Legal Network Series

[2010] 1 LNS 1212	WRP ASIA PACIFIC SDN BHD v. MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA & ANOR	ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial Review - Certiorari - Application to quash award of Industrial Court - Dismissal - Whether Industrial Court committed an error of jurisdiction and judgment - Whether punishment proportionate - Whether Industrial Court failed to consider findings of Domestic Inquiry - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 53 LABOUR LAW: Industrial Court - Award - Application to quash award of Industrial Court - Whether application allowed - Whether dismissal with just cause and excuse - Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss. 20(3) & 30(5)
[2011] 1 LNS 1239	PP v. OI LAI SENG	CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Ingredients of murder - Whether proved - Whether defence cast reasonable doubt on prosecution's case CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Accused - Conviction - Whether a prima facie case established - Whether accused should be called to enter defence - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 180(1), (3), (4) & 182A(1), (2) EVIDENCE: Witness - Credibility - Prosecution witness - Whether positive identification of accused person consistent with facts of evidence and remained unshaken - Whether evidence admissible
[2011] 1 LNS 1270	SYAHRIEL RIEZAL HASSAN lwn. AB WAHAB RIDWAN & YANG LAIN	UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN: Semakan kehakiman - Certiorari - Deklarasi - Sama ada satu kes prima facie dibuktikan - Sama ada penamatan perkhidmatan pemohon mengikut peraturan dan lunas undang-undang - Sama ada sah disisi undang-undang - Sama ada responden telah mengabaikan haknya - Sama ada wujudnya 'procedural impropriety' - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, ss. 2, 36(1), 44, 56 PEMBUANGAN KERJA: Salahlaku - Sama ada pemohon mempunyai hak untuk didengar - Sama ada surat penamatan kerja menerangkan sebab utama pemohon diberhentikan kerja - Kesannya - Sama ada Peraturan-peraturan Pegawai Awam (Pelantikan, Kenaikan Pangkat dan Penamatan Perkhidmatan) 2005 terpakai PERKATAAN DAN ISTILAH: "Perkhidmatan awam" - Perkara 132(1) Perlembagaan Persekutuan - Makna - Sama ada istilah merujuk kepada pegawai dalam badan berkanun MPM
[2011] 1 LNS 1276	SETIAMAX ENTERPRISE SDN BHD lwn. CHONG KEE SENG	UNDANG-UNDANG SYARIKAT: Pengarah - Kewajipan fidusiari - Sama ada terdapat percanggahan kepentingan - Sama ada kewajipan fidusiari dilanggari - Sama ada tuntutan terhadap keuntungan sah di sisi undang-undang - Sama ada maklumat dan pengetahuan diperolehi boleh digunapakai untuk mendapatkan tender KETERANGAN: Saksi - Kegagalan plaintif memanggil saksi - Sama ada anggapan bertentangan boleh dibangkitkan Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 114(g)
[2014] 1 LNS 515	PP v. JOHN	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Prosecution's case - Prima facie case - Whether accused had control over the trunk from which the drugs were seized - Whether presumption of knowledge under s. 37(d) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 applied - Whether the prosecution made out a prima facie case against the accused - Whether prosecution made out a case for possession of cannabis and not trafficking - Whether charge should be amended to one of possession CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Trial - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Defence's story - The house, room and trunk in which the cannabis was found were accessible to many people - Whether accused alone had full control over the trunk in which cannabis was found - Whether prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Sentence - Possession of cannabis - Accused a professional faith healer - Whether any significant reasons to be lenient with the accused - Whether a deterrent sentence reflecting the gravity of the offence as well as to serve public interest was necessary

CLJ 2014 Volume 9 (Part 1)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Cadware Sdn Bhd v. Ronic Corporation
Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Aziah Ali JJCA
(Intellectual Property - Patent - Infringement) [2014] 9 CLJ 1 [CA]

Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar & Ors v. N Indra P Nallathamby & Another Appeal
Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA
(Police; Tort - Duties of police - Breach of statutory duty - Damages) [2014] 9 CLJ 15 [CA]

PP v. Syahril Razali
Balia Yusof Wahi, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun JJCA
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Penal Code - Section 304(a) - Whether prosecution discharged burden of proving intention) [2014] 9 CLJ 55 [CA]

Tai Thong Flower Nursery Sdn Bhd v. Master Pyrodor Sdn Bhd
Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Abang Iskandar JJCA
(Land Law - Transfer - Estate land - Whether in contravention of s. 214A(1) National Land Code) [2014] 9 CLJ 74 [CA]

Wee Choo Keong v. Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
Abdul Wahab Patail, Lim Yee Lan, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA
(Administrative Law; Civil Procedure - Government proceedings - Limitation) [2014] 9 CLJ 90 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Ahmad Rashdi Amran v. Bank Negara Malaysia
Wong Teck Meng JC
(Civil Procedure - Originating summons - Striking out) [2014] 9 CLJ 105 [HC]

CTI Group Inc v. International Bulk Carrier SPA
Ravinthran Paramaguru J
(Arbitration - Agreement - Enforcement - Foreign award) [2014] 9 CLJ 126 [HC]

KK Land Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AKL Contruction Sdn Bhd & Ors
Chew Soo Ho J
(Civil Procedure - Contempt of court - Committal proceedings - Res judicata) [2014] 9 CLJ 139 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Exercise of administrative powers - Judicial review - Application for - Whether Member of Parliament entitled to pension after being found guilty for contempt of court - Whether disqualification under art. 48(1)(e) of Federal Constitution applicable to contempt proceedings of civil nature
Wee Choo Keong v. Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Lim Yee Lan, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 90 [CA]

ARBITRATION

Agreement - Existence of - Submitting counterclaims that were not in initial terms of reference - Whether amounted to an agreement to arbitration proceedings
CTI Group Inc v. International Bulk Carrier SPA
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 9 CLJ 126 [HC]

Award - Enforcement of - Whether plaintiff could enforce final award singularly when Tribunal had granted award for plaintiff and its co-claimant jointly and severally
CTI Group Inc v. International Bulk Carrier SPA
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 9 CLJ 126 [HC]

Enforcement - Foreign award - Application to set aside recognition and enforcement order - Whether defective - Whether there was binding arbitration agreement between plaintiff and defendant - Whether correctly applied under s. 38 of Arbitration Act 2005 - Whether application allowed
CTI Group Inc v. International Bulk Carrier SPA
(Ravinthran Paramaguru J) [2014] 9 CLJ 126 [HC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Contempt of court - Committal proceedings - Application for - Application to set aside leave for order of committal - Leave obtained based on notice of motion which had been disposed of earlier - Whether res judicata - Whether notice of motion a fresh application - Affidavit in support of application - Whether new facts added - Whether in contravention of O. 52 r. 2(2) Rules of the High Court 1980 - Whether abuse of process of court
KK Land Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AKL Contruction Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Chew Soo Ho J) [2014] 9 CLJ 139 [HC]

Government proceedings - Limitation - Claim by Member of Parliament for pension - Claim filed four years and two months after non-payment of pension - Calculation of 36 months limitation - Whether to be calculated from date of retirement age - Whether claim statute barred - Public Authorities Protection Act 1948, s. 2(a)
Wee Choo Keong v. Ketua Pengarah Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Lim Yee Lan, Mohamad Ariff Yusof JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 90 [CA]

Originating summons - Striking out - Application to strike out plaintiff's originating summons - Defendant raided premises of a company and seized gold purchased by plaintiff - Plaintiff claimed for written report on defendant's investigation - Whether defendant's act within purview of s. 77 Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 - Defendant's investigation to serve international community with regards to preserving economic exigency - Plaintiff mere bystander and third party to the matter - Whether plaintiff had right to application as embedded in s. 107A Criminal Procedure Code - Whether claim by plaintiff disclosed reasonable cause of action - Whether plaintiff's application scandalous, frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of process of court - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a), (b), (d)
Ahmad Rashdi Amran v. Bank Negara Malaysia
(Wong Teck Meng JC) [2014] 9 CLJ 105 [HC]

Res judicata - Abuse of process of court - Committal proceedings - Application to set aside leave for order of committal - Leave obtained based on notice of motion which had been disposed of earlier - Whether res judicata - Attempt to revive notice of motion - Whether abuse of process of court
KK Land Sdn Bhd & Ors v. AKL Contruction Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Chew Soo Ho J) [2014] 9 CLJ 139 [HC]

Striking out - Application for - Application to strike out plaintiff's originating summons - Defendant raided premises of company and seized gold purchased by plaintiff - Plaintiff claimed for written report on defendant's investigation - Whether defendant's act within purview of s. 77 Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001 - Defendant's investigation to serve international community with regards to preserving economic exigency - Plaintiff mere bystander and third party to the matter - Whether plaintiff had no right to application as embedded in s. 107A Criminal Procedure Code - Whether claim by plaintiff disclosed reasonable cause of action - Whether plaintiff's application scandalous, frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of process of court - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a), (b), (d)
Ahmad Rashdi Amran v. Bank Negara Malaysia
(Wong Teck Meng JC) [2014] 9 CLJ 105 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Penal Code - Section 304(a) - Act of strangulation causing death - Whether intentional - Whether prompted by sudden provocation - Surrounding circumstances before and after commission of act - Whether intention could be derived - Whether prosecution discharged burden of proving intention
PP v. Syahril Razali
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 55 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Conviction - Conviction on lesser charge - Appeal against - Original charge for murder reduced to culpable homicide not amounting to murder - Distinction between offences of culpable homicide and murder - Whether prosecution discharged burden of proving intention - Whether trial judge judicially appreciated evidence of state of mind of accused - Penal Code, ss. 299 & 300
PP v. Syahril Razali
(Balia Yusof Wahi, Abdul Aziz Rahim, Tengku Maimun JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 55 [CA]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Patent - Infringement - Allegation of - Whether infringement proved - Doctrine of purposive construction - Whether applied - Whether absence of essential element a material variant - Whether trial judge evaluated expert evidence appropriately
Cadware Sdn Bhd v. Ronic Corporation
(Hishamudin Mohd Yunus, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Aziah Ali JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 1 [CA]

LAND LAW

Sale and purchase agreement - Estate land - Transfer of subdivision of estate land - Approval of Estate Land Board - Whether must be obtained before execution of agreement for transfer, conveyance or disposal of estate land - Whether transfer in contravention of s. 214A(1) National Land Code - Whether liable to be struck down as being void for illegality under s. 24 Contracts Act 1950 - Whether registration of title under void instrument excluded from indefeasibility protection - National Land Code, s. 340
Tai Thong Flower Nursery Sdn Bhd v. Master Pyrodor Sdn Bhd
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Abang Iskandar JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 74 [CA]

Transfer - Estate land - Illegality of - Approval of Estate Land Board - Whether must be obtained before execution of agreement for transfer, conveyance or disposal of estate land - Whether transfer in contravention of s. 214A(1) National Land Code - Whether liable to be struck down as being void for illegality under s. 24 Contracts Act 1950 - Whether registration of title under void instrument excluded from indefeasibility protection - National Land Code, s. 340
Tai Thong Flower Nursery Sdn Bhd v. Master Pyrodor Sdn Bhd
(Zaharah Ibrahim, Anantham Kasinather, Abang Iskandar JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 74 [CA]

POLICE

Duties of police - Breach of statutory duty - Remand prisoner beaten to death by police officers - Failure to notify whereabouts of deceased to family - Whether deceased denied constitutional right of access to legal representation - Whether inquest held to investigate deceased's death - Whether police breached duty of care to deceased
Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar & Ors v. N Indra P Nallathamby & Another Appeal
(Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 15 [CA]

TORT

Damages - Exemplary damages - Breach of a constitutional right by public authority - Remand prisoner beaten to death by police officers - Whether exemplary damages may be awarded - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 8(2) - Whether applicable
Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar & Ors v. N Indra P Nallathamby & Another Appeal
(Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 15 [CA]

Duty of care - Duty owed by police officers to remand prisoners - Remand prisoner beaten to death by police officers - Whether deceased allowed access to legal representation - Whether inquest held to investigate deceased's death - Whether police breached duty of care to deceased - Federal Constitution, art. 5(1) & (2) - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 334
Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar & Ors v. N Indra P Nallathamby & Another Appeal
(Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 15 [CA]

False imprisonment - Arrest - Deceased remanded by Magistrate's order - Whether lawful remand - Deceased abused while in remand - Whether gave rise to cause of action for tort of false imprisonment
Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar & Ors v. N Indra P Nallathamby & Another Appeal
(Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 15 [CA]

Public misfeasance - Elements to be proven - Public officers exercising powers wrongly resulting in injury - Remand prisoner beaten to death by police officers - Whether estate of deceased could claim damages for tort of misfeasance
Datuk Seri Khalid Abu Bakar & Ors v. N Indra P Nallathamby & Another Appeal
(Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, Mah Weng Kwai, David Wong Dak Wah JJCA) [2014] 9 CLJ 15 [CA]

ARTICLE

Legal Network Series Article(s)

1. TAX IN PRACTICE
    GST AND THE SUPPLY OF A "GOING CONCERN"* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: DAMIEN HOLLINGSWORTH** [2014] 1 LNS(A) cxx

2. UNDANG-UNDANG DAN AMALAN E-DAGANG:
    KAJIAN DI LEMBAH KELANG* ^{[Read excerpt]}
    by: DR. FARIZA AHMAD**, PROF. MADYA DR. KAMAL HALILI HASSAN*** [2014] 1 LNS(A) cxxii

LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Repealing
ACT 763	Yayasan Guru Tun Hussein Onn Act 2014	Not Yet In Force	-Nil-
ACT 762	Goods And Services Tax Act 2014	1 July 2014 - Parts I, II, IV, VI and XVI, ss 10, 11, 17, 18, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40, 44, 50, 56, 59, 61, 64, 65, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 87, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 160, 163, 183, 184 and 197, the First Schedule and Second Schedule to the Act; 1 April 2015 - Parts IX, XIII, XVII and XVIII, ss 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 60, 62, 63, 66, 67, 68, 70, 84, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 98, 106, 108, 109, 110, 122, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195 and 196, the Third Schedule and Fourth Schedule to the Act [PU(B) 319/2014]	-Nil-
ACT 761	Finance Act 2014	See s 3 for the Income Tax Act; s 33 for the Stamp Act; s 36 for the Petroleum (Income Tax) Act; s 44 for the Real Property Gains Tax Act and s 50 for the Labuan Business Activity Tax Act	-Nil-
ACT 760	Fees (Department Of Museums Malaysia) (Validation) Act 2014	1 January 1991 to 11 June 2012	-Nil-
ACT 759	Islamic Financial Services Act 2013	30 June 2013 [PU(B) 277/2013] - except para(s) 1 to 10 of Schedule 9 and para(s) 13 to 19 of Schedule 9	-Nil-

Amending Acts

Number	Title	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1468	Promotion Of Investments (Amendment) Act 2014	See section 1(1) to 1(33) of the Act	ACT 327
ACT A1467	Anti-Money Laundering And Anti-Terrorism Financing (Amendment) Act 2014	8 August 2014 - s 78 only; 1 September 2014 except ss 22 and 26 - 1 October 2014 [PU(B) 400/2014]	ACT 613
ACT A1466	Supplementary Supply (2014) Act 2014	25 July 2014	-Nil-
ACT A1465	Private Higher Educational Institutions (Amendment) Act 2014	25 July 2014	ACT 555
ACT A1464	Price Control And Anti-Profiteering (Amendment) Act 2014	1 September 2014 [PU(B) 399/2014]	ACT 723

PU(A)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 317/2014	Petroleum (Income Tax) (Petronas Marginal Field) Regulations 2014	25 November 2014	30 November 2010	ACT 543
PU(A) 316/2014	Control Of Tobacco Product (Amendment) Regulations 2014	25 November 2014	26 November 2014	PU(A) 324/2004
PU(A) 315/2014	Safeguards (Safeguard Measure) (Agreement On Comprehensive Economic Partnership Among Japan And Member States Of The Association Of Southeast Asian Nations) Regulations 2014	24 November 2014	1 December 2014	ACT 657
PU(A) 314/2014	Federal Roads (East Coast Expressway-Phase 2) Order 2014	20 November 2014	21 November 2014	ACT 376
PU(A) 313/2014	Strategic Trade (Restricted End-Users And Prohibited End-Users) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014	20 November 2014	21 November 2014	PU(A) 484/2010

PU(B)

Number	Title	Date of Publication	Date coming into force	Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 523/2014	Appointment Of Deputy Public Prosecutor	25 November 2014	3 November 2014	ACT 593
PU(B) 522/2014	Notice Regarding The Supplementary Electoral Roll For The Second Quarter Of The Year 2014 (No. 2) That Has Been Certified	25 November 2014	25 November 2014	PU(A) 293/2002
PU(B) 521/2014	Appointment Of Date Of Coming Into Operation	25 November 2014	26 November 2014	ACT 689
PU(B) 520/2014	Returns And Statements Of Election Expenses - Kelantan	24 November 2014	Specified in column (4) of the Schedule	ACT 5
PU(B) 519/2014	Notice Of Proposed Revocation Of Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose	24 November 2014	1 December 2014 to 5 December 2014	ACT 56/1965

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