MLJ Alerts: Feb 2026 (High Court)

February 09, 2026

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Week 1 Updates

1. NXP Malaysia Sdn Bhd lwn Nurshakila bt Sahlan [2026] 7 MLJ 546 [HC]

Coram	NARKUNAVATHY SUNDARESON H
Catchwords	Undang-Undang Buruh — Penamatan — Faedah penamatan
Outcome	Rayuan perayu dibenarkan; keputusan KPTR diketepikan tanpa perintah berkaitan kos.
Counsel Names	Raymond Low (Shearn Delamore & Co) bagi pihak perayu. Pihak responden mewakili diri sendiri.

2. KR Thiagarajan & Anor v Karuppan Chettiar Vairavan (administrator of the estate of Karuppan Chettiar Vairavan, deceased) [2026] 7 MLJ 554 [HC]

Coram	NOOR RUWENA J
Catchwords	Succession — Distribution of estate — Administrator’s duties
Outcome	Application allowed in part.
Counsel Names	Gary Xavier (with Paramanathan Kayambu) (Param & Co) for the plaintiffs. PM Nagaran (with N Vinoshini) (Nagarajan Peri & Co) for the defendant.

Week 2 Updates

1. Medic Pro Healthcare Sdn Bhd v Hansen Chua Chin Shen & Ors [2026] 7 MLJ 572 [HC]

Coram	ASMAH MUSA JC
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Discovery — Anton Piller discovery
Outcome	Stay applications dismissed and APO ordered to remain in force until disposal of the suit.
Counsel Names	Lim Zi Han (Hooi Kit Yi with him) (Donovan & Ho) for the plaintiff. Ghazali Cha (with Lim Yang Yang and Zuriana bt Zakaria) (Yang Lim & Co) for the first, second and fifth defendants. Lee Zi Qin (with Tan Shao Jia and Manjit Singh Sachdev) (Mohammad Radzi & Partners) for the third defendant. Philip Ryan Mathew (with Jeannie Chong) (Philip Mathew) for the fourth and seventh defendants.

2. Abdul Rahman bin Usof & Ors v RHB Trustees Bhd (trustees to Linggiu Valley Orang Asli (JAKUNS) Trust) [2026] 7 MLJ 591 [HC]

Coram	GAN TECHIONG JC
Catchwords	Trusts and Trustees — Duties — Fiduciary duty
Outcome	Impugned order for sale set aside.
Counsel Names	Rabia bt Abd Halim (with Siti Zabedah Kasim) (Rabia, Farihan & Sures) for the applicants. Kenneth Koh (with Afiq Iskandar and Moo Jie Ying (Pupil-in-Chambers)) (Xavier & Koh Partnership) for the respondent.

Week 3 Updates

1. Dato’ Seri Muhammad Sanusi bin Md Nor v Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail [2026] 7 MLJ 610 [HC]

Coram	MOHAMMAD JOHAN LEE J
Catchwords	Tort — Defamation — Defamatory statement
Outcome	Plaintiff’s claims regarding REE statement and MARRIS statement allowed.
Counsel Names	Wan Rohimi Wan Daud (with Yusfarizal Yussof, Mohd Faizi Che Abu and Nur Iffah Hizwani Omar) (Faizi & Assoc) for the plaintiff. Navpreet Singh (with William Leong and Sakina Siraj) (Nav & Co) for the defendant.

2. Logan a/l Segaran & Ors v Kerajaan Malaysia [2026] 7 MLJ 659 [HC]

Coram	NARKUNAVATHY SUNDARESON J
Catchwords	Constitutional Law — Legislation — Constitutionality
Outcome	Sections 4(5), 13, 14, 15, 16, 18A and 20 of the SOSMA were constitutional and valid; s 30 of the SOSMA was unconstitutional and invalid as it violated art 121(1) of the Federal Constitution; no order as to costs.
Counsel Names	Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (with Surendra Ananth and Abby Si Xinyi) (Malik Imtiaz Sarwar); Harpal Singh Tara Singh (with Low Carmen) (T Harpal & Assoc) for the for the applicants. Mohammad Sallehuddin bin Md Ali (Attorney General's Chambers) for the respondent.

3. Rosmaini bin Abdul Raof v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2026] 7 MLJ 714 [HC]

Coram	HIGH COURT (JOHOR BAHRU)
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome	Both appeals dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed.
Counsel Names	Siti Fatimah bt Mamu (with Umar Faiz) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Johor State Legal Advisor's Office) for the prosecution. Kamal Hisham bin Ja’afar (with Mohammad Nor bin Tamrin and Nor Aina Kamilah bt Zalizan) (Kamal Hisham & Assoc) for the accused

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