Grounds for detention - Whether justified - Applicant charged under s. 12(3) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and freed on bail - Whether rearrest and detention of applicant under s. 3 Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 lawful - Whether habeas corpus to be granted
Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim v. Ketua Polis Negara & Ors
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2007] 6 CLJ 777 [HC]TORT
Conspiracy - Conspiracy to injure - 1st defendant terminating contract with plaintiff and entering into contract with 2nd defendant - Whether defendants committed unlawful act to cause loss to plaintiff - Whether injury to plaintiff proven - Whether conspiracy established
Tiarasetia Sdn Bhd v. Yayasan Selangor & Anor
(Zaleha Yusof JC) [2007] 6 CLJ 830 [HC]Unlawful interference with trade - Whether 2nd defendant wrongfully induced 1st defendant to breach agreement with plaintiff - Whether unlawful interference established
Tiarasetia Sdn Bhd v. Yayasan Selangor & Anor
(Zaleha Yusof JC) [2007] 6 CLJ 830 [HC]INDEKS PERKARA
TORT
Kemalangan jalanraya - Tuntutan - 'Loss of support' - Sama ada responden menjalankan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan jalan dengan sempurna - Pemakaian prinsip 'common law of non-feasance' - Sama ada terpakai - Sama ada responden cuai kerana tidak menjalankan 'routine inspection' jalanraya sehingga gagal mengesan lubang besar yang menyebabkan kemalangan - Sama ada menunjukkan 'misfeasance' - Sama ada responden mempunyai 'duty of care' terhadap pengguna-pengguna jalan raya
Renugavathi Chinatamby lwn. Belati Wangsa (M) Sdn Bhd
(Zakaria Sam H) [2007] 6 CLJ 820 [HC]
CASE OF THE WEEK
MERIDIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT SDN BHD v. ONG KHENG HOE & ORS
EVIDENCE: Privilege - Self-incrimination, against - Whether privilege against self-incrimination under common law outweighs equitable right for one to recover his own assets - Whether a defendant entitled to invoke privilege against self-incrimination - Privilege of self-incrimination applies to witnesses giving evidence at a trial - Defendants merely recipients of trust property - Defendant in proceedings for tracing of property cannot refuse to disclose relevant and vital information in his or her possession or power - Whether privilege against self-incrimination irrelevant
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