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CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2010, Vol 47

3 December 2010

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New This Week	1. Legislation Highlights
	2. Articles
	a) Legal Network Series Articles
	3. Latest Cases
	a) Legal Network Series
	b) CLJ Volume 9 (Part 1) 2010

1. Legislation Highlights

Principal Acts

NUMBER TITLE DATE COMING INTO FORCE
REPEALING

ACT 712 Competition Act 2010 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 713 Competition Commission Act 2010 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 714 Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat Act 2010 3 June 2010 [PU(B) 262/2010] - Nil -

ACT 715 Land Public Transport Act 2010 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

ACT 716 Wildlife Conservation Act 2010 Not Yet In Force - Nil -

2. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Articles

1. A Matter Of Style? The Form Of Judgments In Common Law Jurisdictions: A Comparison ^{[Read
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By The RT Hon Lady Justice Arden DBE*

3. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

CITATION TITLE SUBJECT

[2009] 1 LNS 107 [HC] Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad v. Far Eastern Plastic Products Sdn Bhd & Lagi

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Affidavits - Defective affidavit - Three pages missing from affidavit - Application to file corrective affidavit - Whether amounts to new evidence sought to be introduced at appeal - Order. 56 r. 3 RHC

EVIDENCE: Affidavits - Defects in affidavits - Three pages missing from affidavit - Application to file corrective affidavit - Whether amounts to new evidence sought to be introduced at appeal - Order. 56 r. 3 RHC

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Appeal against judgment in favour of plaintiff - Whether triable issues raised by defendant

[2009] 1 LNS 140 [HC] Kota Bharu Securities Sdn Bhd v. Ong Eng Taik

SECURITIES: Margin account - Plaintiff claiming for amount outstanding in margin account - Whether plaintiff entitled to liquidate defendant's account to regularise margin position - Whether plaintiff under duty to recall the facility granted and to terminate the margin agreement

CONTRACT: Contractual terms - Obligations of parties under contract - Margin Trading Facility Agreement - Whether plaintiff entitled to liquidate defendant's account to regularize margin position - Whether plaintiff under duty to recall the facility granted and to terminate the margin agreement

[2009] 1 LNS 151 [HC] Chye Hup Heng Sdn Bhd v. Antara Steel Mills Sdn Bhd; Lim Kay Meng, Additional Defendant In Counterclaim

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Counterclaim - Appeal against striking out of counterclaim - Plaintiff had obtained summary judgment against defendant - Same issues raised in counterclaim as in summary judgment - Whether summary judgment prejudiced counterclaim - RHC 1980 O. 14, O. 18 r. 19

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Parties - Company - Allegation of conspiracy by company - Whether necessary to name alleged conspirator in company

[2009] 1 LNS 152 [HC] Ong Thuan Ming v. VTI Vintage Berhad & Ors

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Injunction - Interlocutory mandatory injunction - Plaintiff seeking to restrain 3^rd defendant from utilizing banking facility and to compel the defendants to maintain proper utilization of hire purchase facilities for which he had stood as guarantor - Principles to be applied

[2009] 1 LNS 159 [HC] PP v. Chong Vui Hyen

CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B (1)(a) - Trafficking in a dangerous drug - Whether mere possession attracts presumption of trafficking

EVIDENCE: Exhibit - Identity of exhibits - Weakness in record keeping and alteration of entry in record book of drugs kept at police station store - Whether identity of drugs in doubt

EVIDENCE: Expert evidence - Chemist as witness - Chemist no formal training in analyzing drugs, only on 'the' job training - Whether chemist a competent witness

EVIDENCE: Expert evidence - Analysis of dangerous drugs - Chemist analyzed only 1.3 gm of the total amount of 222 gm of powder handed to him - Whether amount analysed was sufficient

EVIDENCE: Presumption - Drug trafficking - Whether presumption of trafficking may be invoked upon mere possession

CITATION	TITLE	SUBJECT
[2009] 1 LNS 107 [HC]	Bumiputra-Commerce Bank Berhad v. Far Eastern Plastic Products Sdn Bhd & Lagi	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Affidavits - Defective affidavit - Three pages missing from affidavit - Application to file corrective affidavit - Whether amounts to new evidence sought to be introduced at appeal - Order. 56 r. 3 RHC EVIDENCE: Affidavits - Defects in affidavits - Three pages missing from affidavit - Application to file corrective affidavit - Whether amounts to new evidence sought to be introduced at appeal - Order. 56 r. 3 RHC CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Appeal against judgment in favour of plaintiff - Whether triable issues raised by defendant
[2009] 1 LNS 140 [HC]	Kota Bharu Securities Sdn Bhd v. Ong Eng Taik	SECURITIES: Margin account - Plaintiff claiming for amount outstanding in margin account - Whether plaintiff entitled to liquidate defendant's account to regularise margin position - Whether plaintiff under duty to recall the facility granted and to terminate the margin agreement CONTRACT: Contractual terms - Obligations of parties under contract - Margin Trading Facility Agreement - Whether plaintiff entitled to liquidate defendant's account to regularize margin position - Whether plaintiff under duty to recall the facility granted and to terminate the margin agreement
[2009] 1 LNS 151 [HC]	Chye Hup Heng Sdn Bhd v. Antara Steel Mills Sdn Bhd; Lim Kay Meng, Additional Defendant In Counterclaim	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Counterclaim - Appeal against striking out of counterclaim - Plaintiff had obtained summary judgment against defendant - Same issues raised in counterclaim as in summary judgment - Whether summary judgment prejudiced counterclaim - RHC 1980 O. 14, O. 18 r. 19 CIVIL PROCEDURE: Parties - Company - Allegation of conspiracy by company - Whether necessary to name alleged conspirator in company
[2009] 1 LNS 152 [HC]	Ong Thuan Ming v. VTI Vintage Berhad & Ors	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Injunction - Interlocutory mandatory injunction - Plaintiff seeking to restrain 3^rd defendant from utilizing banking facility and to compel the defendants to maintain proper utilization of hire purchase facilities for which he had stood as guarantor - Principles to be applied
[2009] 1 LNS 159 [HC]	PP v. Chong Vui Hyen	CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B (1)(a) - Trafficking in a dangerous drug - Whether mere possession attracts presumption of trafficking EVIDENCE: Exhibit - Identity of exhibits - Weakness in record keeping and alteration of entry in record book of drugs kept at police station store - Whether identity of drugs in doubt EVIDENCE: Expert evidence - Chemist as witness - Chemist no formal training in analyzing drugs, only on 'the' job training - Whether chemist a competent witness EVIDENCE: Expert evidence - Analysis of dangerous drugs - Chemist analyzed only 1.3 gm of the total amount of 222 gm of powder handed to him - Whether amount analysed was sufficient EVIDENCE: Presumption - Drug trafficking - Whether presumption of trafficking may be invoked upon mere possession

b. CLJ Volume 9 (Part 1) 2010

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

PP v. Mohd Azam Basiron & Anor
(Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder) [2010] 9 CLJ 1

Puncak Permata Sdn Bhd v. Tham Weng Hong & Anor
(Civil procedure - Parties - Intervention) [2010] 9 CLJ 19

Zulazri Salleh lwn. PP
(Undang-undang jenayah - Pembunuhan - Hukuman mati) [2010] 9 CLJ 27

HIGH COURT

Empayar Canggih Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Malaysia & Anor
(Administrative law - Exercise of judicial functions - Judicial Review) [2010] 9 CLJ 46

Hong Leong Finance Bhd v. Laysa View Sdn Bhd
(Land law - Charge - Order for sale) [2010] 9 CLJ 55

Mohd Yusof Mohd Ali lwn. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri & Yang Lain
(Prosedur jenayah - Tahanan pencegahan - Habeas corpus) [2010] 9 CLJ 65

Prima Nova Sdn Bhd v. Affin Bank Bhd
(Banking - Banker and customer - Contractual relationship) [2010] 9 CLJ 75

Yuvarani w/o Ravindra v. Percetakan Kum Sdn Bhd & Ors And Another Case
(Defamation - Libel - Damages) [2010] 9 CLJ 95

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Exercise of judicial functions - Judicial Review - Exercise of investigative function by public decision-maker - Allegation of unlawful seizure of machinery under Optical Discs Act 2000 - Whether courts should interfere - Whether jurisdictional error, error of law or manifest unreasonableness within statutory context proven
Empayar Canggih Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Malaysia & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2010] 9 CLJ 46 [HC]

Exercise of judicial functions - Judicial Review - Merits of decision, inquiry into - Whether High Court exercises appellate function during judicial review - Whether High Court can inquire into merits of decision
Empayar Canggih Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Malaysia & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2010] 9 CLJ 46 [HC]

Judicial review - Remedies - Damages - Whether damages ought to be claimed under civil action and not judicial review - Claim for damages for breach of provisions of Optical Discs Act 2000 - Provision contained in Act for claiming damages through civil action - Whether damages can nevertheless be claimed during judicial review
Empayar Canggih Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Malaysia & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2010] 9 CLJ 46 [HC]

BANKING

Banker and customer - Contractual relationship - Contractual effect of Rules and Regulations Governing Operation of Current Account - Contractual provisions pertaining stolen and forged cheques - Whether bank protected against liability in honouring stolen and forged cheques
Prima Nova Sdn Bhd v. Affin Bank Bhd
(Tee Ah Sing J) [2010] 9 CLJ 75 [HC]

Banker and customer - Duty of customer - Forged cheques - Signatures on cheques not that of authorised signatory - Whether drawer knowingly or negligently contributed to forgery or making of unauthorized signature - Cheques stolen during robbery - Delay by customer in informing bank - Failure by customer to keep cheques safe - Conditions to be fulfilled by bank to invoke defence under s. 73A - Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s. 73A
Prima Nova Sdn Bhd v. Affin Bank Bhd
(Tee Ah Sing J) [2010] 9 CLJ 75 [HC]

Banker and customer - Forged cheques - Signatures on cheques not that of authorised signatory - Whether drawer knowingly or negligently contributed to forgery or making of unauthorized signature - Cheques stolen during robbery - Delay by customer in informing bank - Failure by customer to keep cheques safe - Conditions to be fulfilled by bank to invoke defence under s. 73A - Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s. 73A
Prima Nova Sdn Bhd v. Affin Bank Bhd
(Tee Ah Sing J) [2010] 9 CLJ 75 [HC]

Cheques - Forged cheques - Signatures on cheques not that of authorised signatory - Whether drawer knowingly or negligently contributed to forgery or making of unauthorized signature - Cheques stolen during robbery - Delay by customer in informing bank - Failure by customer to keep cheques safe - Conditions to be fulfilled by bank to invoke defence under s. 73A - Bills of Exchange Act 1949, s. 73A
Prima Nova Sdn Bhd v. Affin Bank Bhd
(Tee Ah Sing J) [2010] 9 CLJ 75 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Parties - Intervention - Appeal against - Whether second respondent sought to assert rights to intervene when proceedings in suit had concluded - Whether final order and judgment drawn up and perfected - Whether too late for second respondent to intervene under O. 15 r. 6(2)(b)(ii) Rules of the High Court 1980
Puncak Permata Sdn Bhd v. Tham Weng Hong & Anor
(Zainun Ali, Hasan Lah & Hishamudin Mohd Yunus JJCA) [2010] 9 CLJ 19 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Prima facie case - Whether established - Testimony of accomplice witness - Whether reliable - Whether there was independent corroborative evidence to support testimony of witness - Whether prosecution proved main ingredients of charge - Whether charge defective - Whether respondents entitled to acquittals
PP v. Mohd Azam Basiron & Anor
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 9 CLJ 1 [CA]

EVIDENCE

Corroboration - Murder - Testimony of accomplice witness - Whether there was a shred of independent corroborative evidence to support testimony - Whether prosecution proved main ingredients of charge - Whether charge defective - Prima facie case - Whether established
PP v. Mohd Azam Basiron & Anor
(Suriyadi Halim Omar, Hasan Lah & Ahmad Maarop JJCA) [2010] 9 CLJ 1 [CA]

LAND LAW

Charge - Order for sale - Reserve price - Maintaining same reserve price for subsequent auction - Third auction successful but bidder failed to pay - Whether reserve price of third auction can be maintained for fourth auction
Hong Leong Finance Bhd v. Laysa View Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 55 [HC]

Sale of land - Auction - Summons applying for auction date - Service on chargor - Summons served by registered post deemed served after seven days from date of posting
Hong Leong Finance Bhd v. Laysa View Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 55 [HC]

Sale of land - Order for sale - Auction date - Whether subsequent auctions can be held less than one month from date of hearing of application for auction date - Whether s. 257(1)(b) National Land Code regulates dates for subsequent auctions
Hong Leong Finance Bhd v. Laysa View Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 55 [HC]

TORT

Defamation - Libel - Action by actress for publication of false news in magazine - Whether words complained of accurately translated into language of court - Whether words had tendency of defamatory meaning - Ordinary and natural meaning - Innuendo - Defences - Publisher and distributor - Truth - Justification - Defamation Act 1957, s. 8 - Substantial truth - Whether established
Yuvarani w/o Ravindra v. Percetakan Kum Sdn Bhd & Ors And Another Case
(Varghese George JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 95 [HC]

Defamation - Libel - Damages - Considerations in assessment and award of - Plaintiff's standing in society - Nature and gravity of libel - Severity of damage to plaintiff's reputation and character - Mode and extent of publication - Number of copies and distribution - Apology, whether tendered - Aggravated and exemplary damages, whether warranted
Yuvarani w/o Ravindra v. Percetakan Kum Sdn Bhd & Ors And Another Case
(Varghese George JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 95 [HC]

Defamation - Libel - Defamatory words in language other than that of the court - Dispute as to accuracy of plaintiff's translation - No evidence adduced to show plaintiff's translation inaccurate - Plaintiff's translation accepted as accurate
Yuvarani w/o Ravindra v. Percetakan Kum Sdn Bhd & Ors And Another Case
(Varghese George JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 95 [HC]

Defamation - Libel - Defences - Defence of ‘innocent dissemination' by printer - Contract printer - Subordinate distributors - Whether knew or ought to have known that material was defamatory or likely to be defamatory - Whether defence limited by s. 7 Defamation Act 1957 - Whether defence applies to printers in general - Policy considerations
Yuvarani w/o Ravindra v. Percetakan Kum Sdn Bhd & Ors And Another Case
(Varghese George JC) [2010] 9 CLJ 95 [HC]

WORDS AND PHRASES

"reasonable cause" - Optical Discs Act 2000, s. 48 - Whether equated with honest belief
Empayar Canggih Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Bahagian Penguatkuasa Kementerian Perdagangan Dalam Negeri Dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna Malaysia & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2010] 9 CLJ 46 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Tahanan pencegahan - Habeas corpus - Permohonan - Tahanan di bawah Ordinan Darurat (Ketenteraman Awam dan Mencegah Jenayah) 1969, s. 4(1) - Sama ada tahanan pemohon sah - Sama ada perintah tahanan cacat kerana tidak mematuhi s. 3(3)(a), (b) dan (c) Ordinan - Sama ada laporan pengkapan yang disediakan di bawah s. 3(3)(c) sahaja adalah mencukupi - Sama ada perintah tahanan tidak mematuhi art. 151 Perlembagaan Persekutuan - Kegagalan membuktikan perlantikan dua orang Ahli Lembaga Penasihat yang bersidang dengan Pengerusi Lembaga Penasihat - Permohonan habeas corpus dibenarkan
Mohd Yusof Mohd Ali lwn. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri & Yang Lain
(Ghazali Cha H) [2010] 9 CLJ 65 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Pembunuhan - Hukuman mati - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Penemuan fakta - Inferens dirumuskan daripada fakta lain - Inferens yang memihak kepada perayu tidak dipertimbangkan - Sama ada hakim bicara tersalah arah - Sama ada perayu berjaya membangkitkan keraguan yang munasabah - Sama ada kes prima facie gagal dibuktikan
Zulazri Salleh lwn. PP
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Heliliah Mohd Yusof & KN Segara HHMR) [2010] 9 CLJ 27 [CA]

Pembunuhan - Hukuman mati - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Sama ada terbukti bahawa perayu menyebabkan kematian simati - Sama ada terbukti niat - Kanun Keseksaan, s. 300 - Sama ada hakim bicara tersalah arah - Sama ada perayu berjaya membangkitkan keraguan yang munasabah - Sama ada kes prima facie dibuktikan
Zulazri Salleh lwn. PP
(Tengku Baharudin Shah, Heliliah Mohd Yusof & KN Segara HHMR) [2010] 9 CLJ 27 [CA]

CASE OF THE WEEK

TAI SENG GLASS SDN BHD v. JASA KITA WAREHOUSING SERVICE SDN BHD

BAILMENT: Bailee - Liability of bailee for loss or damage of goods in his custody - Whether bailee failed in its duty as bailee - Whether such failure rendered agreement on storage fees voidable at the option of the bailor - Contracts Act 1950, ss. 104, 105, 106

CONTRACT: Bailment - Duties and responsibilities of bailee - Duty to take care of bailor's goods as a reasonable man would have taken care of his own goods of the same volume and value - Right to be informed of the quality and value of the goods bailed - Whether bailee failed in its duty as bailee - Whether such failure rendered agreement on storage fees voidable at the option of the bailor - Contracts Act 1950, ss. 104, 105, 106

TORT: Negligence - Bailment - Bailee's duty of care - Duty to take care of bailor's goods as a reasonable man would have taken care of his own goods of the same volume and value - Whether bailee failed in its duty as bailee

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NUMBER	TITLE	DATE COMING INTO FORCE	REPEALING
ACT 712	Competition Act 2010	Not Yet In Force	- Nil -
ACT 713	Competition Commission Act 2010	Not Yet In Force	- Nil -
ACT 714	Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat Act 2010	3 June 2010 [PU(B) 262/2010]	- Nil -
ACT 715	Land Public Transport Act 2010	Not Yet In Force	- Nil -
ACT 716	Wildlife Conservation Act 2010	Not Yet In Force	- Nil -