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SERUAN GEMILANG MAKMUR SDN BHD v. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Statement of claim - Action to impeach or set aside earlier judgment - Serious conflict on material facts relating to issues of fraud - Whether there were issues of law requiring mature consideration during trial - Res judicata - Whether applicable - Whether action obviously unsustainable - Whether frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of court process - Whether perjured evidence a ground on which judgment may be impeached by virtue of s. 44 of Evidence Act 1950 - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19 CIVIL PROCEDURE: Judgments and orders - Party seeking to impeach or set aside earlier judgment on allegation of fraud - Res judicata - Whether applicable - Whether valid cause of action - Whether frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of court process - Whether perjured evidence a ground on which judgment may be impeached by virtue of s. 44 of the Evidence Act 1950 |
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CLJ 2016 Volume 3 (Part 1) FEDERAL COURT Seruan Gemilang Makmur Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Pahang Darul Makmur & Anor Suruhanjaya Sekuriti v. Datuk Ishak Ismail COURT OF APPEAL Karun Maksima Sdn Bhd lwn. Pentadbiran Tanah Daerah Port Dickson & Yang Lain Mahdi Jahed Baratmohammad v. PP Tan Sri Dato' (Dr) Rozali Ismail & Ors v. Chua Lay Kim & Ors HIGH COURT Abdul Hamid Mohd Amin v. Ramacon Corporation Sdn Bhd Norfadilla Ahmad Saikin v. Chayed Basirun & Ors (No 2) Osborne Chappel Sdn Bhd v. Vantage Steel Works Sdn Bhd Spind Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Justrade Marketing Sdn Bhd & Anor The Haven Sdn Bhd lwn. Chan Chee Cheong Wah Shen Development Sdn Bhd v. Success Portfolio Sdn Bhd SUBJECT INDEX CIVIL PROCEDURE Discovery - Rules governing discovery - Application pursuant to O. 24 of Rules of the High Court 1980 - Discovery of statements made under s. 134 of Securities Commission Malaysia Act 1993 - Whether subject to rules of privilege and prohibition on grounds of public policy - Whether full discovery would gravely prejudice public interest - Evidence Act 1950, s. 124 Injunction - Application for - To cease operation of pig farm on adjoining land - Nuisance due to smell emanating from pig farm - Allegation that smell adversely affected sale of property by plaintiff - Whether plaintiff aware of pig farm business before buying over and developing adjoining land - Whether injunction ought to be granted Judgment - Setting aside - Judgment sum - Restitution - Principle of - Whether status quo of parties restored to position prior to impugned judgment being granted - Whether court seized with inherent jurisdiction to restore parties to status quo ante Judgment - Setting aside - Judgment sum - Restitution - Whether judgment sum deposited into firm's client's account - Whether trustee acted in accordance with terms of trust deed when trust fund disbursed - Whether solicitor and trustee liable to account for monies disbursed from judgment sum - Whether solicitor's bill for professional fees genuinely made - Whether solicitor's fees issued from trust monies - Whether judgment sum disbursed without authorisation - Whether plaintiffs deprived of judgment sum - Whether defendants aware of plaintiff's right of restitution - Whether constructive trust existed - Whether trial judge rejected circumstantial evidence Judgments and orders - Party seeking to impeach or set aside earlier judgment on allegation of fraud - Res judicata - Whether applicable - Whether valid cause of action - Whether frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of court process - Whether perjured evidence a ground on which judgment may be impeached by virtue of s. 44 of the Evidence Act 1950 Striking out - Statement of claim - Action to impeach or set aside earlier judgment - Serious conflict on material facts relating to issues of fraud - Whether there were issues of law requiring mature consideration during trial - Res judicata - Whether applicable - Whether action obviously unsustainable - Whether frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of court process - Whether perjured evidence a ground on which judgment may be impeached by virtue of s. 44 of Evidence Act 1950 - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19 Time - Extension of - Delay in filing and serving appeal record - Whether breach of mandatory provisions - Whether curable - Whether sufficient grounds advanced for exercise of court's discretionary power - Rules of Court 2012, O. 1A , O. 3 r. 5(1), O. 55 r. 4(1) CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Fundamental liberties - Deprivation - Deprivation of employment - Gender discrimination - Employee's employment as untrained trainee teacher retracted upon discovery of her pregnancy - Requests for reinstatement not entertained - Whether retraction of position lawful - Whether employee's constitutional rights infringed - Federal Constitution, art. 8(2) CONTRACT Claim for works done - Subcontract - Claim for monies owing under subcontract works - Allegation that defendant was only acting as agent for subcontracts - Whether defendant was signee for all contractual documents with plaintiff - Whether there was any qualification that defendant was acting as agent - Whether defendant contracted in personal capacity Employment contract - Breach - Employee's employment as untrained trainee teacher retracted upon discovery of her pregnancy - Requests for reinstatement not entertained - Whether retraction of position lawful - Claim for compensation and damages CRIMINAL LAW Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Defence - Innocent carrier - Manner drugs were concealed - Whether inferred knowledge - Whether supported case of innocent carrier - Whether defence an afterthought DAMAGES Quantum - General damages - Employee's employment as untrained trainee teacher retracted upon discovery of her pregnancy - Claim for breach of contract and gender discrimination - Award of RM300,000 - Whether employee entitled to damages - Whether amount appropriate and reasonable - Whether there were reasons, justifications or special circumstances to warrant granting of hefty amount EVIDENCE Circumstantial evidence - Nature of - Consideration by trial court - Whether direct evidence scrutinised against circumstantial evidence - Whether circumstantial evidence strengthened plaintiffs' case - Whether trial judge solely relied on documentary evidence - Whether appellate interference warranted Exhibit - Break in chain of evidence - Offence under s. 39B(1)(a) of Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Trafficking in dangerous drugs - Movement of drugs - Whether sufficiently explained - Whether discrepancy in markings of exhibits explained - Whether evidence of tampering shown or raised - Whether drug exhibits identified by prosecution witnesses - Whether created doubt as to identity of drugs exhibits - Whether there was break in chain of evidence Privilege - Communications - Application for discovery of statements made under s. 134 of Securities Commission Malaysia Act 1993 - Whether statements privileged under s. 124 of Evidence Act 1950 - Whether subject to rules of privilege and prohibition on grounds of public policy - Whether requirements under s. 124 satisfied - Whether disclosure of communications prejudicial to public interests INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Patent - Infringement - Whether invention anticipated by prior art - Whether patent involved inventive steps - Whether patent valid - Whether invalidity of patent negated claim for infringement of patent - Patents Act 1983, ss. 12(1) & 14(1) Patent - Validity - Novelty - Whether invention anticipated by prior art - Whether disclaimed feature expressly stated in patent - Whether disclaimed feature was solution to problems in field of technology generally - Whether patent involved inventive steps - Whether patent valid - Patents Act 1983, ss. 12(1) & 14(1) TRUSTS Trusts - Trust deed - Validity of - Whether genuinely made - Whether trustee acted in accordance with terms of trust deed - Whether duties and discretion of trustee delegable - Conduct of parties - Whether trustee maintained account for trust fund - Whether constructive trust existed - Whether trustee acted in concert with other defendants to deprive plaintiffs from receiving judgment sum - Whether trustee acted unconscionably WORDS & PHRASES 'shall' - Word in procedural rules - Whether mandatory provision - Rules of Court 2012, O. 55 r. 4(1) INDEKS PERKARA KONTRAK Pampasan - Perjanjian jual beli - Pelanggaran - Pembeli gagal membayar bil kemajuan pembangunan kepada pemaju - Pemaju menjual unit kepada pihak ketiga - Tuntutan pelaksanaan spesifik perjanjian jual beli oleh pembeli - Hakim bicara memutuskan pembeli bertanggungan menyumbang kepada pelanggaran kontrak atas kegagalan membayar bil kemajuan pembangunan - Pembeli diawardkan separuh jumlah pampasan - Sama ada pampasan bagi pelanggaran perjanjian boleh dibahagi sama seperti tanggungan liabiliti bawah tort Pelaksanaan spesifik - Perjanjian jual beli - Pembeli menandatangani borang tempahan dan membayar deposit harga belian kepada pemaju - Pembeli gagal membayar bil kemajuan pembangunan - Pemaju menjual unit kepada pihak ketiga - Tuntutan pelaksanaan spesifik perjanjian jual beli oleh pembeli - Sama ada wujud perjanjian antara pembeli dan pemaju - Sama ada borang tempahan satu perjanjian sah - Sama ada pemaju melanggar perjanjian apabila menjual unit kepada pihak ketiga - Sama ada pembeli bertanggungan menyumbang kepada pelanggaran kontrak atas kegagalan membayar bil kemajuan pembangunan UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH Beri milik tanah - Pembatalan beri milik tanah Kerajaan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Negeri - Sama ada Pihak Berkuasa Negeri diberi kuasa oleh Kanun Tanah Negara untuk membatalkan kelulusan yang diberi terdahulu - Sama ada mandatori bagi Pendaftar mengeluarkan dokumen hak milik tanah berasingan selepas kelulusan beri milik - Kanun Tanah Negara, ss. 78(3), 80(3) UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN Semakan kehakiman - Permohonan - Certiorari dan mandamus - Tanah kerajaan - Pembatalan beri milik tanah Kerajaan oleh Pihak Berkuasa Negeri - Sama ada Pihak Berkuasa Negeri diberi kuasa oleh Kanun Tanah Negara untuk membatalkan kelulusan - Sama ada Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi terkhilaf apabila menolak permohonan semakan kehakiman |
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