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MLJ Alerts: May 2025 (Appellate Court)

The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Week 1 Updates 1. Esa Jurutera Perunding Sdn Bhd v...

MLJ Alerts: May 2025 (High Court)

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MLJ Alerts: Apr 2025 (Appellate Court)

The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month ‘ [136] The doctrine of...

MLJ Alerts: Apr 2025 (High Court)

The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month ‘ [136] The doctrine of...

MLJ Alerts: Mar 2025 (Appellate Court)

The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month ‘[36]…One would have to...

MLJ Alerts: Feb 2025 (Appellate Court)

The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+® Malaysia.

Quote of the Month

“ [72] As such, although recantation or retraction of evidence may not be entirely the same as mere inconsistencies or discrepancies or contradictories in one’s evidence, they all share one commonality, namely, changes made to prior evidence. Hence, there may be lies and truths in either of the prior to or post recantation/retraction which the court is duty- bound to assess, to examine and to decide which of those evidence is more probable than not, is the truth — independently or with the support of other evidence."

- Abang Iskandar PCA

Teoh Kiang Hong v Theow Say Kow @ Teoh Kiang Seng, Henry [2025] 1 MLJ 813 [FC]

Week 1 Updates

1. Hanifah bt Hamzah & Ors v Sykt Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd (voluntary winding up of debtors) and another case [2025] 1 MLJ 323 [CA]

Coram HANIPAH FARIKULLAH, AZIMAH OMAR AND KOMATHY SUPPIAH JJCA
Catchwords Companies and Corporations — Winding up — Creditors’ voluntary winding up
Outcome Appeals dismissed with costs of RM10,000 to be paid by appellants to each respondent.
Counsel Names

  • Tan Chong Lii (with Abd Halim bin Abdul Karim and Earn Karim) (Mazri Halim & Partners) for the appellants.

  • Afdhilani Jusoh @ Alias (with Rajvinder Singh Singh and Sera Foong Chui-Yeng) (Dennis Nik & Wong) for the respondent.

2. Dahlia Dhaima bt Abdullah v Majlis Agama Islam Selangor and another appeal [2025] 1 MLJ 334 [FC]

Coram ABANG ISKANDAR PCA, MARY LIM AND ABU BAKAR JAIS FCJJ
Catchwords Islamic Law — Conversion — Validity
Outcome Appeals dismissed and COA's decision affirmed.
Counsel Names

  • Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (with Surendra Ananth and Wong Ming Yen) (Surendra Ananth) in Civil Appeal Nos 01(f)-18–06 of 2023(B) and 01(f)-19–06 of 2023(B) for the appellants.

  • Haniff Khatri Abdulla (with Majdah Muda) (Muda) in Civil Appeal No 01(f)-18–06 of 2023(B) for the respondent.

  • Salim bin Soib (with Husna bt Abdul Halim) (Selangor State Legal Advisor's Office) Civil Appeal No 01(f)-19–06 of 2023(B) for the respondent.

3. Suthakar a/l Sivakumar lwn Pendakwa Raya dan lain-lain rayuan [2025] 1 MLJ 263 [FC]

Coram ZABARIAH YUSOF, ABU BAKAR JAIS DAN ABDUL KARIM HHMP
Catchwords Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome Rayuan ditolak.
Counsel Names

  • Paul Krishna Raja a/l Selladurai (Goh Chee Kian dan Amy Chong bersamanya) (Paul, Amy Chong & Assoc) bagi pihak perayu pertama.

  • Rajesh Nagarajan (Sachpreetraj Singh Sohanpal dan Amanda Sonia Mathew bersamanya) (Raj & Sach) bagi pihak perayu kedua.

  • Rajpal Singh a/l Mukhtiar Singh (Siti Anis bt Che Ab Wahab dan Azimah Liyana bt Akhbar Batcha) (Rajpal, Firah & Vishnu) bagi pihak perayu ketiga.

  • Kumaraendran (The See Khoon dan Yaw Xinying bersamanya) (Kumar & Co) bagi pihak perayu keempat.

  • Asmah bt Musa (Roshan a/l Karthi Kayan dan Aida Khairuleen bt Azli bersamanya) (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak responden.
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4. Fermpro Sdn Bhd v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Kastam Dan Eksais Diraja Malaysia [2025] 1 MLJ 298 [CA]

Coram RAVINTHRAN, HASHIM HAMZAH AND FAIZAH JAMALUDIN JJCA
Catchwords Revenue Law — Duties and taxes — Whether Director-General of Customs (‘DG’) was right in raising bills of demand (‘BODs’) against appellant
Outcome Appeal allowed; High Court’s decision set aside; the BODs against Fermpro quashed.
Counsel Names

  • Subbramaniam Arjunan (Shanker, Arjunan & Chua) for the appellant.

  • Mohd Faisal bin Md Noor (with Liyana bt Muhammad Fuad) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General's Chambers) for the respondent.

Week 2 Updates

1. Worldwide Platinum Records Sdn Bhd v Tan Sew Cheng [2025] 1 MLJ 487 [CA]

Coram CHE MOHD RUZIMA, AZIMAH OMAR AND AZHAHARI RAMLI JJCA
Catchwords Contract — Agreement — Loan agreement
Outcome Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names

  • Lim Choon Khim (with Chin Yan Leng and David Yii Hee Kiet) (CK Lim Law Chambers) for the appellant.

  • Walter Pereira (with Annie Gomez) (Kamarudin & Partners) for the respondent.

2. Santanasamy a/l Muthiah v Public Prosecutor [2025] 1 MLJ 420 [FC]

Coram NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, RHODZARIAH BUJANG, AND ABU BAKAR JAIS FCJJ
Catchwords Criminal Procedure — Dangerous drugs — Possession
Outcome Order accordingly.
Counsel Names

  • Afifuddin bin Ahmad Hafifi (with Muhammad Amirrul bin Jamaluddin) (Salehuddin Saidin & Assoc) for the appellant.

  • Mohd Dusuki bin Mokhtar (with Mohd Fairuz bin Johari and Noorhisham bin Mohd Jaafar) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General's Chambers) for the respondent.

3. Public Prosecutor v Sayed Shahriman bin Wan Ahmad Hussein [2025] 1 MLJ 457 [CA]

Coram AZIZAH NAWAWI, MOHAMED ZAINI MAZLAN, JJCA AND ALWI ABDUL WAHAB, JHC
Catchwords Criminal Law — Sentence — Appeal against sentence
Outcome Both conviction and sentence set aside; case remitted back to sessions court for retrial.
Counsel Names

  • Atiqah bt Abdul Karim @ Husaini (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the appellant.

  • Simon Siah (Simon Siah, Chua and Chow Advocates) for the respondent.

4. Noraizuwan bin Hamali lwn Pendakwa Raya [2025] 1 MLJ 467 [CA]

Coram HADHARIAH SYED ISMAIL, AZMAN ABDULLAH DAN AZMI ARIFFIN HHMR
Catchwords Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome Rayuan terhadap sabitan dikekalkan; rayuan terhadap hukuman dibenarkan.
Counsel Names

  • Farida Mohammad (Farida & Co) bagi pihak perayu.

  • Afzainizam bin Abdul Aziz (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara) bagi pihak responden.

Week 3 Updates

1. Davis ak Mering & Anor v Public Prosecutor [2025] 1 MLJ 585 [CA]

Coram RAVINTHRAN, CHE MOHD RUZIMA AND AZMI ARIFFIN JJCA
Catchwords Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome Conviction and sentence affirmed.
Counsel Names

  • (Sia, Trabawan & Co) for the appellant.

  • Ronie ak Entili (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General's Chambers) for the respondents.

2. Parminder Kaur a/p Kamiker Singh & Anor v Public Prosecutor [2025] 1 MLJ 566 [CA]

Coram AHMAD ZAIDI IBRAHIM, AZMI ARIFFIN AND CHOO KAH SING JJCA
Catchwords Criminal Law — Penal Code — Section 471
Outcome Revision dismissed.
Counsel Names

  • Harpal Singh (with Mohd Yazid bin Mustafa, Natasha Parvena Loh Velu, Tee Yuan Sheng and Nadim Gulam Rasa) (Harpal & Assoc) for the appellants.

  • Mohd Khushairy Ibrahim (with Tetralina Ahmed Fauzi) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Attorney General’s Chamber) for the prosecution.

3. Yap See Yah lwn Pendakwa Raya [2025] 1 MLJ 525 [CA]

Coram HADHARIAH SYED ISMAIL, AZMAN ABDULLAH AND AZMI ARIFFIN HHMR
Catchwords Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome Rayuan terhadap sabitan ditolak; rayuan terhadap hukuman dibenarkan.
Counsel Names

  • Grace Nathan (Grace S Nathan) bagi pihak perayu.

  • Noorhisham Mohd Jaafar (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya) bagi pihak responden.

3. Yap See Yah lwn Pendakwa Raya [2025] 1 MLJ 525 [CA]

Coram HADHARIAH SYED ISMAIL, AZMAN ABDULLAH AND AZMI ARIFFIN HHMR
Catchwords Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome Rayuan terhadap sabitan ditolak; rayuan terhadap hukuman dibenarkan.
Counsel Names

  • Grace Nathan (Grace S Nathan) bagi pihak perayu.

  • Noorhisham Mohd Jaafar (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya) bagi pihak responden.

4. Muhammad Fitri bin Saad lwn Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri, Malaysia dan lain-lain [2025] 1 MLJ 606 [CA]

Coram MARIANA YAHYA, MOHD NAZLAN DAN AZMAN ABDULLAH HHMR
Catchwords Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi
Outcome Rayuan ditolak.
Counsel Names

  • Amrick Singh Sandu (Naran Singh & Co) bagi pihak perayu.

  • Nurul Huda Mohd Salehuddin (Nur Izham bin Ismail bersamanya) (Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang, Kementerian Dalam Negeri, Putrajaya) bagi pihak responden.

Week 4 Updates

1. Yuri Zaharin bin Wahab v Ann Joo Metal Sdn Bhd [2025] 1 MLJ 658 [CA]

Coram RAVINTHRAN, MARIANA YAHYA AND LIM CHONG FONG JJCA
Catchwords Bankruptcy — Petition — Bankruptcy petition against guarantor
Outcome Appeal allowed; decision of High Court set aside with costs of RM10,000 here and below subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names

  • Prakash a/l Chandrakant (with Shashikala Anne) (Prakash & Co) for the appellant.

  • Chong Kah Yee (Shui Tai) for the respondent.

2. Diler Miler Celik Endustru Ve Ticaret AS also known as Diler Iron and Steel Co Inc v Menteri Kewangan & Ors [2025] 1 MLJ 694 [CA]

Coram LEE SWEE SENG, SUPANG LIAN AND AHMAD ZAIDI JJCA
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Judicial review — Application for
Outcome Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names

  • Jason Teoh Choon *** (with Ashlyn Lau *** Qi and Balqis Mohd Nor) (Jason Teoh & Partners) for the appellant.

  • Kogilambigai Muthusamy (Federal Counsel, Attorney General's Chambers) for the first, second, third and fourth respondents.

  • Jason Tan Jia Xin (with Ng Jack Ming) (Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill) for the fifth respondent.

3. Fahri, Azzat & Co (a firm) & Anor v Lembaga Kelayakan Profesion Undang-Undang [2025] 1 MLJ 671 [CA]

Coram SEE MEE CHUN, WONG KIAN KHEONG AND AHMAD FAIRUZ JJCA
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Judicial review — Appeal against
Outcome Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names

  • Shanmuga a/l Kanesalingam (with Joshua Wu Kai-Ming, Jowyn Saw and Sabrina Ameen) (Fahri, Azzat & Co) for the appellant.

  • Khoo Guan Huat (with Muhammad Danial bin Ahmad Terrirudin) (Skrine) for the respondent.

  • Farez Jinnah (Farez Jinnah) watching brief for the Bar Council.

4. Ahmad Sukri bin Ariffin lwn Pendakwa Raya dan lain-lain rayuan [2025] 1 MLJ 623 [CA]

Coram AHMAD ZAIDI IBRAHIM, AZMAN ABDULLAH AND AZMI ARIFFIN HHMR
Catchwords Prosedur Jenayah — Rayuan — Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman
Outcome Rayuan-rayuan tertuduh ditolak; rayuan pendakwa raya dibenarkan; hukuman yang dijatuhkan oleh mahkamah sesyen bagi ketiga-tiga pertuduhan dihidupkan kembali dan dikekalkan.
Counsel Names

  • Muhammad Nadzir bin Abdullah (Mohd Hayyatuddin & Co) bagi pihak perayu.

  • Atiqah bt Abdul Karim (Timbalan Pendakwa Raya, Jabatan Peguam Negara Putrajaya) bagi pihak responden.

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