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CLJ Bulletin, Issue 2012, Vol 49
14 December 2012

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New This Week

1. Case Of The Week

LUKMAN ZAINUDDIN v. PP

2. Latest Cases

a) Legal Network Series

b) CLJ 2012 Volume 8 (Part 1)

b) CLJ 2012 Volume 8 (Part 2)

3. Articles

a) Legal Network Series Articles

4. Legislation Highlights

a) Principal Acts

b) Amending Acts

c) PU(A)

d) PU(B)


CASE OF THE WEEK

LUKMAN ZAINUDDIN v. PP
HIGH COURT MALAYA, SHAH ALAM
NURCHAYA ARSHAD J
[CRIMINAL APPEAL: 42SA-260-2010]
18 SEPTEMBER 2012

CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 414 - Concealment of stolen property - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against - Whether particulars as to time of offence proved - Typo errors in amended charge - Whether curable under s. 422 Criminal Procedure Code - Whether there was material contradiction between witnesses - Whether an accomplice a competent witness - Evidence Act 1950, s. 133 - Whether ownership of property returned to insurance company - Whether term of imprisonment reduced and fine enhanced

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Accomplice - Witness - Conviction based on uncorroborated testimony of accomplice - Whether accomplice a competent witness against an accused person - Whether accomplice implicated accused - Whether conviction illegal - Evidence Act 1950, s. 133

LATEST CASES

Legal Network Series

[2010] 1 LNS 1590

TNG HOCK SIANG v. LADY BODYLINE LINGERIE SDN BHD

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Extension of time - Application for leave - To file Affidavit in Opposition to petition - Whether requirement under Rule 30(1) of the Winding-up Rules mandatory or subject to court's discretion to extend time - Whether respondent had plausible grounds to oppose petition

COMPANY LAW: Winding up - Petition - Whether filed without a proper underlying debt owing by respondent - Based purely on dishonor of post-dated cheques - Whether proper subject matter for a civil action and not a winding-up petition - Whether petition an abuse of the court's process

[2010] 1 LNS 1592

MAYA MAJU (M) SDN BHD v. DATO' RAJA AZWANE RAJA ARIFF & ANOR

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Parties - Joinder of parties - Proper parties to be sued, whether - Parties added as defendants were material witnesses for plaintiff - Whether prejudicial and embarrassing to allow them to be added as defendants - Whether plaintiff had cause of action against them - Whether plaintiff entitled to choose which party to sue - Whether plaintiff could be compelled to proceed against others it did not wish to sue - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 15 r. 6(2)(b)

[2010] 1 LNS 1593

MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD v. OMAR KHAYAM HOTEL & RESTAURANT SDN BHD & ORS

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Application for - Guarantee - Bare assertions without condescending to particulars - Whether triable issues raised

CONTRACT: Capacity - Absence of, arising from alleged dementia of 2nd defendant - Whether person suffering from senility or dementia fell within similar category of someone suffering from some form of mental disorder - Whether shown as a matter of proof and not merely a bare assertion

[2010] 1 LNS 1771

YEAP PENG HUAT v. BURSWOOD RESORT (MANAGEMENT) LTD & ANOR

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: Judicial review - Certiorari - Application for - Whether Industrial Court considered all relevant matters in making Award - Whether Industrial Court erred in following Practice Note and limiting back wages to 24 months - Exercise of discretion to scale down award by 30% for applicant's contributory conduct and post dismissal misconduct - Whether decision unreasonable or devoid of plausible justification - Whether any error of law or fact to warrant interference

[2010] LNS 1 1794

CIMB BANK BERHAD v. JEFFERY TAN MENG HAN & ORS

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Summary judgment - Application for - Whether triable issues raised - Whether appropriate case for summary judgment against defendant

CONTRACT: Illegality - Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act 1966 - Whether plaintiff had a duty to determine that sale and purchase was valid and lawful prior to granting housing loan and subsequent release of progress payments - Land proprietor and contractor both not licensed under the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) Act 1966 - Whether loan agreement between plaintiff and defendant, valid and enforceable - Whether illegality of sale and purchase tainted or affected loan agreement between plaintiff and defendant - Whether plaintiff under a duty to ascertain whether developer duly licensed before granting and disbursing loan

CLJ 2012 Volume 8 (Part 1)

COURT

[SC India]

Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ
(Family Law; Civil Procedure - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 13(1)(i-a) - "Cruelty" and "mental cruelty") [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

FEDERAL COURT

Zainon Ahmad & Ors v. Padiberas Nasional Bhd
Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar FCJJ
(Employment - Contract of service - Corporatisation - Whether plaintiffs entitled to VSS benefits and also retirement benefits) [2012] 8 CLJ 29 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Marlan Marpaung v. PP
Abdul Malik Ishak, Azhar Ma'ah, Clement Skinner JJCA
(Criminal Procedure - Defence - Shift in defence - Whether destroyed accused's credibility and bona fides of defence) [2012] 8 CLJ 41 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Abdullah Bidin & Yang Lain lwn. Menteri Besar Johor & Satu Lagi
Kamardin Hashim H
(Prosedur Sivil - Pembatalan - Writ dan penyataan tuntutan) [2012] 8 CLJ 63 [HC]

Aswan Muhamad lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
Ahmadi Asnawi H
(Keterangan; Prosedur Jenayah; Undang-undang Jenayah - Hukuman - Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 376 - Saksi kanak-kanak) [2012] 8 CLJ 72 [HC]

Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Chee Kok Weng; Next Car Sdn Bhd (Third Party)
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J
(Hire Purchase - Hire purchase agreement - Purchase of vehicle) [2012] 8 CLJ 89 [HC]

Lee Mew Kwan v. Royal Lake Club
Prasad Sandosham Abraham J
(Unincorporated Associations - Club - Disciplinary proceedings) [2012] 8 CLJ 105 [HC]

PP v. Thong Kian Oon & Ors
Ghazali Cha J
(Criminal Procedure - Forfeiture - Forfeiture order) [2012] 8 CLJ 119 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 100 - Second Appeal - Interference with concurrent findings of fact - Scope of - Held, High Court in a second appeal should not disturb concurrent findings of fact unless it is shown that findings recorded by courts below are perverse being based on no evidence or that on basis of evidence on record, no reasonable person could have come to that conclusion - Further held, solely because another view is possible on basis of the evidence, High Court would not be entitled to exercise jurisdiction under section. 100
Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
(Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Defence - Shift in defence - Accused on drug trafficking charge changed stand to contend drugs belonged to co-accused who was acquitted and discharged - Accused during entire prosecution's case maintained drugs belonged to someone else who had escaped - Whether change in stand destroyed accused's credibility and bona fides of defence - Whether accused should have raised issue of ownership of drugs at earliest opportunity when arrested with co-accused, when interrogated or during prosecution's case - Whether accused's conduct at time of arrest showed he knew of drugs in bag
Marlan Marpaung v. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azhar Ma'ah, Clement Skinner JJCA) [2012] 8 CLJ 41 [CA]

Forfeiture - Forfeiture order - Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001, s. 56(1) - Forfeiture of properties allegedly proceeds of unlawful activity - Whether respondents involved in illegal public lottery - Whether there was satisfactory proof which offence was relied on for purpose of forfeiture application - Whether offence a serious offence - Whether there was sufficient evidence to link crime committed and property - Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969, s. 4A(1) - Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act 2001, ss. 4, 56(1)
PP v. Thong Kian Oon & Ors
(Ghazali Cha J) [2012] 8 CLJ 119 [HC]

EMPLOYMENT

Contract of service - Corporatisation - Plaintiffs paid benefits upon successful application for voluntary separation scheme ('VSS') - Whether also entitled to 'retirement benefits' provided under cl. 5.5 of company's handbook - Whether two separate contracts - Whether VSS extinguished rights under contract of employment
Zainon Ahmad & Ors v. Padiberas Nasional Bhd
(Raus Sharif PCA, Zulkefli Makinudin CJ (Malaya), Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abdull Hamid Embong, Suriyadi Halim Omar FCJJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 29 [FC]

FAMILY LAW

Family and Personal Laws - Matrimonial proceedings - Divorce - Interference with concurrent findings of fact by Supreme Court - When warranted - "Perverse" - Meaning of - Held, Supreme Court can interfere with concurrent findings of fact if the conclusions recorded by High Court are manifestly perverse and unsupported by evidence on record - Further held, any finding which is not supported by evidence or inferences drawn in stretched and unacceptable manner is "perverse" - On facts held, allegations made in written statement, dismissal of case instituted by wife under s. 494 IPC, non-judging of material regarding social status, mental make-up, milieu, and rejection of subsequent events on count that they were subsequent to filing of petition for divorce, and also giving flimsy reasons for not placing reliance on same, should be tested on anvil of "perversity of approach" - So done, conclusions reached by courts below found manifestly perverse, which justify interference by Supreme Court under art. 136 - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 13 - Practice and Procedure - Findings of fact - Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Section 100 - Words and Phrases - "Perverse" and "perversity of approach"
Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
(Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

Family and Personal Laws - Matrimonial proceedings - Interested/Related witnesses - Credibility of - Held, in a matrimonial dispute, it would be inappropriate to expect outsiders to come and depose - Family members and sometimes the relatives, friends and neighbours are the most natural witnesses - Veracity of their testimony is to be tested on objective parameters and not to be thrown overboard on ground that witnesses are related to either spouse - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, section 13
Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
(Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

Family and Personal Laws - Matrimonial proceedings - Subsequent events - Held, events subsequent to filing of divorce petition can be taken into consideration - Publication of notice in newspaper wherein respondent wife had stated that her husband was a womaniser and a drunkard, and allegation of extramarital relationship which she failed to prove, can be taken into consideration while dealing with issue pertaining to "cruelty" in divorce proceedings - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, s. 13(1)
Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
(Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

Family and Personal Laws - Permanent Alimony - Grant of - Factors to be considered - Permanent alimony granted taking into consideration social status, conduct of parties, way of living of spouse and other ancillary aspects - Amount already paid to respondent wife pursuant to interim orders of court to be ignored since respondent wife was bound to spend said amount for maintaining herself - Keeping in view totality of circumstances, social status from which parties came from, and regard being had to business prospects of appellant husband, permanent alimony of Rs 50 lakhs fixed - Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, Section 25
Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
(Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 - Section 13(1)(i-a) - "Cruelty" and "mental cruelty" - Meaning and proof of - Held, "cruelty" has an inseparable nexus with human conduct and is always dependent on social strata or milieu to which parties belong, their ways of life, relationship, temperaments and emotions that are conditioned by their social status - On facts held, conduct of wife in publicising in newspapers that her husband was a womaniser and a drunkard, wild allegations about an extramarital relationship, effort to prosecute him in criminal litigation under ss. 494 and 498-A IPC, which ultimately resulted in acquittal, caused deep mental pain, agony, suffering and frustration to appellant husband and mental "cruelty" sufficient to make out ground for divorce under s. 13(1)(ia) - Hence, appellant husband cannot be expected to continue to live with respondent wife in face of her sustained attitude of causing humiliation and calculated torture - Appellant husband granted decree for divorce - Penal Code, 1860 - Sections 498-A and 494 - Abuse of
Vishwanath Agrawal v. Sarla Vishwanath Agrawal
(Deepak Verma, Dipak Misra JJ) [2012] 8 CLJ 1 [SC India]

HIRE PURCHASE

Hire purchase agreement - Purchase of vehicle - Purchase of vehicle with liability for custom duties and taxes - Financing of balance purchase price - Seizure of vehicle by customs - Whether there was breach of hire purchase agreement - Whether there was breach of s. 7(a) and (b) Hire Purchase Act 1967 - Whether there was breach of s. 14 Sales of Goods Act 1956 by third party
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v. Chee Kok Weng; Next Car Sdn Bhd (Third Party)
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2012] 8 CLJ 89 [HC]

UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATIONS

Club - Disciplinary proceedings - Member of club ordered to be expelled on disciplinary grounds - Member thereafter declared Persona Non Grata without due enquiry - Whether Persona Non Grata order negated member's right to stay pending appeal granted by disciplinary rules - Whether order unfair and ought to be set aside - Whether hearing of member's appeal against expulsion order conducted unfairly - Whether appeal committee seen to be unable to make objective impartial decision
Lee Mew Kwan v. Royal Lake Club
(Prasad Sandosham Abraham J) [2012] 8 CLJ 105 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

KETERANGAN

Saksi - Saksi kanak-kanak - Keterangan bersumpah - Akta Sumpah dan Ikrar 1949 - Sama ada saksi memahami kepentingan mengangkat sumpah untuk bercakap benar - Sama ada saksi memahami konotasi yang berkaitan dengan maksud rogol - Faktor-faktor untuk pertimbangan - Sama ada saksi cukup matang - Akta Keterangan 1950, s. 133A
Aswan Muhamad lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmadi Asnawi H) [2012] 8 CLJ 72 [HC]

PROSEDUR JENAYAH

Hukuman - Rayuan terhadap - Perayu disabit atas kesalahan di bawah s. 376 Kanun Keseksaan - Mangsa bawah umur - Hukuman penjara bagi tiga pertuduhan berjalan serentak dari tarikh tangkap - Kesan - Sama ada hukuman patut berjalan secara berasingan
Aswan Muhamad lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmadi Asnawi H) [2012] 8 CLJ 72 [HC]

PROSEDUR SIVIL

Pembatalan - Writ dan penyataan tuntutan - Sama ada tuntutan plaintif akan berjaya diambilkira dalam permohonan pembatalan - Sama ada tuntutan plaintif dihalang oleh had masa - Sama ada pihak yang salah disaman - Akujanji defendan kepada plaintif - Sama ada doktrin res judicata terpakai - Sama ada mahkamah menggunakan budi bicaranya dalam permohonan untuk pembatalan - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980, A. 18 k. 19
Abdullah Bidin & Yang Lain lwn. Menteri Besar Johor & Satu Lagi
(Kamardin Hashim H) [2012] 8 CLJ 63 [HC]

UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH

Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 376 - Rogol - Mangsa bawah umur - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Hukuman penjara bagi tiga pertuduhan berjalan serentak dari tarikh tangkap - Laporan polis dibuat oleh isteri perayu kerana rasa dendam - Sama ada hakim Mahkamah Sesyen khilaf apabila mengatakan pertuduhan bukan bersandarkan laporan polis isteri perayu - Sama ada pertuduhan adalah hasil siasatan pihak polis - Sama ada mangsa memberi keterangan bersumpah seperti diperuntukkan Akta Sumpah dan Ikrar 1949 - Sama ada isu kedaraan mangsa relevan dalam pembuktian kes rogol - Sama ada hukuman patut berjalan secara berasingan
Aswan Muhamad lwn. PP & Satu Lagi Rayuan
(Ahmadi Asnawi H) [2012] 8 CLJ 72 [HC]

CLJ 2012 Volume 8 (Part 2)

COURT

COURT OF APPEAL

Prabakaran Peraisamy v. PP
Abdul Malik Ishak, Azhar Ma'ah, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA
(Criminal Law; Evidence - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against) [2012] 8 CLJ 133 [CA]

The Owners Or Other Persons Interested In The Ship Or Vessel The 'Red Gold' v. Sarawak Shell Bhd & Another Appeal
Sulaiman Daud, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Anantham Kasinather JJCA
(Shipping And Navigation - Merchant shipping - Collision - Owner's claim to limit liability) [2012] 8 CLJ 164 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Ambank (M) Bhd v. CA Steel Sdn Bhd
VT Singham J
(Civil Procedure - Originating summons - Filing of - Charge action) [2012] 8 CLJ 195 [HC]

Comsa Farms Bhd v. Malaysian Assurance Alliance Bhd (No 2)
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J
(Civil Procedure - Striking out - Application for - Want of prosecution - Allegation of) [2012] 8 CLJ 213 [HC]

Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor
Mohamad Ariff Yusof J
(Civil Procedure - Discovery - Application for - Discovery and inspection of documents) [2012] 8 CLJ 221 [HC]

Peram Ranum Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
Lau Bee Lan J
(Revenue Law - Income tax - Appeal - Income Tax Act 1967, s. 60(3)(a) - Interpretation of) [2012] 8 CLJ 231 [HC]

PP v. Tay Chung Chaw & Anor
Sofian Abd Razak J
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Mens rea possession - Whether proved) [2012] 8 CLJ 247 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Disclosure of documents - Confidential documents - Possession of documents belonging to company not party to action - Whether defendant can be compelled to disclose contents of documents - Whether document can be produced for identification purposes - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 24 - Evidence Act 1950, s. 131
Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2012] 8 CLJ 221 [HC]

Discovery - Application for - Discovery and inspection of documents - Whether a person in possession of another's document can be compelled to produce it - Whether documents sought confidential in nature - Whether document can be produced for identification purposes - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 24 - Evidence Act 1950, s. 131
Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2012] 8 CLJ 221 [HC]

Discovery - Confidential documents - Whether a person in possession of another's document can be compelled to produce it - Whether documents sought confidential in nature - Whether document can be produced for identification purposes - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 24 - Evidence Act 1950, s. 131
Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2012] 8 CLJ 221 [HC]

Documents - Discovery and inspection of documents - Whether a person in possession of another's document can be compelled to produce it - Whether documents sought confidential in nature - Whether document can be produced for identification purposes - Rules of the High Court 1980, O. 24 - Evidence Act 1950, s. 131
Dibena Enterprise Sdn Bhd v. Huawei Technologies (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Mohamad Ariff Yusof J) [2012] 8 CLJ 221 [HC]

Originating summons - Filing of - Charge action - Seeking order of court to sell property by way of public auction - Defendant company wound up - Whether plaintiff ought to obtain leave from winding up court before filing originating summons - Plaintiff enforcing remedy under charge - Whether proceeding barred or caught by s. 226(3)(a) Companies Act 1965 - Whether provision affects power of plaintiff as secured creditor - Whether plaintiff has statutory right to commence foreclosure proceedings - Whether originating summons allowed
Ambank (M) Bhd v. CA Steel Sdn Bhd
(VT Singham J) [2012] 8 CLJ 195 [HC]

Striking out - Application for - Want of prosecution - Allegation of - Failure of plaintiff to make reasonable attempts to prosecute action - Whether delay inordinate and inexcusable - Whether there was abuse of court process - Whether action ought to be dismissed
Comsa Farms Bhd v. Malaysian Assurance Alliance Bhd (No 2)
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer J) [2012] 8 CLJ 213 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking - Conviction and sentence - Appeal against - Failure of prosecution to call informer as witness - Adverse inference under s. 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 - Whether invoked - Whether informer protected and could not be called as witness - Whether informer only played role as introducer and not as agent provocateur - Whether evidence by agent provocateur sufficient to find accused guilty without need for corroboration - Whether facts showed accused had mens rea possession of drugs - Whether defendant's defence rebutted presumption of trafficking on balance of probabilities - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 37(da), 40(1), 40A(1) - Evidence Act 1950, s. 90A
Prabakaran Peraisamy v. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azhar Ma'ah, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA) [2012] 8 CLJ 133 [CA]

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Mens rea possession - Whether proved - Whether presumption under s. 37(da)(xvi) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 applied - Whether knowledge inferred from attempt to escape arrest - Whether drugs for personal consumption - Prima facie case - Whether established - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 37(da)(xvi)
PP v. Tay Chung Chaw & Anor
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2012] 8 CLJ 247 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Defence - Evidence - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Failure to tender defence case during prosecution case - Whether fatal to defence - Whether absence of evidence negated connection of accused to drugs - Whether possession proved by cogent evidence
PP v. Tay Chung Chaw & Anor
(Sofian Abd Razak J) [2012] 8 CLJ 247 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Adverse inference - Failure of prosecution to call informer as witnesses - Drug trafficking - Whether adverse inference argument misplaced - Whether informer only played role as introducer and not as agent provocateur - Whether informer protected and could not be called as witness - Whether evidence by agent provocateur sufficient to find accused guilty without need for corroboration - Whether facts showed accused had mens rea possession of drugs - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 37(da), 39B(1)(a),40(1), 40A(1) - Evidence Act 1950, ss. 90A, 114(g)
Prabakaran Peraisamy v. PP
(Abdul Malik Ishak, Azhar Ma'ah, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA) [2012] 8 CLJ 133 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Income tax - Appeal - Income Tax Act 1967, s. 60(3)(a) - Interpretation of - Whether there was misdirection in law - Calculation of amount of management expenses deductible - Definition of phrase and words - Realisation of investment - Interchangeable equation of realisation of chose in action with realisation of investment - Whether a fallacy
Peram Ranum Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri
(Lau Bee Lan J) [2012] 8 CLJ 231 [HC]

SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

Merchant shipping - Collision - Liability - Owner's claim to limit liability - Vessel's collision with offshore platform caused by dislodged voltage power card controlling pitching of vessel's bow thrusters - Whether damage caused by owner's actual fault or privity - Whether owners failed to supervise proper maintenance of bow thrusters unit - Whether system in place satisfied what was expected of the ordinary reasonable shipowner - Whether standard of maintenance and supervision followed by owners consistent with practices prevailing in industry - Whether owners could limit liability for damage caused under s. 360 Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952
The Owners Or Other Persons Interested In The Ship Or Vessel The 'Red Gold' v. Sarawak Shell Bhd & Another Appeal
(Sulaiman Daud, Syed Ahmad Helmy, Anantham Kasinather JJCA) [2012] 8 CLJ 164 [CA]

ARTICLE

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LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS

Principal Acts

Number Title Date coming into force Repealing
ACT 749 Mediation Act 2012 1 August 2012
[PU(B) 252/2012]
-Nil-
ACT 750 Territorial Sea Act 2012 22 June 2012
[Section 1(2) of the Act]
The Act applies throughout Malaysia
-Nil-
ACT 751 Rukun Tetangga Act 2012 22 June 2012
[Section 1(2) of the Act]
-Nil-
ACT 752 Malaysia Volunteers Corps Act 2012 22 June 2012
[Section 1(2) of the Act]
-Nil-
ACT 753 Minimum Retirement Age Act 2012 Not Yet In Force -Nil-

Amending Acts

Number Title Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
ACT A1440 Road Transport (Amendment) Act 2012 15 September 2012
[PU(B) 283/2012]
ACT 333
ACT A1441 Environmental Quality (Amendment) Act 2012 Not Yet In Force ACT 127
ACT A1442 Franchise (Amendment) Act 2012 1 January 2013
[PU(B) 387/2012]
ACT 590
ACT A1443 Medical (Amendment) Act 2012 Not Yet In Force ACT 50
ACT A1444 Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2012 Not Yet In Force ACT 166

PU(A)

Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
PU(A) 441/2012 Factories And Machinery (Exemption To CCM Chemicals Sdn. Bhd., Pasir Gudang, Johor) Order 2012 10 December 2012 11 December 2012 ACT 139
PU(A) 442/2012 Road Transport (Prohibition Of Use Of Road) (City Of Kuala Lumpur) Order 2012 12 December 2012 17 December 2012 ACT 333
PU(A) 443/2012 Customs (Values) (Crude Petroleum Oil) (No. 26) Order 2012 13 December 2012 13 December 2012
to 26 December 2012
ACT 235
PU(A) 444/2012 Service Commissions (Amendment Of Schedule) (No. 2) Regulations 2012 13 December 2012 14 December 2012 ACT 393
PU(A) 445/2012 Local Speed Limit (Federal Roads) (West Malaysia) (Amendment) (No. 5) Order 2012 13 December 2012 15 December 2012 ACT 333

PU(B)

Number Title Date of Publication Date coming into force Principal/Amending Act No
PU(B) 402/2012 Notice Of Proposed Revocation Of Reservation Of Land For Public Purpose 6 December 2012 7 December 2012 ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 403/2012 Appointment And Revocation Of Appointment Of Member Of The National Wages Consultative Council 11 December 2012 10 December 2012 PU(B) 586/2011
PU(B) 404/2012 Appointment Of A Member And An Alternate Member Of The Authority 11 December 2012 1 January 2012 PU(B) 223/1984
PU(B) 405/2012 Exemption Under Subsection 2A(2) 12 December 2012 13 December 2012 ACT 400
PU(B) 406/2012 Appointment Of Gaming Expert 13 December 2012 14 December 2012 ACT 289