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[2009] 1 LNS 814	TAY CHONG YEW & YEE FONG LIAN v. ONN KIM MUAH	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Judgments and order - Consent order - Respondent agreeing to pay maintenance - Father's obligation subsequently limited to maintaining child until age of eighteen years - Respondent stopped paying maintenance upon child attaining eighteen years - Whether incumbent for respondent to return to Court to explain why he need no longer comply with Order - Whether petitioner had a right to be heard before respondent could stop complying with Order
[2010] 1 LNS 1469	BRUNO GENTIL PEREIRA & ORS v. MENTERI SUMBER MANUSIA MALAYSIA & ANOR	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Certiorari - To quash 1st respondent's decision - Refusal to refer applicants' representation for adjudication - Mixed question of fact and law - Whether Minister erred in refusing to refer applicants' representation for adjudication - Issue of whether applicants had been terminated without just cause or excuse - Whether Minister's refusal to refer representation left issue unresolved - Whether Minister misdirected himself in law and acted in excess of jurisdiction - Whether curial intervention warranted
[2010] 1 LNS 1513	TAN SHEONG KEE v. MAMPU JAYA SDN BHD & ANOR	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal from subordinate court to High Court - Appellant's evidence unchallenged and unrebutted - Whether Sessions Judge right in dismissing appellant's claim - Finding that no cause of action based on defamation could be commenced against 2nd defendant as managing director of 1st defendant - Whether trial judge failed to identify the issue based on parties' pleadings - Whether there was any requirement to mark the defamatory letter when there was admission by the 2nd respondent - Whether Sessions Judge erred in law and fact warranting appellate interference TORT: Defamation - Letter - Justification - Whether contents of letter defamatory of appellant - Whether publication proven - Failure by 2nd respondent to offer evidence - Whether defence of justification could not be considered and deemed abandoned
[2010] 1 LNS 1545	HAJI KAMARUDIN MD NOOR v. POS MALAYSIA BERHAD	LABOUR LAW: Employment - Dismissal - Contract of employment - Whether plaintiff's claim for wrongful dismissal was grounded on an alleged breach of contract - Whether punishment could only be imposed progressively - Whether dismissal could have been imposed pursuant to Clause 37.5 of the Terms and Conditions - Whether plaintiff had already been reprimanded - Whether plaintiff wrongfully dismissed
[2010] LNS 1 1573	PP v. MOHD ISHAK ALIAS	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Prosecution's case - Prima facie case - Whether accused committed act that caused death of deceased - Whether prosecution made out a prima facie case against accused - Whether charge proved beyond all reasonable doubt CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Defences - Intoxication - Bare statement of accused - Whether sufficient to negative intention to kill - Whether accused fully appreciated events that transpired and was in full control of all his actions - Whether accused established intoxication as a defence

CLJ 2012 Volume 7 (Part 3)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Husin Sitorus v. PP
Ramly Ali, Azhar Ma'ah, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA
(Criminal Law; Evidence - Trafficking in 143,915 grams of cannabis - Whether exclusivity of custody and control of drugs established by prosecution - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)) [2012] 7 CLJ 205 [CA]

Ng Kam Wei v. PP
Hasan Lah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Failure of prosecution to call witness - Whether agent provocateur's evidence admissible) [2012] 7 CLJ 220 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Dwitasik Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi
Tee Ah Sing J
(Bankruptcy - Setting aside proof of debt - Receiving and adjudication order - Rescission and annulment - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 66(2)) [2012] 7 CLJ 236 [HC]

Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Shiuh Dong Industries Sdn Bhd
Mohd Zawawi Salleh J
(Revenue Law - Income tax - Whether company entitled for double deduction - Income Tax Act 1967, s. 33(1)(a)(ii)) [2012] 7 CLJ 257 [HC]

Letchumay Palaniappan v. Mahalingam Subramaniam & Anor
Suraya Othman J
(Tort; Damages - Negligence - Personal injury - Contributory negligence - Apportionment of liability - Measure of damages) [2012] 7 CLJ 271 [HC]

PP v. Cang Ceng Transport Co
John Ko Wai Seng JC
(Road Traffic; Criminal Procedure; Words & Phrases - Overloading - Breach of road transport licence condition - Criminal revision - Commercial Vehicles Licencing Board Act 1987, s. 19(4)) [2012] 7 CLJ 292 [HC]

Yong Teng Hing v. Walton International Ltd
Ghazali Yusoff J
(Trade Marks - Registration - Competing applications by applicant and respondent - Whether applicant copied respondent's mark - Trade Marks Act 1976, s. 19(2)) [2012] 7 CLJ 310 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKRUPTCY

Proof of debt - Setting aside proof of debt - Application for - Amount owing not specifically stated in proof of debt - Application to set aside allowed - Whether judgment creditor may refile new proof of debt - Earlier proof of debt set aside on technical ground and not on merits - Whether proof of debt can be refiled
Dwitasik Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi
(Tee Ah Sing J) [2012] 7 CLJ 236 [HC]

Receiving and adjudication order - Rescission and annulment - Director General of Insolvency ('DGI') failing to take into account judgment creditor's proof of debt - Judgment creditor not given notice about hearing of annulment application - Remainder of judgment debtor's assets released by DGI - Whether DGI in breach of statutory duty to judgment creditor - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 66(2)
Dwitasik Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi
(Tee Ah Sing J) [2012] 7 CLJ 236 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 143,915 grams of cannabis - Appeal against conviction - Initial findings of trial judge that no prima facie case of mens rea possession made out against appellant - Trial court relied on statutory presumption of custody and control of impugned drugs - Whether exclusivity of custody and control of drugs established by prosecution - Whether trial judge erred in his decision
Husin Sitorus v. PP
(Ramly Ali, Azhar Ma'ah, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 205 [CA]

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Prosecution's case based on direct trafficking - Whether custody and control must be established - Whether appellant raised reasonable doubt on prosecution's case
Ng Kam Wei v. PP
(Hasan Lah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 220 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Prosecution's case based on direct trafficking - Whether appellant had knowledge, custody and control of box containing drugs - Whether trial judge properly evaluated and appreciated defence - Whether appellant raised reasonable doubt on prosecution's case
Ng Kam Wei v. PP
(Hasan Lah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 220 [CA]

Prosecution - Authorisation to prosecute - Failure of Road Transport Department to obtain written appointment under s. 376(3A) Criminal Procedure Code by public prosecutor - Whether prosecution of respondent a nullity and void ab initio - Federal Constitution, art. 145(3) - Rajendran M Gurusamy v. PP
PP v. Cang Ceng Transport Co
(John Ko Wai Seng JC) [2012] 7 CLJ 292 [HC]

Revision - Criminal revision - Road traffic - Driver and owner of motor lorry separately charged with overloading offence - Magistrate acquitting owner on grounds of double jeopardy after convicting driver of offence - Whether decision legally flawed - Whether open to revision - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 323 & 325
PP v. Cang Ceng Transport Co
(John Ko Wai Seng JC) [2012] 7 CLJ 292 [HC]

DAMAGES

Measure of damages - Personal injuries - Road accident - Amputation of lower limbs - Nursing care - Liability and quantum
Letchumay Palaniappan v. Mahalingam Subramaniam & Anor
(Suraya Othman J) [2012] 7 CLJ 271 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Adverse inference - Failure of prosecution to call witness - Whether material witness - Whether witness offered to defence - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)
Ng Kam Wei v. PP
(Hasan Lah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 220 [CA]

Adverse inference - Failure to call witness - Whether causing grave injustice to appellant - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g)
Husin Sitorus v. PP
(Ramly Ali, Azhar Ma'ah, Syed Ahmad Helmy JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 205 [CA]

Agent provocateur - Corroboration - Whether evidence must be corroborated - Whether credible witness - Whether consistent in testimony - Whether agent provocateur's evidence admissible
Ng Kam Wei v. PP
(Hasan Lah, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Azhar Ma'ah JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 220 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Income tax - Special Commissioners of Income Tax ('SCIT') - Deciding Order of SCIT - Appeal against - Whether company entitled to double deduction - Whether company an 'importer' - Whether interest expenditure incurred by company was for production of gross income from existing source - Whether deductible under s. 33(1)(a)(ii) Income Tax Act 1967 - Whether there were circumstances prevailing warranting court to disturb findings of SCIT
Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri v. Shiuh Dong Industries Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh J) [2012] 7 CLJ 257 [HC]

ROAD TRAFFIC

Overloading - Carrying on lorry load in excess of permitted weight - Respondent as owner of lorry charged for offence under s. 19(1)(b)(vi) read with s. 19(4) Commercial Vehicles Licencing Board Act 1987 - Breach of road transport licence condition - Driver of lorry also charged on same facts for same offence and fined RM1,500 - Decision by Magistrate to discharge and acquit respondent - Prosecution's application for revision of Magistrate's decision - Whether charge against respondent amounts to double jeopardy - Whether respondent a legal entity to be sued or prosecuted - Whether charge framed against respondent is void in law
PP v. Cang Ceng Transport Co
(John Ko Wai Seng JC) [2012] 7 CLJ 292 [HC]

TORT

Negligence - Personal injury - Appeal against - Finding of fact by trial judge - Heavy reliance on interested witness - Whether witness a "manufactured or fabricated witness" - Whether finding of facts flawed
Letchumay Palaniappan v. Mahalingam Subramaniam & Anor
(Suraya Othman J) [2012] 7 CLJ 271 [HC]

Negligence - Personal injury - Contributory negligence - Whether plaintiff exposed herself to unnecessary risks - Whether plaintiff substantially negligent - Whether plaintiff's version of accident commensurate with injuries - Apportionment of liability
Letchumay Palaniappan v. Mahalingam Subramaniam & Anor
(Suraya Othman J) [2012] 7 CLJ 271 [HC]

TRADE MARKS

Registration - Application for - Registration of trade marks - Competing applications by applicant and respondent - Determination of common law and rightful proprietor of trade mark - Factors to consider - Evaluation of evidence - Whether respondent's application earlier than applicant's application - Whether respondent had acquired wide reputation with the mark in Malaysia and overseas - Whether applicant copied respondent's mark - Whether registration of applicant's mark would lead to confusion in public mind - Whether applicant could claim proprietorship over foreign trader's trade mark - Whether application for registration disallowed - Trade Marks Act 1976, s. 19(2)
Yong Teng Hing v. Walton International Ltd
(Ghazali Yusoff J) [2012] 7 CLJ 310 [HC]

WORDS & PHRASES

"or" - Commercial Vehicles Licencing Board Act 1987, s. 19(4) - Wording of - Whether the word "or" in the sentence 'the holder of the licence or any other person who causes or permits the vehicle to be used' can be read as an "and" to make both parties liable
PP v. Cang Ceng Transport Co
(John Ko Wai Seng JC) [2012] 7 CLJ 292 [HC]

CLJ 2012 Volume 7 (Part 4)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Chua Seng Sam Realty Sdn Bhd v. Say Chong Sdn Bhd & Ors And Other Appeals
Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA
(Tort; Evidence; Civil Procedure - Negligence - Breach of duty - Causation - Development of adjoining property) [2012] 7 CLJ 337 [CA]

Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia v. Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd
Abdul Malik Ishak, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Balia Yusof Wahi JJCA
(Revenue Law - Income Tax - Double taxation - Non-resident companies without permanent establishment in Malaysia) [2012] 7 CLJ 351 [CA]

PP v. Maulana Hasbi
KN Segara, Azhar Ma'ah, Azahar Mohamed JJCA
(Criminal Law - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 4,832 grams of cannabis - Accused convicted on lesser charge of possession) [2012] 7 CLJ 361 [CA]

PP lwn. Mohamad Tawakal
Ramly Ali, Azhar Maah, Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim HHMR
(Prosedur Jenayah - Hukuman - Rayuan terhadap - Sama ada hukuman-hukuman sepatutnya dijalankan secara berasingan (consecutive) dan bukan serentak (concurrent)) [2012] 7 CLJ 372 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Syarikat-Syarikat Pembuatan Keluaran Getah lwn. Menteri Sumber Manusia & Satu Lagi
Zawawi Salleh H
(Undang-undang Pentadbiran; Undang-undang Buruh - Perhubungan perusahaan - Pengiktirafan - Tuntutan pengiktirafan kesatuan sekerja) [2012] 7 CLJ 385 [HC]

Khiudin Mohd & Anor v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd & Another Case
Rohana Yusuf J
(Administrative Law; Company Law - Judicial Review - Application for - Applicants penalised for breach of listing requirements - Powers of Bursa Malaysia) [2012] 7 CLJ 407 [HC]

Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd v. Mazlan Ali
David Wong Dak Wah J
(Civil Procedure - Action - Mediation of dispute - Enforcement of mediation agreement) [2012] 7 CLJ 431 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Judicial review - Application for - Applicants penalised for breach of listing requirements - Powers of Bursa Malaysia - Whether applicants accorded right to be heard - Whether allowed opportunity for oral hearing - Whether penalties by Bursa excessive, unreasonable and unprecedented - Whether penalties to run until breaches remedied or ceased upon resignation of applicants
Khiudin Mohd & Anor v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd & Another Case
(Rohana Yusuf J) [2012] 7 CLJ 407 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Action - Dismissal - Dismissal of counter-claim due to non-appearance of claimant
Chua Seng Sam Realty Sdn Bhd v. Say Chong Sdn Bhd & Ors And Other Appeals
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 337 [CA]

Action - Mediation of dispute - Enforcement of mediation agreement - Whether there was mediation session conducted - Whether parties under misapprehension - Whether withdrawal of one party warranted termination of mediation session - Whether withdrawal pointed to absence of consensus between parties - Whether there was binding agreement between parties at conclusion of mediation session
Sabah Forest Industries Sdn Bhd v. Mazlan Ali
(David Wong Dak Wah J) [2012] 7 CLJ 431 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Accounts - Whether duty to ensure accuracy of financial statements rested with director - Whether applicants discharged duty - Whether failure to discharge obligations under listing requirements amounted to breach - Companies Act 1965, s. 167
Khiudin Mohd & Anor v. Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd & Another Case
(Rohana Yusuf J) [2012] 7 CLJ 407 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 4,832 grams of cannabis - Accused convicted for lesser charge of possession after called to enter defence for charge of trafficking - Whether trial judge erred in convicting for lesser offence - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 2, 6 & 39A(2)
PP v. Maulana Hasbi
(KN Segara, Azhar Ma'ah, Azahar Mohamed JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 361 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Expert evidence - Conflict of evidence - Experts giving conflicting evidence on cause of collapse of retaining wall and landslides - Credibility and evidence of plaintiffs' expert witness in doubt - Court to examine scientific grounds and facts relied on by experts - Whether inferences drawn from findings are sound
Chua Seng Sam Realty Sdn Bhd v. Say Chong Sdn Bhd & Ors And Other Appeals
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 337 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Income Tax - Double taxation - Non-resident companies without permanent establishment in Malaysia - Whether protected by article IV of Double Taxation Agreement - Whether relieved from taxation - Whether provisions of avoidance of double-tax treaties takes precedence over Income Tax Act 1967
Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia v. Alam Maritim (M) Sdn Bhd
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Balia Yusof Wahi JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 351 [CA]

TORT

Negligence - Breach of duty - Whether proved - Actions taken by defendants in developing adjoining property - Whether collapse of retaining wall and landslides due to defendants' negligence - Whether defendants' act was effective cause of damage - But for test - Failure to establish causative link
Chua Seng Sam Realty Sdn Bhd v. Say Chong Sdn Bhd & Ors And Other Appeals
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 337 [CA]

Negligence - Causation - Whether proved - Development of adjoining property - Whether collapse of retaining wall and landslides due to defendants' negligence - Whether defendant's act was effective cause of damage - But for test - Failure to establish causative link
Chua Seng Sam Realty Sdn Bhd v. Say Chong Sdn Bhd & Ors And Other Appeals
(Zaleha Zahari, Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Linton Albert JJCA) [2012] 7 CLJ 337 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Hukuman - Rayuan terhadap - Orang Kena Tuduh (OKT) dikenakan hukuman penjara 20 tahun bagi kesalahan di bawah s. 304(a) Kanun Keseksaan dan hukuman penjara 15 tahun 6 sebatan bagi kesalahan di bawah s. 376(1) Kanun Keseksaan - Sama ada hukuman-hukuman sepatutnya dijalankan secara berasingan (consecutive) dan bukan serentak (concurrent) - Sama ada kedua-dua kesalahan bukan satu transaksi - Sama ada kepentingan awam mengatasi kepentingan peribadi OKT - Faktor-faktor mitigasi - Sama ada mencukupi untuk menyelamatkan OKT daripada dihukum secara berasingan
PP lwn. Mohamad Tawakal
(Ramly Ali, Azhar Maah, Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahim HHMR) [2012] 7 CLJ 372 [CA]

UNDANG-UNDANG BURUH

Perhubungan perusahaan - Pengiktirafan - Tuntutan pengiktirafan kesatuan sekerja - Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-Pekerja Syarikat -Syarikat Pembuat Keluaran Getah - Responden pertama membuat keputusan agar responden kedua tidak memberi pengiktirafan kepada pemohon- Sama ada responden pertama melanggar prinsip keadilan asasi dan prosedur - Sama ada responden kedua termasuk di bawah skop keanggotaan pemohon - Sama ada keputusan responden pertama tidak konsisten, tidak berasas dan tidak munasabah - Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, s. 9 - Kaedah-kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 53 k. 3
Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Syarikat-Syarikat Pembuatan Keluaran Getah lwn. Menteri Sumber Manusia & Satu Lagi
(Zawawi Salleh H) [2012] 7 CLJ 385 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN

Remedi - Certiorari - Perintah Menteri - Sama ada patut dibatalkan - Tuntutan pengiktirafan kesatuan sekerja - Responden pertama membuat keputusan agar responden kedua tidak memberi pengiktirafan kepada pemohon - Sama ada responden pertama melanggar prinsip keadilan asasi dan prosedur - Sama ada responden kedua termasuk di bawah skop keanggotaan pemohon - Sama ada keputusan responden pertama tidak konsisten, tidak berasas dan tidak munasabah - Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967, s. 9 - Kaedah-kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 53 k. 3
Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja-pekerja Syarikat-Syarikat Pembuatan Keluaran Getah lwn. Menteri Sumber Manusia & Satu Lagi
(Zawawi Salleh H) [2012] 7 CLJ 385 [HC]

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