MLJ Alerts: Oct 2025 (Appellate Court)

October 03, 2025

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Quote of the Month

"[47] ... r 7(2) of the RCA 1994 states that the fresh evidence ‘may be given without leave’. We think it significant that in r 7(2) of the RCA 1994, the word ‘may’ has used. This suggests that the court retains a discretion to allow for such evidence to be adduced, but this does not mean the court must invariably allow for such evidence to be adduced without leave, without some kind of filtering mechanism.
[48] In our opinion, such a filtering mechanism is important as a means of preventing the appellate courts from being flooded with frivolous applications to adduce fresh evidence, thus taking up precious judicial time. If such application were not subject to some measure of judicial control, it would upend finality in litigation which is a pillar of our system of justice."

- Zabariah Yusof FCJ

The Attorney General of Malaysia v Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abdul Razak and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 944 [FC]

Week 1 Updates

1. Kong Kin Lay & Ors v Kong Kin Siong & Ors [2025] 5 MLJ 891 [CA]

Coram	SUPANG LIAN, AZIMAH OMAR AND WONG KIAN KHEONG JJCA
Catchwords	Evidence — Adverse inference — Failure to adduce certain evidence
Outcome	Appeal allowed; High Court’s decision set aside with costs of RM180,000 to be paid by respondents to first to sixth appellants, subject to allocatur fee.
Counsel Names	Manjit Kaur Gill (with Keeshantini a/p Baskeran and Lavinderdeep Singh) (Manjit Lavinder & Co) for the appellants. Chok Zhin Theng (with Michelle Chin Zi Shan) (Cheah Teh Su) for the respondents.

2. The Attorney General of Malaysia v Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Hj Abdul Razak and another appeal [2025] 5 MLJ 944 [FC]

Coram	HASNAH HASHIM CJ (MALAYA), ZABARIAH YUSOF AND HANIPAH FARIKULLAH FCJJ
Catchwords	Evidence — Fresh or further evidence — On appeal
Outcome	Appeals dismissed; COA’s decision affirmed except in respect of encl 50 which was partly allowed.
Counsel Names	Tan Sri Dato’ Mohd Dusuki bin Mokhtar (with Shamsul bin Bolhassan, Ahmad Hanir bin Hambaly @ Arwi, Nurhafizza bt Azizan, Safiyyah bt Omar, Ainna Sherina bt Saipolamin and Siti Nurfarhana Muhammad Azmi) (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the appellant. Tan Sri Dr Muhammad Shafee bin Abdullah (with Muhammad Farhan bin Muhammad Shafee, Wan Muhammad Arfan bin Wan Othman, Nur Syafiqah bt Mohd Sofian, Naresh a/l Mayachandran, Tharrence Anthony (Pupil-in-Chambers) and Mohd Hafeez bin Rahim (Pupil-in-Chambers)) (Shafee & Co) for the respondent.

Week 2 Updates

1. Peter Anthony v Public Prosecutor [2025] 5 MLJ 874 [CA]

Coram	AHMAD ZAIDI IBRAHIM, MOHAMED ZAINI MAZLAN AND AZMI ARIFFIN JJCA
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome	Appeal dismissed; conviction and sentence affirmed.
Counsel Names	Nicholas Kow (with Emile Ezra Hussain and Putri Alyra Narisha Abdul Hadi) (Kow, Lau & Ezra) for the appellant. Wan Shaharudin bin Wan Ladin (with Haresh Prakash Somiah and Nurul Atiqah bt Mohamad Alias) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission) for the respondent.

Week 3 Updates

1. Sreesanthan a/l Eliathamby v Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia [2025] 6 MLJ 54 [FC]

Coram	HASNAH HASHIM CJ (MALAYA), ABDUL KARIM AND VAZEER ALAM FCJJ
Catchwords	Securities — Insider trading — Specific confidential information
Outcome	Appeal dismissed; decisions of the courts below affirmed.
Counsel Names	Gopal Sreenevasan (with Gurdial Singh Nijar, Lau Mark Chi-Ming, Abraham Au and Kristen Tan) (Sreenevasan Young) for the appellant. SM Shanmugam (with Shoba Venu Gopal, Mageswary Karroppiah, Daniel Ariff Tung Adib Vincent Tung, Low Wen Zhen and Siew *** Yi) (Shan Chambers) for the respondents. Shamsul bin Bolhassan (with Liew Horng Bin) (Senior Federal Counsel, Attorney General's Chamber) amicus curie for the Attorney General's Chamber.

2. Tommy Thomas @ Mohan a/l K Thomas v Sharil @ Shahrir bin Ab Samad [2025] 6 MLJ 96 [CA]

Coram	SUPANG LIAN, FAIZAH JAMALUDIN AND AHMAD FAIRUZ JJCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Judge — Recusal
Outcome	Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names	Alan Adrian Gomez (with Mervyn Lai Wei Shiung and Haikaldin Mahyidin) (Tommy Thomas) for the appellant. Firoz Hussein bin Ahmad Jamaluddin (with Syahrul Syazwan Salehin, Iqbal Harith Liang bin Danial Liang and Muhammad Firdaus bin Danial Tan) (Fahri, Azzat & Co) for the respondent.

3. Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah v Tenaga Nasional Bhd and other appeals [2025] 6 MLJ 114 [CA]

Coram	LEE SWEE SENG, MOHD NAZLAN AND WAN AHMAD FARID JJCA
Catchwords	Local Government — Rates — New valuation
Outcome	Three appeals by TNB dismissed; four appeals by local authorities allowed with costs of RM10,000 to be paid by TNB to local authorities in respect of each of seven appeals, subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names	Malik Imtiaz Sarwar (with Adillah Ahmad Nordin, Lim Yvonne, Nurul Nasyira Mohd Haliemy, Akmal Hakim Ahmad Zaharim and Fithriyaani Hafzhan Mohd Shaari) (Adillah A Nordin) for Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah, Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah, Majlis Perbandaran Jasin and Majlis Perbandaran Hang Tuah Jaya. Goh Peng Hong (with Soh Ling Ling and Anith Najhan bt Razak) (Lai, Goh & Assoc) for Tenaga Nasional Bhd (for appeals by the local authorities). Natalia Izra Nasaruddin (with Tengku Nazmi Tengku Anuar) (Azmi & Assoc) for Tenaga Nasional Bhd (for appeals by Tenaga Nasional Bhd).

4. Perak Integrated Network Services Sdn Bhd v Hj Ahmad Kamal bin Zakaria & Ors [2025] 6 MLJ 136 [CA]

Coram	AZIZAH NAWAWI, SEE MEE CHUN AND MOHAMED ZAINI MAZLAN JJCA
Catchwords	Tort — Abuse of process — Claim for
Outcome	Appeal allowed in part.
Counsel Names	Razlan Hadri bin Zulkifli (with Lee Guo Wen) (Gan Ho & Razlan Hadri) for the appellant. Leong Kwong Wah (with Vincent Lim Seng Liang and Sera Foong Chui-Yeng) (Dennis Nik & Wong) for the respondents.

5. Noor Kayes Hashim Ullah @ Noor Kayes bt Hasmullah v Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors [2025] 6 MLJ 158 [FC]

Coram	NALLINI PATHMANATHAN, RHODZARIAH BUJANG AND HANIPAH FARIKULLAH FCJJ
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Habeas corpus — Application for
Outcome	Appellant’s appeal allowed; writ of habeas corpus issued.
Counsel Names	Nik Nasrun Nazmi bin Nik Mohamad (with Mohamad Wafiq bin Hafie) (Habibah Nik & Co) for the appellant. Mohd Zain bin Ibrahim (with Rahmath Nisa bt Segu Alavudin) (Senior Federal Counsel, Legal Advisor's Office for the Ministry of Home Affairs) for the respondents.

Week 4 Updates

1. Sayyid Shah bin Abdullah v Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara & Anor [2025] 6 MLJ 202 [CA]

Coram	SUPANG LIAN, COLLIN SEQUERAH AND ALWI ABDUL WAHAB JJCA
Catchwords	Civil Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against decision of High Court
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Lee Teong Hooi (Lee Tan @ Assoc) for the appellant. Nur Irmawatie bt Daud (with Na’ilah llhani bt Shamsulbahri) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General’s Chamber) for the first and second respondent.

2. Perbadanan Pengurusan PD1 v SCP Assets Sdn Bhd [2025] 6 MLJ 283 [CA]

Coram	NANTHA BALAN, LIM CHONG FONG AND AHMAD KAMAL JJCA
Catchwords	Land Law — Strata titles — Management corporation
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Lai Chee Hoe (with Angeline Ang Mei Fong) (Chee Hoe & Assoc) for the appellant. Ashok Kandiah (with Ling Chee Wei and Celinne Teh) (Ho, Loke & Koh) for the respondent.

3. Kumpulan Ladang-Ladang Trengganu Sdn Bhd v Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Kuala Nerus [2025] 6 MLJ 307 [CA]

Coram	AZIZAH NAWAWI, MOHD NAZLAN AND AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN JJCA
Catchwords	Land Law — Acquisition of land — Objection against award
Outcome	Appeal dismissed with costs.
Counsel Names	Tengku Nazmi bin Tengku Anuar (with Wong Yan Zhang) (Azmi & Assoc) for the appellant. Afifah bt Mamat (Terengganu Legal State Offices) for the respondent.

Week 5 Updates

1. Ketua Pengarah Kastam Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia v Hong Leong Yamaha Motors Sdn Bhd [2025] 6 MLJ 245 [FC]

Coram	ZABARIAH YUSOF, HARMINDAR SINGH, RHODZARIAH BUJANG, ABU BAKAR JAIS AND HANIPAH FARIKULLAH FCJJ
Catchwords	Customs and Excise — Sales Tax — Exemption
Outcome	Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names	Rahazlan Affandi bin Abdul Rahim (with Liew Horng Bin and Nur Atirah Aiman bt Rahim) (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the appellant. S Saravana Kumar (with Lim Chinn Wei and Dharshini Sharma) (Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership) for the respondent.

2. Lim Swee Choo & Anor v Ong Koh Hou @ Won Kok Fong and another appeal [2025] 6 MLJ 327 [FC]

Coram	ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI CJ (SABAH AND SARAWAK), ZABARIAH YUSOF, RHODZARIAH BUJANG, ABDUL KARIM AND AHMAD TERRIRUDIN FCJJ
Catchwords	Contract — Consideration — Total failure of
Outcome	Appeals allowed.
Counsel Names	Cyrus V Das (with Low Weng Tchung, Jaden Phoon Wai Ken and Adeline Tan Shu Phing) (Adeline, Phoon & Co) for the appellant. Alfred Lai Choong Wui (with Toh Mei Swan, Ho Weng Sze, Yew Jing Yi and Jonathan Gerard) (Alfred Lai & Partners) for the respondent.

3. Karak Land Sdn Bhd v Luxury Terrace Sdn Bhd [2025] 6 MLJ 407 [CA]

Coram	SEE MEE CHUN, WONG KIAN KHEONG AND ISMAIL BRAHIM JJCA
Catchwords	Contract — Termination — Right to terminate
Outcome	Appeal dismissed with costs of RM15,000 subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names	Ramesh K Supramaniam (with Kanarasan Ghandinesen) (Ramesh K Supramaniam) for the appellant. Alan Chua Hock Kwang (with Jowena John) (Alan Chua & Co) for the respondent.

4. Pentadbir Pejabat Daerah dan Tanah Petaling v SEA Housing Corp Sdn Bhd [2025] 6 MLJ 420 [CA]

Coram	MOHD NAZLAN, AZIMAH OMAR AND FAIZAH JAMALUDIN JJCA
Catchwords	Land Law — Forfeiture — Validity of
Outcome	Appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Nurul Izzah bt Abdul Mutalib (with Mohd Abdul Hakim bin Mohd Ali and Siti Radziah bt Kamarudin) (Selangor State Legal Advisor’s Office) for the appellant. Lim Kien Huat (with Bryan Ching Tze Yeow) (Lee & Lim) for the respondent.

5. Wong Zing Haw v Public Prosecutor [2025] 6 MLJ 442 [CA]

Coram	AZIZAH NAWAWI, SEE MEE CHUN AND MOHAMED ZAINI MAZLAN JJCA
Catchwords	Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome	Appellant’s appeal dismissed.
Counsel Names	Orlando SW Chua (with Vanessa Ting Ann Yee) (Wong Orlando Chua & Kuok) for the appellant. Mohd Khusairy Ibrahim (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

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