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CLJ Bulletin, Vol 2005, Issue 40
14 October 2005

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CLJ October (Part 2) 2005

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

M Vasagam Muthusamy v. Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Resorts World, Pahang & Anor
Labour law - Contract of employment - Whether contract a genuine fixed-term contract or a permanent contract) [2005] 4 CLJ 93

Midvalley City Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd
(Civil procedure - Res judicata - Application of doctrine - Architect claiming professional charges) [2005] 4 CLJ 101

Soo Lip Hong v. Tee Kim Huan
(Contract - Sale and purchase of property - Option - Specific performance) [2005] 4 CLJ 119

Syarikat Kemajuan Perumahan Negara Sdn Bhd v. Lee Cheng & Anor
(Contract - Building contract - Delivery of vacant possession) [2005] 4 CLJ 137

HIGH COURT

Union Of Beverage Industry Workers, Federation Of Malaya & Satu Lagi lwn. Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud & Yang Lain Dan Kes-kes Lain
(Undang-undang buruh - Kesatuan sekerja - Mesyuarat perwakilan) [2005] 4 CLJ 148

Yii Hung Siong v. PP
(Road traffic - Licence - Confiscation and suspension - Constitutionality of statute) [2005] 4 CLJ 158

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Res judicata - Application of doctrine - Finality of earlier decision - Respondent architect claiming for balance of professional charges for actual work done under employment contract - Whether validity of appellants' termination of respondent's services considered and determined in previous judgment of Supreme Court - Whether matter clearly res judicata - Whether court bound by order of Supreme Court
Midvalley City Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 101 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Jurisdiction of court - Magistrate's Court - Constitutionality of statute - Whether magistrate has jurisdiction to adjudicate on such matters - Function and duty of magistrate - Subordinate Courts Act 1948 - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 30 - Revisionary power of High Court under s. 323 Criminal Procedure Code
Yii Hung Siong v. PP
(Clement Skinner J) [2005] 4 CLJ 158 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Legislation - Constitutionality of statute - Doctrine of classification - Whether founded on intelligible differentia - Whether arbitrary or reasonable - Whether differentia has rational relation to object sought to be achieved by Legislature - Whether must be presumed that Parliament ‘discriminates' based on adequate grounds - Confiscation and suspension of driving licence pending trial - Causing death by dangerous driving - Whether s. 41(5) Road Transport Act 1987 ultra vires arts. 8(1) and 5(1) Federal Constitution
Yii Hung Siong v. PP
(Clement Skinner J) [2005] 4 CLJ 158 [HC]

CONTRACT

Building contract - Delivery of vacant possession - Whether developer obliged to energize supply of water and electricity into building before handing over vacant possession of building - Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989
Syarikat Kemajuan Perumahan Negara Sdn Bhd v. Lee Cheng & Anor
(Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Tengku Baharudin Shah & James Foong JCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 137 [CA]

Damages - Property - Arrears of rental - Whether there was a concluded contract between parties - Whether evidence showed that respondent suffered loss or injury - Whether computation of damages by trial judge erroneous
Soo Lip Hong v. Tee Kim Huan
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 119 [CA]

Damages - Employment - Respondent architect claiming balance of professional charges for actual work done under employment contract - Principles applicable - Whether trial judge made an entirely erroneous estimate of damages - Whether respondent only entitled to claim a reasonable charge for work done till date of termination - Whether award made by trial judge ought to be set aside
Midvalley City Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 101 [CA]

Employment contract - Termination - Respondent architect claiming balance of professional charges for actual work done under employment contract - Whether validity of appellants' termination of respondent's services considered and determined in previous judgment of Supreme Court - Whether appellants had right to terminate respondent's services - Whether matter clearly res judicata - Whether court bound by order of Supreme Court
Midvalley City Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 101 [CA]

Housing development - Sale and purchase agreement - Sale and purchase agreement subject to the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 - Vacant possession - Whether vacant possession under the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 presupposes the developer's responsibility to energize the supply of water and electricity into the building
Syarikat Kemajuan Perumahan Negara Sdn Bhd v. Lee Cheng & Anor
(Abdul Malek Ahmad PCA, Tengku Baharudin Shah & James Foong JCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 137 [CA]

Sale and purchase of property - Option - Specific performance - Whether a proper and formal contract prepared, concluded and executed - Whether merely a conditional offer and acceptance - Whether terms and conditions remained a matter of conjecture - Whether specific performance ought to be granted
Soo Lip Hong v. Tee Kim Huan
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 119 [CA]

Specific performance - Sale and purchase of property - Option - Whether there was a concluded contract susceptible of being enforced by way of specific performance - Specific Relief Act 1950, s. 21(3)
Soo Lip Hong v. Tee Kim Huan
(Mokhtar Sidin, Mohd Ghazali Yusoff & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 119 [CA]

LABOUR LAW

Employment - Contract of employment - Employer decided not to extend employee's contract - Whether contract a genuine fixed-term contract or a permanent contract - Whether employer had a right to not renew contract - Whether principle in Han Chiang High School/Penang Han Chiang Associated Chinese School Association v. National Union of Teachers in Independent Schools, W. Malaysia & Anor applicable - Whether Industrial Court or High Court had erred in reaching their respective decisions
M Vasagam Muthusamy v. Kesatuan Pekerja-pekerja Resorts World, Pahang & Anor
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Arifin Zakaria & Nik Hashim JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 93 [CA]

PROFESSIONS

Architects - Claim for balance of professional charges - Whether validity of appellants' termination of respondent architect's services considered and determined in previous judgment of Supreme Court - Whether appellants had right to terminate respondent's services - Whether matter clearly res judicata - Whether court bound by order of Supreme Court
Midvalley City Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Akitek Tenggara Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Kadir Sulaiman, Hashim Yusoff & Tengku Baharudin Shah JJCA) [2005] 4 CLJ 101 [CA]

ROAD TRAFFIC

Licence - Confiscation and suspension - Section 41(5) Road Transport Act 1987 - Defendant charged with causing death by dangerous driving under s. 41(1) - Driving licence confiscated and suspended pending trial - Whether s. 41(5) ultra vires arts. 8(1) and 5(1) Federal Constitution
Yii Hung Siong v. PP
(Clement Skinner J) [2005] 4 CLJ 158 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

UNDANG-UNDANG BURUH

Kesatuan sekerja - Mesyuarat perwakilan - Pemilihan pegawai-pegawai - Kehadiran perwakilan yang tidak layak hadir - Sama ada memudaratkan mesyuarat - Sama ada pemilihan tak sah dan batal ab initio - Sama ada pemilihan harus diadakan semula
Union Of Beverage Industry Workers, Federation Of Malaya & Satu Lagi lwn. Syed Shahir Syed Mohamud & Yang Lain Dan Kes-kes Lain
(Raus Sharif H) [2005] 4 CLJ 148 [HC]

CASE OF THE WEEK

Balakrishnan Devaraj v. Patwan Singh Niranjan Singh & Anor

Legal profession - Practice and etiquette - Touting

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