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MLJ Alerts: January 2024 (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

“The applicant in the defendant cannot submit itself to the court’s jurisdiction and surrender to it in applying to strike out the plaintiff’s claim and yet at the same time apply for a stay of the proceedings should it not succeed in the striking out. Having entered the door of the court and inviting it to decide on the matter on its merits, the applicant cannot now exit from it and merely pray for a stay of the proceedings.

The two are incompatible and having failed in striking out the plaintiff’s claim, the applicant must be content to having to contest the proceedings for in applying to strike out, the applicant must be taken to have abandoned arbitration in favour of litigation in the court.”

- Lee Swee Seng JCA

JSB v ACSB [2024] 1 MLJ 195 at 21-22 

Week 1 Updates

1. Au Lai Chan & Anor v Malaysian Mosaics Sdn Bhd & Anor and another appeal [2024] 1 MLJ 28 [CA]

Coram YAACOB MD SAM, RAVINTHRAN AND MOHD NAZLAN JJCA
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Judicial review — Application for
Labour Law — Employment — Redundancy
Outcome Appeal 200 dismissed with agreed costs of RM10,000 subject to allocatur; Appeal 201 dismissed with agreed costs of RM50,000 subject to allocatur.
Counsel Names
  • Shanker Subbramanian (with Juanita Louise Chua Ai Ling) (Shanker, Arjunan & Chua) for the appellants.

  • T Thavalingam (with Sebastian Tay) (T Thavalingam & Co) for the respondents.

2. Datuk Seri Poh Geok Seng & Ors (for and on behalf of Lembaga Pengurus/Pengelola Sekolah SJK(C) Pay Fong 1 Melaka, beneficiaries for the trust created on trust properties) v Pang Siew Fian & Anor and other appeals [2024] 1 MLJ 46 [CA] 

Coram HAS ZANAH MEHAT, CHE MOHD RUZIMA AND SEE MEE CHUN JJCA
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Locus standi — Action by school’s board of governors
Outcome Appeals dismissed.
Counsel Names
  • Ambiga Sreenevasan (with Ng Kong Peng, Sarah Ho Yixin, Yok Jiang Lin and Tan Yoon Chang) (KP Ng & Amardas) in Appeal No M-01(IM)(NCvC)-547–09 of 2021 for the appellants.

  • Mohamad Al Saifi Hashim (with Nurul Farhana bt Khalid and Nor Aqilah bt Abdul Halim) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General’s Chambers) in Appeal No M-01(IM)(NCvC)-553–09 of 2021 for the appellant.

  • Cyrus Das (with Jagjit Singh, Yap Bell Pung, Tan Cheng Kiat, Joshua Vijayan Dhamaraj and Adre Wee Heng Leong) (Yap Koon Roy & Assoc) in Appeal No M-02(IM)(NCvC)-570–10 of 2021 for the appellants.

  • Cyrus Das (with Jagjit Singh, Yap Bell Pung, Tan Cheng Kiat, Joshua Vijayan Dhamaraj and Adre Wee Heng Leong) (Yap Koon Roy & Assoc) in Appeal Nos M-01(IM)(NCvC)-547–09 of 2021 and M-01(IM)(NCvC)-553–09 of 2021 for the respondents.

  • Ambiga Sreenevasan (with Ng Kong Peng, Sarah Ho Yixin, Yok Jiang Lin and Tan Yoon Chang) (KP Ng & Amardas) in Appeal No M-02(IM)(NCvC)-570–10 of 2021 for the first, second, third and fourth respondents.

  • Mohamad Al Saifi Hashim (with Nurul Farhana bt Khalid and Nor Aqilah bt Abdul Halim) (Federal Counsel, Attorney General Chambers) in Appeal No M-02(IM)(NCvC)-570–10 of 2021 for the fifth respondent.

3. Malayan Banking Bhd v Mohd Affandi bin Ahmad & Anor and another appeal [2024] 1 MLJ 1 [CA]

Coram RAVINTHRAN, HASHIM HAMZAH AND AZIMAH OMAR JJCA
Catchwords Land Law — Indefeasibility of title and interests — Sale of land
Outcome Both appeals dismissed with costs of RM30,000 to be paid by each of second and third defendants to plaintiffs subject to payment of allocator.
Counsel Names
  • Claudia Cheah Pek Yee (with Aufa bt Radzi and Chew Sue Peng) (Skrine) in Appeal No J-02(NCvC)(W)-452–03 of 2022 for the appellant.

  • Ummi Salhah bt Mohamad (Lua & Mansor) in Appeal No J-02(NCvC)(W)-549–03 of 2022 for the appellant.
    Shakir Hussain a/l Khurshed Ibrahim (Kali & Assoc) in Appeal Nos J-02(NCvC)(W)-452–03 of 2022 and J-02(NCvC)(W)-549–03 of 2022 for the respondent.

Week 2 Updates

1. Wong Weng Foo & Co v Lim San Peen (in capacity as liquidator for London Biscuits Bhd (in liquidation)) & Anor and another appeal [2024] 1 MLJ 132 [CA]

Coram AZIZAH NAWAWI, GUNALAN MUNIANDY AND AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN JJCA
Catchwords Companies and Corporations — Winding up — Priorities
Outcome Appeals allowed in part against High Court’s decisions in leave application and discharge application; release and discharge of respondent set aside with costs of RM20,000 to be paid by company to appellant subject to allocator.
Counsel Names
  • Steven Tan Chee Qian (with Chuah Chern Tee) (Chuah Qian & Partners) for the appellant.

  • Kwan Will Sen (with Pang Huey Lynn) (Lim Chee Wee Partnership) for the respondents.

2. Wan Ji bin Wan Hussin v Public Prosecutor [2024] 1 MLJ 142 [CA]

Coram HADHARIAH SYED ISMAIL, AZMAN ABDULLAH AND AZMI ARIFFIN JJCA
Catchwords Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against conviction and sentence
Outcome Appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal against sentence allowed.
Counsel Names
  • Muhammad Faiz Fadzil (with Mohd Faizal Abdullah) (Faiz Fadzil & Co) for the appellant.

  • How May Ling (with Aida Khairuleen Azli) (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

3. SIS Forum (M) dan lain-lain lwn Jawatankuasa Fatwa Negeri Selangor dan lain-lain [2024] 1 MLJ 67 [MR]

Coram HAS ZANAH MEHAT, CHE MOHD RUZIMA DAN GUNALAN MUNIANDY HHMR
Catchwords Prosedur Sivil — Semakan kehakiman — Rayuan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang menolak permohonan semakan kehakiman
Outcome Rayuan perayu ditolak.
Counsel Names
  • Malik Imtiaz (Surenda Ananth dan Fahri Azzat bersamanya) (Fahri, Azzat & Co) bagi pihak perayu pertama, kedua dan ketiga.

  • Zainul Rijal bin Abu Bakar (Danial Farhan bin Zainul Rijal dan Azman Marsaleh bersamanya) (Chambers of Zainul Rijal) bagi pihak responden pertama.

  • Yusfarizal Yussoff (Majdah Muda bersamanya) (Muda) bagi pihak responden kedua.

  • Salim bin Soib @ Hamid (Husna bt Abdul Halim bersamanya) (Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Selangor) bagi pihak responden ketiga.

Week 3 Updates

1. JSB v ACSB [2024] 1 MLJ 195 [CA]

Coram LEE SWEE SENG, CHE MOHD RUZIMA AND AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN JJCA
Catchwords Arbitration — Stay of proceedings — When available
Outcome Appeal allowed; order of High Court set aside with costs of RM15,000 to plaintiff here and below subject to allocator.
Counsel Names
  • Mahinder Singh Dulku (with Abdul Fareed bin Abdul Gafoor and Farah Nabilah bt Shaharuddin) (Ezrilaw Firm) for the appellant.

  • Ong Yu Shin (with Lim Wooi Ying) (The Chambers of Yu Shin Ong) for the respondent.

2. Bestinet Sdn Bhd v GHL Epayments Sdn Bhd [2024] 1 MLJ 157 [CA]

Coram HASHIM HAMZAH, LIM CHONG FONG AND AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN JJCA
Catchwords Civil Procedure — Appeal — Finding of facts
Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Point of law
Contract — Implied terms — When term to be implied in contract
Outcome Appeal dismissed with costs of RM30,000 to respondent.
Counsel Names
  • R Thayalan Retanavalu (with Vimal Sathiaseelan) (Shukor Baljit & Partners) for the appellant.

  • Nad Segaram (Shearn Delamore & Co) for the respondent.

3. Pemungut Duti Setem v Havi Logistics (M) Sdn Bhd [2024] 1 MLJ 177 [CA]

Coram LEE SWEE SENG, CHE MOHD RUZIMA AND AZIZUL AZMI ADNAN JJCA
Catchwords Revenue Law — Stamp duty — Assessment
Outcome Appeal allowed.
Counsel Names
  • Normareza Mat Rejab (with Mohammad Hafidz Ahmad and Syazana Safiah Rozman) for the appellant.

  • S Saravana Kumar (with Hanina Mohd Azham and Daniel Annamalai) (Raj Ong & Yudistra) for the respondent.

Week 4 Updates

1. Lai Hen Beng v Public Prosecutor [2024] 1 MLJ 225 [FC]

Coram TENGKU MAIMUN CHIEF JUSTICE, MOHAMAD ZABIDIN CJ (MALAYA), HARMINDAR SINGH, ABU BAKAR JAIS AND ABDUL KARIM FCJJ
Catchwords Constitutional Law — Legislation — Validity of impugned legislation
Outcome Section 498 of the Penal Code unanimously declared unconstitutional.
Counsel Names
  • Jayarubbiny Jayaraj (with Jay Moy Wei Jiun and Puteri Batrisyia Abdul Latif) (Jay & Jay) for the appellant.

  • Yusaini Amer Abdul Karim (with Eyu Ghim Siang) (Attorney General’s Chambers) for the respondent.

2. Port Kelang Authority v Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd [2024] 1 MLJ 252 [CA]

Coram RAVINTHRAN, HASHIM HAMZAH AND LIM CHONG FONG JJCA
Catchwords Contract — Consideration — Failure of consideration
Outcome Appeal allowed with costs; HCJ’s decision set aside; any payment made to defendant by plaintiff under void agreement refunded.
Counsel Names
  • Nimalan Devaraja (with Wong Shun Yong) (Skrine) for the appellant.

  • Prem Ramachandran (with Lee Shoue Jie) (Kumar Partnership) for the respondent.

3. Gan Boon Aun v Public Prosecutor [2024] 1 MLJ 277 [CA]

Coram HADHARIAH SYED ISMAIL, GUNALAN MUNIANDY AND AZMAN ABDULLAH JJCA
Catchwords Criminal Procedure — Appeal — Appeal against sentence
Outcome Appeal allowed; sentence of 24 months imprisonment imposed by High Court on 25 January 2022 set aside; sentence of one day imprisonment imposed by sessions court restored.
Counsel Names
  • Sithambaram (with Guok Ngek Seong and Lee Wen Rui) (Guok Partnership) for the appellant.

  • Mohd Hafiz Mohd Yusoff (with Aerie Rahman, Daniel Ariff and Eunice Ong) (Deputy Public Prosecutor, Securities Commission Malaysia) for the respondent.

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