CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2011, Vol 41
21 October 2011
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Principal Acts
NUMBER TITLE
DATE COMING INTO FORCE
REPEALING
ACT 728 Malaysian Quarantine And Inspection Services Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil - ACT 729 National Sports Institute Act 2011 16 September 2011 [PU(B) 503/2011] - Nil - ACT 730 Trade Descriptions Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil - ACT 731 Money Services Business Act 2011 Not Yet In Force - Nil - ACT 732 National Wages Consultative Council Act 2011 23 September 2011 [PU(B) 507/2011] - Nil - Amending Acts
NUMBER TITLE
DATE COMING INTO FORCE
PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO
ACT A1403 Securities Commission (Amendment) Act 2011 3 October 2011 [PU(B) 517/2011] ACT 498 ACT A1404 Valuers, Appraisers And Estate Agents (Amendment) Act 2011 Not Yet In Force ACT 242 ACT A1405 International Organizations (Privileges And Immunities) (Amendment) Act 2011 Not Yet In Force ACT 485 ACT A1406 Capital Markets And Services (Amendment) Act 2011 3 October 2011 [PU(B) 518/2011] ACT 671 ACT A1407 Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia (Amendment) Act 2011 Not Yet In Force ACT 520 PU(A)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO
PU(A) 340/2011 Customs (Values) (Crude Petroleum Oil) (No 20) Order 2011
6 October 2011 ACT 235 PU(A) 341/2011 Factories And Machinery (Exemption To Titan Petchem (M) Sdn Bhd, Pasir Gudang, Johor) (Bd And Ocu Plants-Package 1) Order 2011
6 October 2011 ACT 139 PU(A) 342/2011 Local Speed Limit (Federal Roads) (West Malaysia) (Amendment) (No 2) Order 2011
7 October 2011 ACT 333 PU(A) 343/2011 Customs (Values) (Palm Oil) (No 41) Order 2011
10 October 2011 ACT 235 PU(A) 344/2011 Factories And Machinery (Exemption To Sultan Azlan Shah Power Plant, Manjung, Perak) Order 2011
10 October 2011 ACT 139 PU(B)
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL / AMENDING ACT NO
PU(B) 517/2011 Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation
3 October 2011 ACT A1403 PU(B) 518/2011 Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation
3 October 2011 ACT A1406 PU(B) 519/2011 Notice Under Subsection 70(2)
3 October 2011 ACT 333 PU(B) 520/2011 Appointment Of Lock-Up To Be A Place Of Confinement
4 October 2011 ACT 537 PU(B) 521/2011 Notification Under Subsection 76(1)
5 October 2011 ACT 166 PU(B) 522/2011 Revocation Of General Insurance Licence
5 October 2011 ACT 553 Latest Bills
NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE PRINCIPAL ACT NO
DR 25/2011 Kampong Bharu Development Corporation Bill 2011 - - DR 26/2011 Postal Services Bill 2011 - - DR 27/2011 Restricted Residence (Repeal) Bill 2011 - ACT 377 DR 28/2011 Banishment (Repeal) Bill 2011 - ACT 79 DR 29/2011 Supply Bill 2012 - - DR 30/2011 Finance (No 2) Bill 2012 - -
a) Legal Network Series Articles
1. Understanding Why Lawyers Resist Mediation* [Read
excerpt]
By Prof Don Peters**
2. Equity & Trust Law Applications In Malaysia, UK And US - In Tandem Or Apart? [Read
excerpt]
By Guru Dhillon*, Dr Noor Mohammed**, Ng Yin Miin***
CITATION TITLE SUBJECT [2007] 1 LNS 695 [HC] Teck Guan Trading (Sabah) Sdn Bhd v. Nissan Motor Co Ltd & Ors CIVIL PROCEDURE:
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Documents - Privileged document - Letter written by solicitors to 1st defendant listed in 2nd defendant's list of documents - Whether 1st defendant waived privilege - Whether express consent necessary
[2009] 1 LNS 791 [HC] Apoview Wood Products Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) v. Yayasan Bumiputra Sabah & Anor COMPANIES AND CORPORATIONS: Receivership - Winding up, effect of - Whether Receiver and Manager ceased to be agent and lost right to maintain action - Distinction between in rem powers and personal powers of Receiver and Manager after liquidator appointed - Claim for conversion of machineries - Plaintiff obtaining a judgment ordering damages to be assessed instead of return of machineries - Whether Receiver and Manager retained possessory rights over machineries in the form of a judgment and could pursue claim
[2009] 1 LNS 798 [HC] CH Sons Development Sdn Bhd v. Kudat Properties Sdn Bhd ARBITRATION: Arbitrator - Jurisdiction - Appeal by plaintiff against interlocutory decision of arbitrator - Amendments to defendant's points of claim allowed together with report on plaintiff's accounts - Whether arbitrator erred in departing from agreed issues set out in the letter of appointment and exceeded his jurisdiction
[2009] 1 LNS 1747 [HC] PP v. Mok Chen Loon CRIMINAL LAW:
CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 689.8g methamphetamine - Identity of substance - Integrity of chemist's analysis - Whether ephedrine could have been mistaken for methamphetamine - Sufficiency of chemist's evidence
CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 689.8g methamphetamine - Evidence - Failure to call material witnesses - Customs officer - Accused's girlfriend - Bag checked-in by accused, whether belonged to girlfriend - Flight manifest -Discretion of public prosecutor -Whether any gap in prosecution's case - Whether gave rise to adverse inference under s. 114(g) Evidence Act 1950
[2010] 1 LNS 602 [HC] PP v. Daurin Murah CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Sections 300 & 302 - Murder - Whether there was credible evidence proving each ingredient of the offence - Defence of misfortune - Credibility of accused as a witness - Whether a reasonable doubt raised against prosecution's case
COURT
COURT APPEAL
Advance Synergy Capital Sdn Bhd v. The Minister Of Finance, Malaysia & Anor
Low Hop Bing, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA
(Administrative Law; Civil Procedure - Judicial review - Intervention - Leave to intervene - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 53 r. 8(1)) [2011] 7 CLJ 557 [CA]Loh Kah Loon v. PP
Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop, Sulaiman Daud JJCA
(Criminal Law - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against) [2011] 7 CLJ 571 [CA]Manian Kandasamy v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Raub & Anor
Zaleha Zahari, Kang Hwee Gee, Azhar Ma'ah JJC
(Land Law; Succession - Private caveat - Cancellation of - Sale of land - Administration - Validity of) [2011] 7 CLJ 583 [CA]HIGH COURT
CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd v. LCL Corporation Bhd & Anor
Mohd Zawawi Salleh J
(Banking - Banks and banking business - Islamic banking - Bai Bithaman Ajil Facility) [2011] 7 CLJ 594 [HC]Khalid Mat v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
Aziah Ali J
(Administrative Law; Public Servants - Judicial review - Certiorari - Dismissal for misconduct - Disciplinary action) [2011] 7 CLJ 613 [HC]Lau Choo Seng v. Chong Wei Kee & Anor
Hanipah Farikullah JC
(Tort; Limitation - Professional negligence - Action - Damages - Whether time barred) [2011] 7 CLJ 627 [HC]Lim Pang Cheong lwn. Tan Sri Dato' Dr Rozali Ismail & Yang Lain
Rosilah Yop PK
(Kontrak; Keterangan - Gantirugi - Tuntutan - Keterangan dokumen - Kebolehterimaan) [2011] 7 CLJ 645 [HC]PP v. Khairuddin Ismail
Abang Iskandar JC
(Criminal Law; Evidence - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Trafficking - Adverse inference - Failure to call material witnesses - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)) [2011] 7 CLJ 662 [HC]SUBJECT INDEX
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
Judicial review - Certiorari - Dismissal for misconduct - Application to quash 1st respondent's decision - Dismissed for misconduct - Whether action taken under wrong legislation - Letter of notification of disciplinary punishment - Whether defective - Whether it was signed by member of 1st respondent - Applicant's request for statements recorded by witness to make his representation - Whether 1st respondent under obligation to comply with request - Whether absence of oral hearing meant denial of natural justice - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993
Khalid Mat v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
(Aziah Ali J) [2011] 7 CLJ 613 [HC]Judicial review - Judicial review proceedings - Intervention - Appeal against - Whether High Court correct in granting second respondent leave to intervene at leave stage of application for judicial review - Whether second respondent had direct interest in outcome of judicial review application for leave at threshold stage - Whether judge demonstrated proper exercise of discretion under O. 53 r. 8(1) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether appellate interference warranted
Advance Synergy Capital Sdn Bhd v. The Minister Of Finance, Malaysia & Anor
(Low Hop Bing, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 557 [CA]BANKING
Banks and banking business - Islamic banking - Summary judgment application for amount owed under Bai Bithaman Ajil Facility - Triable issues - Whether raised - Rules of High Court 1980, O. 14
CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd v. LCL Corporation Bhd & Anor
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2011] 7 CLJ 594 [HC]CIVIL PROCEDURE
Intervention - Judicial review proceedings - Appeal against - Whether High Court correct in granting second respondent leave to intervene at leave stage of application for judicial review - Whether second respondent had direct interest in outcome of judicial review application for leave at threshold stage - Whether judge demonstrated proper exercise of discretion under O. 53 r. 8(1) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether appellate interference warranted
Advance Synergy Capital Sdn Bhd v. The Minister Of Finance, Malaysia & Anor
(Low Hop Bing, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 557 [CA]Parties - Intervention - Appeal against - Whether High Court correct in granting second respondent leave to intervene at leave stage of application for judicial review - Whether second respondent had direct interest in outcome of judicial review application for leave at threshold stage - Whether judge demonstrated proper exercise of discretion under O. 53 r. 8(1) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether appellate interference warranted
Advance Synergy Capital Sdn Bhd v. The Minister Of Finance, Malaysia & Anor
(Low Hop Bing, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 557 [CA]CRIMINAL LAW
Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking - Accused arrested while escaping from house where drugs were found - Whether accused had care and management of house - Failure of prosecution to prove accused had control and custody of drugs - Presumptive provisions of possession under s. 37(d) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Whether could be invoked - Whether accused acquitted and discharged
PP v. Khairuddin Ismail
(Abang Iskandar JC) [2011] 7 CLJ 662 [HC]Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against - Doubt as to identity of drug exhibits - Difference in weight of drug exhibits - Material discrepancy - Whether there was break in chain of evidence in handling the drug exhibits - Whether judicial commissioner correct in convicting appellant for offence of trafficking - Whether appellant's appeal devoid of merit
Loh Kah Loon v. PP
(Hasan Lah, Ahmad Maarop, Sulaiman Daud JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 571 [CA]EVIDENCE
Adverse inference - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g) - Failure to call material witnesses - Whether adverse inference to be taken against prosecution
PP v. Khairuddin Ismail
(Abang Iskandar JC) [2011] 7 CLJ 662 [HC]LAND LAW
Caveats - Private caveat - Cancellation of - Appeal against - Court's power to extend caveat - Whether only exercisable where caveat still 'alive' - National Land Code, s. 326(2) - Whether National Land Code gives court power to revive/continue a cancelled private caveat - National Land Code, s. 329(2) - Operation of - Whether breached - Whether appellant precluded from entering a private caveat against land
Manian Kandasamy v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Raub & Anor
(Zaleha Zahari, Kang Hwee Gee, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 583 [CA]Sale of land - Validity of - Transaction between beneficiary in estate of deceased and appellant - Whether conferred upon appellant caveatable interest - Whether beneficiary had no interest or property in personal estate of deceased person until administration and distribution complete - Whether transaction invalid and of no legal effect
Manian Kandasamy v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Raub & Anor
(Zaleha Zahari, Kang Hwee Gee, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 583 [CA]LIMITATION
Action - Damages - Claim for - Whether time barred - Plaintiff took six years to initiate action - Whether plaintiff estopped and barred by laches from asserting his rights - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6(1)(a)
Lau Choo Seng v. Chong Wei Kee & Anor
(Hanipah Farikullah JC) [2011] 7 CLJ 627 [HC]PUBLIC SERVANTS
Disciplinary action - Procedure - Dismissal for misconduct - Whether disciplinary action taken under wrong legislation - Letter of notification of disciplinary punishment - Whether defective - Whether it was signed by member of 1st respondent - Applicant's request for statements recorded by witness to make his representation - Whether 1st respondent under obligation to comply with request - Whether absence of oral hearing meant denial of natural justice - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993
Khalid Mat v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
(Aziah Ali J) [2011] 7 CLJ 613 [HC]Dismissal - Dismissal of police officer - Disciplinary proceedings - Whether oral hearing should have been given - Whether right to be heard denied - Statement of witnesses not supplied - Whether 1st respondent under obligation to comply with request - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993
Khalid Mat v. Suruhanjaya Pasukan Polis Diraja Malaysia & Ors
(Aziah Ali J) [2011] 7 CLJ 613 [HC]SUCCESSION
Administration - Sale of land - Validity of - Transaction between beneficiary in estate of deceased and appellant - Whether conferred upon appellant caveatable interest - Whether beneficiary had no interest or property in personal estate of deceased person until administration and distribution complete - Whether transaction invalid and of no legal effect
Manian Kandasamy v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Raub & Anor
(Zaleha Zahari, Kang Hwee Gee, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2011] 7 CLJ 583 [CA]TORT
Negligence - Professional negligence - Whether second defendant law firm negligent as stakeholder - Sale and purchase agreement for shares - Whether second defendant duty-bound to release share certificates and transfer forms to purchaser only after full purchase price paid - Whether purchaser able to prove full purchase price paid - Whether purchaser's suit barred by limitation and laches - Whether there was duplicity of proceedings
Lau Choo Seng v. Chong Wei Kee & Anor
(Hanipah Farikullah JC) [2011] 7 CLJ 627 [HC]INDEKS PERKARA
KETERANGAN
Keterangan dokumen - Kebolehterimaan - Kandungan Short Message Service (SMS) - Sama ada kandungan SMS yang diperolehi dari telefon bimbit dan P34 termasuk dalam definasi 'komputer' - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 3 - Sama ada boleh digunakan sebagai keterangan mengikut peruntukan s. 90A Akta Keterangan 1950 - Sama ada s. 90A(1) Akta Keterangan 1950 terpakai dan dipatuhi
Lim Pang Cheong lwn. Tan Sri Dato' Dr Rozali Ismail & Yang Lain
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2011] 7 CLJ 645 [HC]KONTRAK
Gantirugi - Tuntutan - Bayaran upah - Dakwaan pecah kontrak - Sama ada terdapat perjanjian lisan antara plaintif dan defendan-defendan dengan syarat perjanjian untuk bayaran upah - Sama ada plaintif berhak pada bayaran upah - Sama ada defendan-defendan melanggar perjanjian - Sama ada plaintif berjaya membuktikan kesnya atas imbangan kebarangkalian terhadap defendan-defendan
Lim Pang Cheong lwn. Tan Sri Dato' Dr Rozali Ismail & Yang Lain
(Rosilah Yop PK) [2011] 7 CLJ 645 [HC]
CASE OF THE WEEK
ARMUGAM LETCHUMANAN v. TENAGA NASIONAL BHD
LAND LAW: Alienation - Occupation in expectation of title - Plaintiff occupying land in FELDA scheme - Claim against defendant for trespass before issuance of title - Whether plaintiff's occupation only in expectation of title - Whether Felda could revoke authority to occupy before issuance of title - Whether land yet to be alienated
LAND LAW: Trespass - Wrongful entry - Installation of pylon and cables - Cutting down trees - Land part of FELDA settlement - Electricity Act 1949, s. 52 - Whether complied with - Whether defendant duly authorised by Land Office to enter land to carry out installation - Whether plaintiff adequately compensated
PUBLIC UTILITIES: Electricity - Installation of pylon and cables - Right to enter land - Land part of FELDA settlement - Trespass - Electricity Act 1949, s. 52 - Whether complied with - Whether defendant duly authorised by land office to enter land to carry out installation - Whether plaintiff adequately compensated
TORT: Trespass to land - Installation of pylon and cables - Cutting down trees - Authorisation given to defendant to carry out work on plaintiff's land - Land part of FELDA settlement - Electricity Act 1949, s. 52 - Whether plaintiff adequately compensated
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