CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 39

8 October 2010

CLJ Law MALAYSIA

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1. Legislation Highlights

PU(A)

NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(A) 317/2010	Trade Descriptions (Compounding Of Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2010	9 September 2010	ACT 87
PU(A) 318/2010	Customs (Values) (Palm Oil) (No 37) Order 2010	13 September 2010	ACT 235
PU(A) 319/2010	Federal Roads (Private Management) (Collection Of Tolls) (Kajang-Seremban Highway) (Jelebu Toll Plaza) Order 2010	16 September 2010	ACT 306
PU(A) 320/2010	Customs (Values) (Palm Oil) (No 38) Order 2010	20 September 2010	ACT 235
PU(A) 321/2010	Customs (Values) (Crude Petroleum Oil) (No 19) Order 2010	23 September 2010	ACT 235

PU(B)

NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	PRINCIPAL ACT NO
PU(B) 399/2010	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose - Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur: Town - Kuala Lumpur	6 September 2010	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 400/2010	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose - Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur: Mukim - Kuala Lumpur	6 September 2010	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 401/2010	Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose - Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur: Mukim - Kuala Lumpur	6 September 2010	ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 402/2010	Notice Under Subsection 70(2)	9 September 2010	ACT 333
PU(B) 403/2010	Appointment Of Gaming Expert	16 September 2010	ACT 289

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2. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Articles

1. APIL Annual Conference 2008: Keynote Speech ^{[Read excerpt]}
By Sir Anthony Clarke MR*

3. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

CITATION	TITLE	SUBJECT
[2010] 1 LNS 802 [HC]	Peninsular Concord Sdn Bhd v. M Kayveas & Anor	LEGAL PROFESSION: Stakeholder - Moneys paid to solicitors as stakeholders - Solicitors arranging to secure roadwork project for plaintiff and its joint venture partner - Solicitors denying stakeholder agreement - Proof of stakeholder agreement between plaintiff and solicitors - Whether solicitors acknowledged receipt of moneys from plaintiff - Whether solicitors signed letter prepared by plaintiff detailing terms of stakeholder agreement - Original letter not produced - Facts admitted - Estoppel by convention - Secondary evidence - Whether moneys held in medio - Whether solicitors held moneys in trust for plaintiff and partner pending event - Whether solicitors bound by terms of stakeholder agreement
[2009] 1 LNS 387 [HC]	Lee Ah Lin v. Lee Choon Ket & Ors	COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS: Oppression - Conduct amounting to oppression - Appointment of receivers and managers - Whether applicant must be shareholder or director - Whether application for appointment of receivers and managers appropriate when there is no prayer for winding up of company
[2009] 1 LNS 403 [HC]	Artic Building And Civil Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Ahmad Zaki Sdn Bhd & Ors	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Pleadings - Plaintiff's pleadings failed to plead material facts - Whether precluded from giving evidence on these facts CONTRACT: Privity - Joint venture arrangement - Plaintiff appointed by third defendant to supply sand and earth for development project - Whether first and second defendants liable for contract between third defendant and plaintiff CONTRACT: Assignment - Assignment of debts - Whether assignment existed - Whether more an arrangement of mode of payment

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b. CLJ Volume 7 (Part 7) 2010

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Albilt Resources Sdn Bhd v. Casaria Construction Sdn Bhd
(Arbitration - Stay of proceedings) [2010] 7 CLJ 785

Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mohd Shuaib Ishak
(Derivative action - Suit against directors) [2010] 7 CLJ 808

Label Components Sdn Bhd v. MWE Properties Sdn Bhd
(Sale and purchase of property - Breach) [2010] 7 CLJ 830

Mohd Asmadi Yusof v. PP
(Murder - Whether prima facie case established) [2010] 7 CLJ 836

HIGH COURT

Dato’ Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali lwn. Tengku Putra Tengku Awang & Yang Lain
(Fitnah - Libel dan slander - Pembelaan perlindungan bersyarat) [2010] 7 CLJ 856

Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Prosecution - Conduct of - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 376, 377 - Federal Constitution, art. 145) [2010] 7 CLJ 868

Low Kim Cheong v. SSF Curtain Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Members’ rights - Petition under Companies Act 1965, s. 181) [2010] 7 CLJ 877

Sivabalan P Asapathy v. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
(Defamation - Publication of news report) [2010] 7 CLJ 885

SUBJECT INDEX

ARBITRATION

Stay of proceedings - Application - Whether clear and unequivocal intention to arbitrate - Arbitration clause in Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia Contract expressly incorporated into agreement - Agreement to arbitrate existed - Mandatory for court to stay proceedings pending arbitration - Arbitration Act 2005, ss. 9, 10
Albilt Resources Sdn Bhd v. Casaria Construction Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing, Abdul Malik Ishak & T Selventhiranathan JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 785 [CA]

COMPANY LAW

Derivative action - Suit against directors - Whether leave wrongly granted - Locus standi of respondent as a ‘complainant’ - Whether judge used wrong basis for granting leave - Must be a direct causal nexus between complaint and how he ceased to be a member - Judge’s reference to breach of the Amended and Restated Supplemental Agreement as a nexus, whether wrong - Need for respondent to show that he was acting in good faith - Whether respondent actuated by an ulterior motive - Respondent’s allegations of conspiracy baseless and lacking in evidence - Whether judge erred in so readily granting leave
Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd v. Mohd Shuaib Ishak
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Abdull Hamid Embong & Hasan Lah JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 808 [CA]

Members’ rights - Petition under Companies Act 1965, s. 181 - Oppression - Minority shareholder - Whether there were grounds to attract provisions of s. 181 Companies Act 1965 - Whether petition unsustainable - Purchase of shares of minority shareholder
Low Kim Cheong v. SSF Curtain Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2010] 7 CLJ 877 [HC]

Oppression - Conduct amounting to oppression - Minority shareholder - Whether there were grounds to attract provisions of s. 181 Companies Act 1965 - Whether petition unsustainable - Purchase of shares of minority shareholder
Low Kim Cheong v. SSF Curtain Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2010] 7 CLJ 877 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Prosecution of offences - Authorisation - Whether prosecution officer from Customs Department has locus standi to conduct a criminal prosecution - Meaning of the word "conduct" - Whether should be given a purposive meaning - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 376, 377 - Federal Constitution, art. 145
Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 7 CLJ 868 [HC]

CONTRACT

Sale and purchase of property - Breach - General damages - Construction by a third party of a new building adjacent to property - Whether vendor-cum-developer caused or consented to said construction - Liability of vendor-cum-developer, whether proven on a balance of probabilities
Label Components Sdn Bhd v. MWE Properties Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing, KN Segara & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 830 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Customs Act 1967 - Sections 135(1)(g) and 133(1)(b) - Smuggling - Whether prosecution officer from Customs Department has locus standi to conduct a criminal prosecution - Meaning of the word "conduct" - Whether should be given a purposive meaning - Untrue or incorrect declarations - Whether accused made or signed declarations - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 376, 377 - Federal Constitution, art. 145
Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 7 CLJ 868 [HC]

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Accused killed deceased by hitting his head hard with a brick - Whether prima facie case established - Maximum evaluation of credibility of witnesses and their testimonies - Evidence of witnesses corroborating each other regarding accused assaulting deceased - Penal Code, s. 300(a), (c), (d)
Mohd Asmadi Yusof v. PP
(Zainun Ali, Abu Samah Nordin & Sulong Matjeraie JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 836 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Conviction, against - Finding of facts - Crucial matter not put to prosecution witness during cross-examination - Failure to cross-examine meant testimony of witness cannot be disputed - Whether justified appellate interference
Mohd Asmadi Yusof v. PP
(Zainun Ali, Abu Samah Nordin & Sulong Matjeraie JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 836 [CA]

Defence - Alibi - Pre-trial notice - Section 402A Criminal Procedure Code - Failure to give mandated notice to prosecution - Whether fatal - Evidence in support of defence of alibi - Whether to be excluded
Mohd Asmadi Yusof v. PP
(Zainun Ali, Abu Samah Nordin & Sulong Matjeraie JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 836 [CA]

Prosecution - Authorisation to prosecute - Whether prosecution officer from Customs Department has locus standi to conduct a criminal prosecution - Meaning of the word "conduct" - Whether should be given a purposive meaning - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 376, 377 - Federal Constitution, art. 145
Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 7 CLJ 868 [HC]

Prosecution - Conduct of - Whether prosecution officer from Customs Department has locus standi to conduct criminal prosecution - Meaning of the word "conduct" - Whether should be given a purposive meaning - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 376, 377 - Federal Constitution, art. 145
Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 7 CLJ 868 [HC]

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Declaration - False declaration - Whether declarations untrue or incorrect in any particular - Whether accused made or signed declarations - Customs Act 1967, s. 133(1)(b)
Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 7 CLJ 868 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Witness - Credibility - Witness for the prosecution - Infirmities in evidence of witness - Whether a believable witness - Credibility of witness is primarily a matter for trial judge
Mohd Asmadi Yusof v. PP
(Zainun Ali, Abu Samah Nordin & Sulong Matjeraie JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 836 [CA]

LAND LAW

Sale and purchase of property - Breach of contract - General damages - Construction by a third party of a new building adjacent to property - Whether vendor-cum-developer caused or consented to said construction - Liability of vendor-cum-developer, whether proven on a balance of probabilities
Label Components Sdn Bhd v. MWE Properties Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing, KN Segara & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 830 [CA]

STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

Construction of statutes - Purposive approach - Whether prosecution officer from Customs Department has locus standi to conduct a criminal prosecution - Meaning of the word "conduct" - Whether should be given a purposive meaning - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 376, 377 - Federal Constitution, art. 145
Jaya Prakass Karuppan v. PP
(Vernon Ong Lam Kiat JC) [2010] 7 CLJ 868 [HC]

TORT

Defamation - Defences - Qualified privilege - Whether defence of qualified privilege in the form of Reynolds privilege applies here and can be relied on as a defence by the defendants - Whether publication was one of public interest - Whether steps taken to gather, verify and publish information were responsible and fair - Whether ‘responsible journalism’ - Where defence of Reynolds privilege relied on, malice is immaterial
Sivabalan P Asapathy v. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2010] 7 CLJ 885 [HC]

Defamation - Publication of news report - Offending news report contained allegations against plaintiff rather than factual statements imputing guilt on plaintiff - Words complained of in news report, whether defamatory of plaintiff - Statements referred to plaintiff - Whether the statements were published to third persons - Plaintiff’s witnesses cannot read and/or understand English - Failure to establish elements required to maintain a cause of action in defamation
Sivabalan P Asapathy v. The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2010] 7 CLJ 885 [HC]

WORDS AND PHRASES

"shall" - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 10 - Meaning "directory" or "mandatory"
Albilt Resources Sdn Bhd v. Casaria Construction Sdn Bhd
(Low Hop Bing, Abdul Malik Ishak & T Selventhiranathan JJCA) [2010] 7 CLJ 785 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

TORT

Fitnah - Gantirugi - Taksiran gantirugi - Sama ada gantirugi yang dituntut oleh plaintif keterlaluan - Prinsip-prinsip yang digunapakai
Dato’ Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali lwn. Tengku Putra Tengku Awang & Yang Lain
(Noraini Abdul Rahman PK) [2010] 7 CLJ 856 [HC]

Fitnah - Libel dan slander - Pemfitnaan dengan sengaja dan dengan secara salah dan niat yang jahat oleh defendan-defendan terhadap plaintif - Sama ada dibuktikan - Pembelaan perlindungan bersyarat - Gantirugi - Prinsip-prinsip yang digunapakai
Dato’ Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali lwn. Tengku Putra Tengku Awang & Yang Lain
(Noraini Abdul Rahman PK) [2010] 7 CLJ 856 [HC]

Fitnah - Pembelaan - Perlindungan bersyarat - Elemen-elemen perlindungan bersyarat - Sama ada berjaya dibuktikan oleh defendan-defendan kedua dan ketiga
Dato’ Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali lwn. Tengku Putra Tengku Awang & Yang Lain
(Noraini Abdul Rahman PK) [2010] 7 CLJ 856 [HC]

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CASE OF THE WEEK

GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF SABAH v. SYARIKAT RASPAND

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Action - Government proceedings - Action in Tort against State Government - Failure to state government officer responsible for alleged tortious act as defendant - Whether officer should be made party and his liability established before government could be made vicariously liable - Government Proceedings Act 1956, ss. 5, 6

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal to Court of Appeal - Memorandum of Appeal - Whether Court of Appeal in deciding appeal confined to grounds raised in Memorandum of Appeal - Rules of the Court of Appeal r. 18(1), (2)

TORT: Vicarious liability - Liability of government - Failure to state government officer responsible for alleged tortious act as defendant - Whether officer should be made party and his liability established before government could be made vicariously liable - Government Proceedings Act 1956, ss. 5, 6

TRADE AND INDUSTRY: Forestry - Seizure of logs by Sabah Forestry Department - Whether seizure was made without reasonable or probable cause - Whether Sabah Forestry Department had jurisdiction or power to seize logs - Whether defendant could seek protection under Forest Enactment 1968 (Sabah) ss. 37A & 40 - Liability of defendant - Quantum of Damages - Whether plaintiff entitled to damage to extent of exact value of impugned logs seized - Burden of proof

WORDS AND PHRASES: Reasonable or probable cause - Meaning of - Forest Enactment 1968 (Sabah) s. 37A

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