CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2007, Issue 38
23 November 2007
CLJ Law MALAYSIA
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| New This Week - | 1. CLJ November (Part 1) 2007 |
| 2. CLJ November (Part 2) 2007 | |
| 3. CLJ Supp November (Part 1) 2007 |
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Joceline Tan Poh Choo & Ors v. V Muthusamy
(Judgments and orders - Setting aside, application for - Review of decision of Federal
Court to allow appeal) [2007] 6 CLJ 1
COURT OF APPEAL
Karya Lagenda Sdn Bhd v. Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Guarantee given by bank - Demand for payment - Whether valid) [2007] 6 CLJ
18
Low Nam Hui & Sons Sdn Bhd v. Huang Yan Teo
(Application for stay of execution of order for summary judgment pending appeal -
Principles applicable) [2007] 6 CLJ
27
PP v. Syarikat Tekala Sdn Bhd
(Institution and conduct of criminal proceedings by officers of Employees Provident
Fund against respondent - Whether ultra vires art. 145(3) Federal Constitution) [2007] 6 CLJ
43
Zulkifli Arshad v. PP
(Trafficking in cannabis - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Distinct and
separate charges - Direct evidence of trafficking) [2007] 6 CLJ
77
SUBJECT INDEX
BANKING
Securities for advances - Guarantee given by bank - Demand for payment - Whether valid
- Performance bond - Conditional or unconditional - Mutual determination of building
contract - Whether original bank guarantee must be presented at time of demand
Karya Lagenda Sdn Bhd v. Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Zulkefli Makinudin & Raus Sharif JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
18 [CA]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Execution - Stay - Application for stay of execution of order for summary judgment
pending appeal - Principles applicable - Triable issues of fact and law - Special
circumstances - Whether judgment would be rendered nugatory if stay granted
Low Nam Hui & Sons Sdn Bhd v. Huang Yan Teo
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Low Hop Bing JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
27 [CA]
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
Joceline Tan Poh Choo & Ors v. V Muthusamy
(Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Alauddin Mohd Sheriff, Abdul Aziz Mohamad,
Hashim Yusoff & Azmel Maamor FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ 1
[FC]
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Attorney General - Power to institute, conduct or discontinue proceedings - Institution
and conduct of criminal proceedings by officers of Employees Provident Fund against
respondent - Whether ultra vires Federal Constitution - Employees Provident Fund Act 1991,
ss. 43(2), 68 - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 377, 380(ii)(b) - Federal Constitution, arts.
4(1), 145(3)
PP v. Syarikat Tekala Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
43 [CA]
CONTRACT
Guarantee - Banker's guarantee - Demand for payment - Whether valid - Performance bond
- Conditional or unconditional - Mutual determination of building contract - Whether
original bank guarantee must be presented at time of demand
Karya Lagenda Sdn Bhd v. Kejuruteraan Bintai Kindenko Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Gopal Sri Ram, Zulkefli Makinudin & Raus Sharif JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
18 [CA]
CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in cannabis - Appeal against
conviction and sentence - Whether trial judge misdirected himself in law - Distinct and
separate charges - Direct evidence of trafficking - Presumption of trafficking - Dangerous
Drugs Act 1952, ss. 2, 37(da)(vi)
Zulkifli Arshad v. PP
(Zulkefli Makinudin, Abdull Hamid Embong & KN Segara JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
77 [CA]
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Prosecution - Conduct of prosecution - Institution and conduct of criminal proceedings
by officers of Employees Provident Fund against respondent - Whether ultra vires Federal
Constitution - Employees Provident Fund Act 1991, ss. 43(2), 68 - Criminal Procedure Code,
ss. 377, 380(ii)(b) - Federal Constitution, arts. 4(1), 145(3)
PP v. Syarikat Tekala Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
43 [CA]
COURT
FEDERAL COURT
Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd v. Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd
(Architects - Termination of services - Client terminated architect's services to
appoint another - Whether termination lawful - Architect's services were to be engaged
until completion of project - Fees payable for various stages fixed and therefore
foreseeable at time parties entered into agreement - Whether client in breach of contract
- Whether architect entitled to damages for unexpired period of agreement) [2007] 6 CLJ
93
COURT OF APPEAL
Macquarie (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd & Anor And Another Appeal
(Default judgment - Setting aside - Application made by plaintiff in whose favour
judgment entered - Whether court has jurisdiction to determine application - Whether court
is functus officio if default judgment perfected - Whether jurisdiction to set aside can
be exercised in limited circumstances) [2007] 6 CLJ
176
Paramill Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan
(Ownership - Land scheme, participants of - Claim for land registered in another -
Whether claimant paid for land thereof - Whether registered participant had opted out of
land scheme - Whether registered participant held land on trust for claimant) [2007] 6 CLJ
192
Wembley Gypsum Products Sdn Bhd v. MST Industrial Systems Sdn Bhd
(Infringement of - Registered trademarks - Validity of registration - Exclusive use of
trademarks - Similarity in name and get up - Whether infringement established) [2007] 6 CLJ
228
SUBJECT INDEX
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Judgment - Default judgment - Setting aside - Application made by plaintiff in whose
favour judgment entered - Whether court has jurisdiction to determine application -
Whether court is functus officio if default judgment perfected - Whether jurisdiction to
set aside can be exercised in limited circumstances - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 92
r. 4
Macquarie (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd & Anor And Another Appeal
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zulkefli Makinudin & Low Hop Bing JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
176 [CA]
Res judicata - Tribunal's decision upheld by appellate court - Issue raised pertaining
to tribunal's decision - Whether res judicata
Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd v. Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Augustine Paul & Abdul Aziz Mohamad FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
93 [FC]
LAND LAW
Ownership - Land scheme, participants of - Claim for land registered in another -
Whether claimant paid for land thereof - Whether registered participant had opted out of
land scheme - Whether registered participant held land on trust for claimant
Paramill Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
192 [CA]
PROFESSIONS
Architects - Board of Architects Malaysia - Jurisdiction to determine on lawfulness or
otherwise of termination of architect's services - Whether board empowered to hear and
determine disputes relating to professional conduct only - Architects Act 1967, s. 4(e)
Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd v. Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Augustine Paul & Abdul Aziz Mohamad FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
93 [FC]
Architects - Building contract - Architects Rules 1963, Fourth Schedule, Conditions of
Engagement - Whether conditions applicable only if incorporated into contract - Whether
conditions can be implied
Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd v. Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Augustine Paul & Abdul Aziz Mohamad FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
93 [FC]
Architects - Building contract - Right of termination not expressed - Whether implied
Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd v. Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Augustine Paul & Abdul Aziz Mohamad FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
93 [FC]
Architects - Termination of services - Client terminated architect's services to
appoint another - Whether termination lawful - Architect's services were to be engaged
until completion of project - Fees payable for various stages fixed and therefore
foreseeable at time parties entered into agreement - Whether client in breach of contract
- Whether architect entitled to damages for unexpired period of agreement - Whether trial
judge correctly awarded sum of RM7,705,382 with interest - Contracts Act 1950, s. 74
Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd v. Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Hamid Mohamad, Augustine Paul & Abdul Aziz Mohamad FCJJ) [2007] 6 CLJ
93 [FC]
TRADEMARKS
Infringement of - Registered trademarks - Validity of registration - Exclusive use of
trademarks - Similarity in name and get up - Whether infringement established - Trademarks
Act 1976, ss. 10, 36, 37,38, 40 - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 87 rr. 7, 9
Wembley Gypsum Products Sdn Bhd v. MST Industrial Systems Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zulkefli Makinudin & Low Hop Bing JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
228 [CA]
Passing off - Similarity in name and get up - Misrepresentation to customers - Whether
business and goodwill affected - Whether tort of passing off established
Wembley Gypsum Products Sdn Bhd v. MST Industrial Systems Sdn Bhd
(Mokhtar Sidin, Zulkefli Makinudin & Low Hop Bing JJCA) [2007] 6 CLJ
228 [CA]
3. CLJ Supp November (Part 1) 2007
COURT
HIGH COURT
Edmund Ming Kwan v. Extra Excel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Affidavits - Cross-examination, application for) [2007] 9 CLJ
373
Edmund Ming Kwan v. Extra Excel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Ors (No 2)
(Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for) [2007] 9 CLJ
400
Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd v. Yong Wan Hoi & Ors
(Land law - Possession of charged property - Application for vacant possession by
plaintiff statutory body) [2007] 9 CLJ
416
Sabu Development Sdn Bhd v. Kelik Bayel
(Administrative law - Consumer claims tribunal - Jurisdiction) [2007] 9 CLJ
475
Shaafie Saibi v. PP
(Penal Code - Section 376 - Rape) [2007] 9 CLJ
489
SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Declaration - Declaratory relief - Consumer claims tribunal - Jurisdiction - Necessary
parties not named -Whether plaintiff satisfied legal and procedural requirements - Whether
plaintiff's application frivolous and an abuse of the process of the court - Rules of the
High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 16 - Specific Relief Act 1950, s. 41
Sabu Development Sdn Bhd v. Kelik Bayel
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer JC) [2007] 9 CLJ
475 [HC]
CIVIL PROCEDURE
Affidavits - Cross-examination, application for - Application to cross-examine
respondents on affidavits - Whether leave to cross-examine allowed on ‘contempt
affidavits' - Whether prejudicial to respondents - Whether cross-examination would be for
a collateral purpose - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 38 r. 2(3)
Edmund Ming Kwan v. Extra Excel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Vincent Ng J) [2007] 9 CLJ
373 [HC]
Contempt of court - Order of committal, application for - Allegation of false
statements in certain affidavits - Whether petitioner proved beyond reasonable doubt that
respondents committed contempt - Whether respondents proffered reasonable and plausible
explanations - Whether respondents entitled to reasonable benefit of the doubt
Edmund Ming Kwan v. Extra Excel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Ors (No 2)
(Vincent Ng J) [2007] 9 CLJ
400 [HC]
CRIMINAL LAW
Penal Code - Section 376 - Rape - Whether there were two separate and distinct offences
of rape alleged against the accused - Whether inter connected to justify a joint trial of
the offences under s. 165(1) of the Criminal Procedure Code - Whether there should have
been a joint trial or separate trials as envisaged under s. 163 of the Criminal Procedure
Code
Shaafie Saibi v. PP
(Nallini Pathmanathan JC) [2007] 9 CLJ
489 [HC]
Sentence - Concurrent or consecutive - Whether trial judge failed to consider one
transaction principle - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Whether consecutive
sentence set aside
Shaafie Saibi v. PP
(Nallini Pathmanathan JC) [2007] 9 CLJ
489 [HC]
EVIDENCE
Affidavit - Cross-examination, application for - Application to cross-examine
respondents on affidavits - Whether leave to cross-examine allowed on ‘contempt
affidavits' - Whether prejudicial to respondents - Whether cross-examination would be for
a collateral purpose - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 38 r. 2(3)
Edmund Ming Kwan v. Extra Excel (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Vincent Ng J) [2007] 9 CLJ
373 [HC]
LAND LAW
Charge - Possession of charged property - Application for vacant possession by
plaintiff statutory body - Wrongful interest claim - Whether plaintiff's statutory rights
and powers of sale of property affected - Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad Act 1998,
s. 14(4)(m)(i), (ii)
Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Bhd v. Yong Wan Hoi & Ors
(Abdul Malik Ishak J) [2007] 9 CLJ
416 [HC]
CASE OF THE WEEK
Constitutional law - Doctrine of separation of powers - Whether part and parcel of Federal Constitution - Jurisdiction and powers of courts - Whether only as conferred by federal law
Criminal procedure - Sentence - Child convict - Murder - Order that child be held in custody during pleasure of Yang di Pertuan Agong - Legality
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