MLJ Alerts: Aug 2025 (Appellate Court)

August 05, 2025

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Week 1 Updates

1. Majlis Perbandaran Selayang v Suresh a/l Subramaniam [2025] 4 MLJ 303 [FC]

Coram	HASNAH HASHIM, RHODZARIAH BUJANG AND ABDUL KARIM FCJJ
Catchwords	Tort — Negligence — Legal professional negligence
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Mohd Faiz bin Abd Rahim (with Archanaa a/p Balasubramaniam) (Rastam Singa & Co) for the appellant. David Samuel (with Sheena Stephanie Sebastian and Siti Nurul Jannah bt Rizali) (S Suresh Law Chambers) for the respondent.

2. Amir Hariri bin Abd Hadi v Public Prosecutor [2025] 4 MLJ 807 [FC]

Coram	TENGKU MAIMUN CHIEF JUSTICE, ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, RHODZARIAH BUJANG FCJJ AND MOHD NAZLAN JCA
Catchwords	Constitutional Law — Legislation — Validity of impugned legislation
Outcome	Section 9(5) of the PAA ruled unconstitutional for being inconsistent with art 10(2)(b) read with art 8(1) of the Federal Constitution.
Counsel Names	Gurdial Singh Nijar (with him Abraham Au Tian ***, New Sin Yew, Joshua Tay H’ng Foong, Vam Shir Mooi, Beatrice Chin Yuen Xin and Yap Pui Yi) (Jeffrey Tan & Chng) for the applicant. Mohamad Iskandar Ahmad (with him Tetralina Ahmed Fauzi) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent. Anand Raj (with him Abhilaash Subramaniam and Cheong Wen Yie) (Shearn Delamore and Abhilaash Subramaniam & Co) amicus curiae for Malaysian Bar. Lim Wei Jiet (with him Nevyn Vinosh Venudran) (Lim Wei Jiet) amicus curiae for Clooney Foundation for Justice and SUARAM. Gan Pei Fern (with her O Ying Xin) (Lee & Poh Partnership and Yeoh Mazlina & Partners) watching brief for HAKAM.

3. Mohd Abdul Karim bin Abdullah & Ors v Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja [2025] 4 MLJ 878 [FC]

Coram	ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI CJ (SABAH AND SARAWAK) AND ZABARIAH YUSOF FCJ
Catchwords	Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statutes — Section 46 Employees Provident Fund Act 1991 (‘the EPF Act’)
Outcome	Application for leave dismissed.
Counsel Names	Rajashree Suppiah (with Amira Nur Nadia bt Azhar) (Rajashree) for the applicant. Afifi bin Ahmad (with Adilah Abdul Wahid and Anis Dayana bt Mat Daud) (Nashili & Co) for the respondent.

4. Syed Saddiq bin Syed Abdul Rahman v Public Prosecutor and other appeals [2025] 4 MLJ 676 [CA]

Coram	AHMAD ZAIDI IBRAHIM, AZMAN ABDULLAH AND NOORIN BADARUDDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome	Appeal allowed; convictions and sentences set aside; and appellant acquitted and discharged from all charges.
Counsel Names	Mohd Yusof bin Zainal Abiden (with Hisyam Teh Poh Teik, Alex Tan Chie Sian, Devandran S Subramaniam, Kee Wei Loon, Low Wei Loke, Khairuzzaman Ridha and Hing Seng Shen) (Wong Kian Kheong) for the appellant. Wan Shaharuddin bin Wan Ladin (with Farah Ezlin bt Yusop Khan, Nurul Qistini bt Qamarul Abrar, Muhammad Asraf bin Mohamed Tahir and Wan Nur Iman bt Wan Ahmad Afzal) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) for the respondent.

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