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PETRONAS PENAPISAN (MELAKA) SDN BHD v. AHMANI SDN BHD [2016] 3 CLJ 403 ARBITRATION: Award - Question of law - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 42 - Whether award contained decisions on matters beyond scope of submission to arbitration - Whether award manifestly unlawful and unconscionable - Whether pre-requisites for s. 42 complied with - Whether issue fell within question of law under s. 42 |
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CLJ 2016 Volume 3 (Part 3) FEDERAL COURT Maestro Swiss Chocolate Sdn Bhd & Ors v. Chocosuisse Union Des Fabricants Suisses De Chocolat & Ors And Another Appeal COURT OF APPEAL Halaman Perdana Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Hulu Selangor Mentari Sekitar Sdn Bhd v. Heritage Property Sdn Bhd Petronas Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn Bhd v. Ahmani Sdn Bhd PP v. Yap Kim Wang HIGH COURT Do Thanh Nhan & Ors v. Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency Eastern Cargo Express (M) Sdn Bhd v. Fabina Properties Sdn Bhd & Anor PP lwn. Mohammad Firdaus Hadie & Yang Lain Pua Kiam Wee v. Utusan Melayu (Malaysia) Bhd SUBJECT INDEX ARBITRATION Award - Question of law - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 42 - Whether award contained decisions on matters beyond scope of submission to arbitration - Whether award manifestly unlawful and unconscionable - Whether pre-requisites for s. 42 complied with - Whether issue fell within question of law under s. 42 CIVIL PROCEDURE Appeal - Decision of trial judge - Land acquisition - Whether statute expressly precluded appellant from appealing - Whether right to appeal a creature of statute - Whether appeal maintainable - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s. 68(1) - Whether constitutional Appeal - New point raised on appeal - Point never pleaded in defence and counterclaim and not part of 'issues to be tried' - Whether an attempt to formulate alternative line of defence - Whether question of law - Whether new point fell within exceptions - Balance of justice - Whether in favour of allowing new point raised at appellate stage Fraud - Conspiracy to defraud - Allegation of - Second developer overtook development from initial developer - Whether second developer committed fraud by entering into sub-sale of property without consent of initial developer - Whether fraud could be inferred against subsequent purchaser by its mere act of purchasing property from second developer - Whether subsequent purchaser could seek protection from exception provided in s. 340(3) National Land Code - Whether subsequent purchaser bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration without notice of plaintiff's prior interest in property - Whether subsequent purchaser obtained good title to property Locus standi - Action - Whether developer had beneficial interest to property - Whether interest commenced from developer's purchase of property under sale and purchase agreements - Whether developer had locus standi to initiate action Parties - Locus standi - Tort of passing off - Dispute as to usage of name 'Maestro Swiss' on chocolate products - Whether led public to believe products manufactured in Switzerland - Whether trade association had business interest or goodwill entitling it to sue for passing off CONTRACT Sale and purchase agreement - Validity of - Allegations of fraud - Second developer overtook development from initial developer - Whether second developer committed fraud by entering into sub-sale of property without consent of initial developer - Whether fraud could be inferred against subsequent purchaser by its mere act of purchasing property from second developer - Whether subsequent purchaser could seek protection from exception provided in s. 340(3) National Land Code - Whether subsequent purchaser bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration without notice of plaintiff's prior interest in property - Whether subsequent purchaser obtained good title to property Termination - Validity - Sale and purchase agreement - Termination upon failure to pay balance purchase price within stipulated period - Whether time intended to be essence of agreement - Allegation of oral collateral agreement extending time - Whether proven - Whether oral collateral agreement mentioned in recitals of agreement - Whether agreement validly terminated Terms - Express terms - 'time shall be of essence' - Allegation of oral collateral agreement extending time - Whether oral collateral agreement mentioned in recitals of agreement - Whether an attempt to introduce new terms to agreement - Whether directly contradicted various express terms of agreement - Whether amounted to rewriting agreement - Whether prohibited under ss. 91 and 92 of Evidence Act 1950 - Contracts Act 1950, s. 91 Waiver - Conduct - Time was of essence of agreement - Whether allowing extensions of time and 19 days of inactivity amounted to waiver - Whether silence amounted to waiver - Whether time ceased to be of essence of agreement CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Appeal - Acquittal and discharge - Appeal against - Appeal by prosecution - Seven charges levelled against accused for offences under ss. 12(2) and 39B(1) of Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and s. 30(3) of Poisons Act 1952 - Drugs and poisons found in apartment of accused - Whether accused had full control, exclusive use and access to apartment - Whether drugs and poisons found belonged to accused - Whether accused tenant and occupier of apartment - Whether defence of accused mere afterthought - Whether accused raised reasonable doubt on prosecution case - Whether trial judge erred in finding that accused was not tenant nor occupier of apartment Appeal - Appeal against Magistrate's decision - Sentence and order of forfeiture - Charge of fishing in Malaysian fisheries waters without permit - Fisheries Act 1985, s. 15(1)(a) - Whether Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency empowered to enforce provisions of Fisheries Act - Whether order of forfeiture of vessel in accordance with the law - Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004, ss. 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 - Fisheries Act 1985, ss. 2, 4, 36, 47 & 52 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Geographical indications - Tort of passing off - Dispute as to usage of name 'Maestro Swiss' on chocolate products - Whether led public to believe products manufactured in Switzerland - Whether trade mark used in bona fide way - Whether usage likely to cause confusion - Whether a protectable geographical indication within ambit of s. 27(2) of Geographical Indications Act 2000 - Whether rights to 'Maestro Swiss' acquired to invoke s. 28(2) Passing off - Trade name - Dispute as to usage of name 'Maestro Swiss' on chocolate products - Whether led public to believe products manufactured in Switzerland - Whether there are two separate and distinct misrepresentation and confusion tests for classical and extended form of passing off - Whether premised on same principle - Passing off action, ingredients of - Goodwill and reputation LAND LAW Acquisition of land - Award of compensation - Appeal against quantum - Whether appeal revolved around amount of compensation - Whether fell within ambit of ss. 40D(3) and 49(1) of Land Aquisition Act 1960 - Whether appellant could appeal against order of compensation issued by High Court - Land Acquisition Act 1960, ss. 40D(3) & 49(1) Indefeasibility of title and interest - Sale and purchase agreement - Fraud - Conspiracy to defraud - Allegation of - Second developer overtook development from initial developer - Whether second developer committed fraud by entering into sub-sale of property without consent of initial developer - Whether fraud could be inferred against subsequent purchaser by its mere act of purchasing property from second developer - Whether subsequent purchaser could seek protection from exception provided in s. 340(3) National Land Code - Whether subsequent purchaser bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration without notice of plaintiff's prior interest in property - Whether subsequent purchaser obtained good title to property STATUTORY INTERPRETATION Construction of statutes - Intention of Parliament - Whether ss. 2, 4, 36, 47A to 47D of the Fisheries Act 1985 must be read with ss. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7(1), 7(2)(d) and 7(3) of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Act 2004 - Whether Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency empowered to enforce provisions of Fisheries Act TORT Damages - Quantum - Defamation - Whether there was a dereliction of duty to verify facts - Nature of libel - Mode and extent of publication - Whether general damages of RM200,000 fair and reasonable Defamation - Defamatory statements - Apology - Whether prompt attempt at apology made - Whether adequate - Whether a compelling mitigating factor - Whether there was a dereliction of duty to verify facts - Defamation Act 1957, s. 10 INDEKS PERKARA PROSEDUR JENAYAH Penangkapan - Perintah reman - Sama ada prosedur reman di bawah s. 4(1)(a) Akta Pencegahan Jenayah 1959 sama dengan prosedur reman di bawah s. 117 Kanun Tatacara Jenayah - Sama ada perkataan 'keterangan' menimbulkan keraguan terhadap permohonan reman - Sama ada Majistret mempunyai hak mempertimbangkan kewajaran alasan penahanan |
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