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KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN HAL EHWAL ORANG ASLI & ANOR v. LAND LAW: Customary land - Right to - Notice of eviction to Semelai aboriginal people - Whether Semelais were identifiable native aborigine group - Whether native customary rights extended to areas of lands used for hunting, roaming and foraging - Whether continuous occupation over disputed land shown - Whether there was sufficient measure of control to prevent strangers from interfering on land - Whether alienation legal NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM: Land dispute - Customary rights over land - Extinguishment of - Whether only by way of clear and unambiguous legislation - Whether gazetted Malay Reserve Land takes precedence over customary title - Whether Malay Reservations Enactment 1913 and Malay Reservations Enactment 1933 provide for Malay Reserve Land to take precedence over customary title - Whether Malay Reserve Land encroached upon customary land DALAM PERKARA INKUES TERHADAP KEMATIAN CHANDRAN PERUMAL; SI MATI [2015] 2 SMC 1 PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Inkuiri Koroner - Inkues - Kematian semasa dalam tahanan polis - Punca kematian - Sama ada si mati mempunyai masalah tekanan darah tinggi - Sama ada si mati diberi ubat-ubatan semasa dalam tahanan - Sama ada si mati dihantar ke hospital untuk rawatan segera - Sama ada tandas dan tempat tidur disediakan dalam lokap - Sama ada persekitaran si mati mendorong kematiannya - Laporan pakar patologi - Sama ada si mati mengalami kecederaan sebelum kematiannya - Sama ada kematian si mati dapat dielakkan To view a sample of the Sessions and Magistrates' Cases journal, click here. For product enquiries, contact priority@cljlaw.com. |
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CLJ 2015 Volume 9 (Part 3) COURT FEDERAL COURT Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia v. Konsortium JGC Corporation & Ors (Sued As Incorporated Partnership) COURT OF APPEAL Kao Che Jen v. N Chanthiran Nagappan Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Hal Ehwal Ehwal Orang Asli & Anor v. Mohamad Nohing (Batin Kampung Bukit Rok) & Ors And Another Appeal PP v. Gan Boon Aun Sim Kiang Chiok v. Southeast Asia Special Asset Management Bhd Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Bhd & Ors v. Nurullah Zawawi & Anor HIGH COURT How Hock Sing v. Lee Say Peng & Ors PCM Bina Sdn Bhd & Ors lwn. Majlis Mesyuarat Kerajaan Negeri Selangor & Anor SUBJECT INDEX BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LAW Construction contracts - Levy - Imposition of levy - Whether excluded non-construction components of construction work and works performed offshore - Whether levy to be imposed upon whole contract price or only part of it - Meaning of 'construction works' - Whether to be construed as 'integral and preparatory work' - Whether contract price and obligations under lump sum turnkey contract was divisible or a single transaction for levy purposes - Construction Industry Development Board Act 1994, s. 34 CIVIL PROCEDURE Action - Reinstatement - Challenge against decision of Deputy Registrar in dismissing plaintiff's action - Failure to comply with 'unless order' during case management - Mode of proceedings - Proper mode of challenging decision of Deputy Registrar - Rules of Court 2012, O. 34 r. 2(3) - Whether party aggrieved may seek to challenge dismissal only by way of appeal - Application to set aside dismissal of action - Whether proper mode of challenging decision - Whether appeal filed out of time and therefore defective - Whether there were positive efforts by plaintiff towards ensuring compliance with 'unless order' - Whether Deputy Registrar's decision a proper exercise of juridical discretion Pre-trial case management - Directions and orders - Failure to comply - Change of solicitors - Whether a delaying tactic for non-complying with 'unless order' - Whether outstanding documents to only be filed if mediation failed - Ability to comply with direction to file common bundle of documents - Whether within control of plaintiff - Repeated failures by plaintiff to comply with 'unless orders' - Whether defendants contributed to failure by plaintiff to comply - Whether there were positive efforts by plaintiff towards ensuring compliance with 'unless order' - Plaintiff's action dismissed for failure to comply with 'unless order' - Whether proper exercise of judicial discretion Proceedings - Mode of proceedings - Proper mode of challenging decision of Deputy Registrar in dismissing action under O. 34 r. 2(3) Rules of Court 2012 - Deputy Registrar dismissing plaintiff's action - Failure to comply with 'unless order' during case management - Whether party aggrieved may seek to challenge dismissal only by way of appeal - Rules of Court 2012, O. 56 - Whether plaintiff's application to set aside dismissal of action proper mode of challenging decision - Erroneous mode of challenging dismissal of action - Whether curable under O. 1A of Rules of Court 2012 - Whether appeal filed out of time and therefore defective Summary procedure - Preliminary issue of law - Necessary and material facts proved or admitted - Construction of provisions of Construction Industry Development Board Act 1994 and Construction Industry (Collection of Levy) Regulations 1996 - Interpretation to be given to contractual documents - Whether suitable for summary disposal - Rules of Court 2012, O. 14A COMPANY LAW Winding up - Liquidators - Allegations of acts of criminality by liquidator - Application for removal of court appointed liquidator - Whether prior leave of court should be obtained before application could be made - Companies Act 1965, s. 232(1) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Fundamental liberties - Breach of - Constitutionality of provision - Alternative charge - Securities Industry Act 1983, ss. 122(1), 122B(a)(bb) - False statement to stock exchange - Whether calling of respondent to enter defence on alternative charge in breach of rule against double jeopardy - Principal charge and alternative charge not same offence as ingredients differed - Whether s.122(1) void for breaching arts. 5(1) and 8(1) of Federal Constitution - Whether s. 122(1) denied respondent right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty - Whether decision to charge vests in Attorney General according to art. 145(3) of Federal Constitution - Whether s. 122(1) violated doctrine of separation of powers - Whether High Court Judge erred in declaring s. 122(1) unconstitutional Legislature - Constitutionality of - Declaration of unconstitutionality of written law - Whether s. 122(1) of Securities Industry Act 1983 ('SIA') in violation of art. 5(1) of Federal Constitution ('Constitution') - Whether s. 122(1) denied respondent right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty - Whether art. 5 of Constitution allows for deprivation of fundamental liberty if law so provides - Only two accused persons charged for offence and not other directors of company - Whether art. 122(1) contravened art. 8(1) of Constitution - Whether discretion to charge vests in Attorney General according to art. 145(3) of Constitution - Whether s. 122(1) violated doctrine of separation of powers - Whether calling of accused person to enter defence on alternative charge in breach of rule against double jeopardy - Principal charge and alternative charge not same offence as ingredients differed - Whether High Court Judge erred in declaring s. 122(1) unconstitutional CONTRACT Breach - Limitation - Loan agreement secured by third party charge over land - Defendant pledged to pay plaintiff monies and liabilities owing under facility in letter of guarantee and indemnity - Default in repayment of loan - Demand by bank for outstanding payment - Plaintiff claimed against defendant seven years later - Whether action to enforce payment of money charged over land or to enforce payment of money under letter of guarantee and indemnity - Whether item 95 or item 101 of Schedule to Sarawak Limitation Ordinance applicable - Whether limitation had set in Lump sum contract - Contract price - Contract price under lump sum turnkey contract - Whether divisible - Whether a single whole construction contract - Whether levy under s. 34 of Construction Industry Development Board Act 1994 to be imposed on whole contract price or only part of it LAND LAW Customary land - Right to - Notice of eviction to Semelai aboriginal people - Whether Semelais were identifiable native aborigine group - Whether native customary rights extended to areas of lands used for hunting, roaming and foraging - Whether continuous occupation over disputed land shown - Whether there was sufficient measure of control to prevent strangers from interfering on land - Whether alienation legal LIMITATION Contract - Indemnity - Loan agreement secured by third party charge over land - Defendant pledged to pay plaintiff monies and liabilities owing under facility in letter of guarantee and indemnity - Default in repayment of loan - Demand by bank for outstanding payment - Claim for enforcement of payment under letter of guarantee and indemnity - Schedule to Sarawak Limitation Ordinance, item 94 NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM Land dispute - Customary rights over land - Extinguishment of - Whether only by way of clear and unambiguous legislation - Whether gazetted Malay Reserve Land takes precedence over customary title - Whether Malay Reservations Enactment 1913 and Malay Reservations Enactment 1933 provide for Malay Reserve Land to take precedence over customary title - Whether Malay Reserve Land encroached upon customary land STATUTORY INTERPRETATION Construction of statues - Intention of Parliament - Section 232(1) of Companies Act 1965 - Whether prior leave of court should be obtained before application for removal of court appointed liquidator Construction of statutes - Rules of construction - Strict construction - Section 34 of Construction Industry Development Board Act 1994 - Imposition of levy under s. 34 - Whether excluded non-construction components of construction work and works performed offshore - Purposive interpretation - Ordinary meaning of words - Objective of statute - Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s. 17A TORT Defamation - Libel - Damages - General rule - Whether damages assessed purely on compensatory basis - Amount of damages - Whether governed by circumstances of case - Whether amount awarded by trial judge fair and reasonable - Whether varied by appellate court Defamation - Libel - Libel broadcast on television programme - Exemplary damages - Rules in Rookes v. Barnard - Whether programme was scheme calculated to make profits for defendants - Whether malice proved - Whether circumstances justifying exemplary or aggravated damages established INDEKS PERKARA UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN Semakan kehakiman - Permohonan - Certiorari - Kejadian tanah mendap di kawasan pembangunan - Responden-responden mengambil keputusan untuk menyenarai hitam pemohon-pemohon sehingga masalah tanah mendap selesai - Permohonan memansuhkan keputusan responden-responden - Sama ada keputusan responden-responden munasabah - Sama ada pemohon-pemohon sepatutnya membuat permohonan di bawah s. 36 Akta Perancangan Bandar dan Desa 1976 - Sama ada s. 9 Akta Kerajaan Tempatan 1976 terpakai - Sama ada prosedur yang diikuti oleh responden-responden dalam membuat keputusan menyenarai hitam pemohon-pemohon teratur |
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