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[2009] 1 LNS 1762	LAU KUN SENG v. PP	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against sentence - Imprisonment and whipping imposed - Whether sentence in accordance with law - Whether court should interfere with sentence imposed CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Sentence - House breaking - Previous convictions - 9 previous convictions under various offences - Unremorseful - Rampant and common offence - Whether a deterrent sentence should be imposed on 2nd accused
[2010] 1 LNS 1115	AMBANK (M) BHD v. MASRI ABDUL RAHMAN	EVIDENCE: Burden of proof - Hire purchase agreement - Claim for monies due and owing under agreement for sale of car - No evidence adduced by plaintiff in support of claim - Whether plaintiff failed to discharge original burden of proof HIRE PURCHASE: Hire purchase agreement - Agreement for sale of car - Counterclaim by hirer - Whether agreement invalid for failure of consideration as car not of merchantable quality - Whether defendant's claim for loss of use and damages for mental suffering substantiated and corroborated
[2010] 1 LNS 1177	DATIN CHE NARIZA HAJJAR HASHIM v. PETRA PERDANA BERHAD	COMPANY LAW: Articles of association - Nomination of persons for directorship not circulated to members entitled to attend Annual General Meeting - Whether notice given under Article 102(a) of defendant's Articles of Association must comply with threshold requirement under Companies Act 1965, s. 151 - Whether there was conflict or contradiction between Article 102(a) and s. 151 - Whether Article 102(a) independent of s. 151 and could co-exist
[2010] 1 LNS 1184	CC SIAH PROPERTIES SDN BHD v. ANG KHENG HUAT	LAND LAW: Sale and purchase - Forgery - Whether signatures of two of plaintiff's directors in relevant documents forged - Plaintiff instructing their solicitors to effect exchange of land with another property to defendant - Whether plaintiff estopped from relying on issue of a forged and fraudulent transaction - Title Deed and Memorandum of Transfer alleged to be missing - Whether documents were in defendant's solicitors' lawful possession pursuant to transaction
[2011] LNS 1 1186	PANGLIMA RIBUAN SDN BHD v. GD EXPRESS SDN BHD	CONTRACT: Breach - Performance of contract - Courier services - Failure to achieve 99% service level relating to delivery and pick-up - Inability to settle outstanding payment - Whether plaintiff breached terms of written agreement CONTRACT: Termination - Right to terminate - Whether defendant's termination of agreement was valid, lawful and in accordance with agreement - Claim for refund of RM150,000.00 - Whether plaintiff entitled to full refund of franchise fee or 10% of deposit sum upon termination

CLJ 2012 Volume 5 (Part 7)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

PM Securities Sdn Bhd v. Wong Nam Seng & Ors
Low Hop Bing, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA
(Civil Procedure; Contract - Guarantee - Breach of contract - Shares sold within moratorium period) [2012] 5 CLJ 781 [CA]

HIGH COURT

American Express (M) Sdn Bhd v. Matthias Chang Wen Chieh
Prasad Sandosham Abraham J
(Administrative Law; Legal Profession - Remedies - Declaration - Complaint against litigant - Whether defendant a vexatious litigant) [2012] 5 CLJ 794 [HC]

BT Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Team United Resources Sdn Bhd & Anor
Hanipah Farikullah JC
(Copyright; Patents - Infringement - Ownership of copyright - Whether defendants' product infringed patent) [2012] 5 CLJ 800 [HC]

Malayan Banking Bhd lwn. Robiah Endot
Mohd Zawawi Salleh H
(Perbankan; Prosedur Sivil - Bank dan pelanggan - Pembetulan - Kesilapan - Dakwaan bahawa kadar keuntungan dalam dokumen kemudahan adalah silap) [2012] 5 CLJ 821 [HC]

Mayflower Acme Tours Sdn Bhd v. Ngiam Foon & Another Case
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J
(Company Law - Directors - Fiduciary duties - Breach - Whether first defendant acted against interest of plaintiff company) [2012] 5 CLJ 851 [HC]

Omega Securities Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi Malaysia
Mah Weng Kwai J
(Bankruptcy - Interest - Calculation of interest - Proof of debt - Whether judgment creditor could claim interest for more than six years from date of judgment) [2012] 5 CLJ 868 [HC]

PDZ Lines Sdn Bhd v. Master Agencies (M) Sdn Bhd
Rhodzariah Bujang J
(Civil Procedure - Third party proceedings - Action - Limitation period) [2012] 5 CLJ 880 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Remedies - Declaration - Application to declare defendant vexatious litigant - Whether defendant clearly exhibited hallmarks of persistent vexatious behaviour - Whether order pursuant to s. 17 of additional powers of court pursuant to s. 25(2) Courts of Judicature Act 1964 should be made against defendant
American Express (M) Sdn Bhd v. Matthias Chang Wen Chieh
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2012] 5 CLJ 794

BANKRUPTCY

Interest - Calculation of interest - Proof of debt - Proof of debt rejected by Director General of Insolvency - Whether there was wrong calculation thereof - Whether judgment creditor could claim interest for more than six years from date of judgment - Whether entitled to rate 12.8% per annum - Merger Principle - Applicability - Whether interest to merge into judgment debt - Proof of debt - Whether "an action upon any judgment" - Bankruptcy Act 1967 s. 43(6) - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(3)
Omega Securities Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi Malaysia
(Mah Weng Kwai J) [2012] 5 CLJ 868

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Action - Limitation period - Third party proceedings - Whether respondent's claims against appellant ceased to exist upon expiry of one year period from date of delivery - Third party notice issued two years and four months after delivery of goods - Whether third party notice should not have been issued
PDZ Lines Sdn Bhd v. Master Agencies (M) Sdn Bhd
(Rhodzariah Bujang J) [2012] 5 CLJ 880

Appeal - Appeal against judgment of High Court - Pledged shares - D1 and D2 owed appellant sum of money from margin facility agreements - D3 acted as guarantor to D1 and D2 by loaning shares in GA - One year period to repay amount - Appellant pledged shares to banks - Banks sold shares within moratorium period - Whether D3 had breached GA when amount due not yet settled
PM Securities Sdn Bhd v. Wong Nam Seng & Ors
(Low Hop Bing, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 5 CLJ 781

Third party proceedings - Action - Limitation period - Whether respondent's claims against appellant ceased to exist upon expiry of one year period from date of delivery - Third party notice issued two years and four months after delivery of goods - Whether third party notice should not have been issued
PDZ Lines Sdn Bhd v. Master Agencies (M) Sdn Bhd
(Rhodzariah Bujang J) [2012] 5 CLJ 880

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Fiduciary duties - Breach - Allegation of - Whether first defendant acted against interest of plaintiff company - Whether plaintiff's complaints bona fide - Whether plaintiff had made out a case for breach of duty of fidelity - Whether there was a conspiracy to defraud plaintiff - Whether plaintiff established case against defendants
Mayflower Acme Tours Sdn Bhd v. Ngiam Foon & Another Case
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2012] 5 CLJ 851

CONTRACT

Guarantee - Breach of contract - Pledged shares - D3's shares pledged to banks by appellant - Shares sold within moratorium period - Whether D3 under obligation to indemnify appellant - Whether D3 had breached GA when amount due not yet settled
PM Securities Sdn Bhd v. Wong Nam Seng & Ors
(Low Hop Bing, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 5 CLJ 781

COPYRIGHT

Infringement - Ownership of copyright - Whether there was infringement of copyright - Photographs and design drawings advertised - Whether there was reproduction of substantial part of original in alleged infringing copy - Whether plaintiff established prima facie subsistence of copyright in drawings
BT Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Team United Resources Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Hanipah Farikullah JC) [2012] 5 CLJ 800

LEGAL PROFESSION

Practice of law - Complaint against litigant - Whether defendant vexatious litigant - Whether defendant clearly exhibited hallmarks of persistent vexatious behaviour - Whether order pursuant to s. 17 of additional powers of court pursuant to s. 25(2) Courts of Judicature Act 1964 should be made against defendant
American Express (M) Sdn Bhd v. Matthias Chang Wen Chieh
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2012] 5 CLJ 794

PATENTS

Infringement - Whether defendants' product infringed patent - Patent combination of new features and prior art - Distinctive features - Validity - Whether defendants' product shared similarities
BT Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Team United Resources Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Hanipah Farikullah JC) [2012] 5 CLJ 800

INDEKS PERKARA

PERBANKAN

Bank dan pelanggan - Jumlah belum dibayar - Kemudahan pembiayaan Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil - Dakwaan bank bahawa kadar keuntungan yang dinyatakan dalam dokumen kemudahan adalah silap - Kadar keuntungan sepatutnya 8.5% dan bukan 0.85% - Sama ada mahkamah boleh membetulkan kadar keuntungan- Sama ada plaintif terikat dengan terma-terma yang dipersetujui
Malayan Banking Bhd lwn. Robiah Endot
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh H) [2012] 5 CLJ 821

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Pembetulan - Kesilapan - Kemudahan pembiayaan Al-Bai Bithaman Ajil - Dakwaan bank bahawa kadar keuntungan yang dinyatakan dalam dokumen kemudahan adalah silap - Kadar keuntungan sepatutnya 8.5% dan bukan 0.85% - Sama ada mahkamah boleh memperbetulkan kadar keuntungan - Sama ada plaintif terikat dengan terma-terma yang dipersetujui
Malayan Banking Bhd lwn. Robiah Endot
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh H) [2012] 5 CLJ 821

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