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WAN AHMAD WAN DAUD lwn. WAN JAWAHIR HJ HARUN & SATU LAGI RAYUAN [2016] 4 CLJ 572 PROFESION GUAMAN: Lembaga Tatatertib - Kuasa Lembaga Tatatertib - Peguam enggan memulangkan wang belian yang dipegang sebagai amanah selepas urusan jual beli tanah dibatalkan - Pembeli/pengadu membuat aduan terhadap peguam kepada Lembaga Tatatertib - Jawatankuasa Tatatertib mengesyorkan denda dan pemulangan wang - Lembaga Tatatertib memanggil peguam untuk mengemukakan keterangan baharu - Lembaga Tatatertib memperaku syor Jawatankuasa Tatatertib agar peguam didenda tetapi menolak syor memulangkan wang belian - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib betul dalam membenarkan peguam mengemukakan keterangan-keterangan baharu - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib betul dalam menerima keterangan-keterangan baharu untuk membuat keputusan - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib mempunyai kuasa menjalankan siasatan lanjut atau baharu - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib boleh menjatuhkan hukuman yang lebih ringan daripada hukuman yang disyorkan oleh Jawatankuasa Tatatertib PP lwn. ANDAK UDA [2016] 1 SMC 69 UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 376(2) - Rogol - Paksaan - Sama ada mangsa memberi kebenaran untuk mengadakan hubungan seks - Sama ada mangsa boleh melarikan diri - Sama ada tempat di mana kejadian berlaku dipertimbangkan - Tindakan mangsa - Sama ada mangsa menjerit untuk pertolongan semasa tertuduh merogolnya - Sama ada keterangan sokongan diperlukan - Sama ada keraguan munasabah dibangkitkan terhadap kes pendakwaan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Tuduhan - Sama ada teratur - Pertuduhan merogol - Sama ada maklumat dalam laporan polis mangsa bercanggah dengan pertuduhan - Sama ada pertuduhan cacat PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Laporan atau sijil - Laporan polis - Pertuduhan merogol - Kegagalan mengemukakan maklumat lengkap dalam laporan polis - Percanggahan di antara maklumat dalam laporan polis dan pertuduhan - Sama ada memudaratkan kes pendakwaan - Sama ada pertuduhan teratur - Herchun Singh & Ors v. PP 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 2016 Volume 4 (Part 4) COURT OF APPEAL Affin Bank Bhd v. Sharifah Zohra Jabeen Syed Shah Miskin Dinesh Kanavaji Kanawagi & Anor v. Virgin Properties Sdn Bhd & Anor Rajamani Meyappa Chettiar v. Eng Beng Development Sdn Bhd & Ors RHB Bank Bhd v. Mogana Sunthari Subramaniam Rohaya Ali Haidar v. AmBank (M) Bhd Wan Ahmad Wan Daud Lwn. Wan Jawahir Hj Harun & Satu Lagi Rayuan HIGH COURT Sangka Chuka & Anor v. Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Mersing, Johor & Ors Styletech Sdn Bhd v. Kaolin (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd & Anor SUBJECT INDEX ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Judicial review - Certiorari - Application to quash notice issued under s. 425 of National Land Code requiring applicants to vacate lands - Whether applicants acquired native customary land rights - Whether long-standing presence of native applicants on lands established - Continuous occupation and traditional connection with lands - Whether proved - Whether applicants had reasonable and sufficient degree of control over customary lands to exclusion of strangers - Whether Federal and State Government had fiduciary duty to applicants - Validity of notice - Whether decision embodied in notice ultra vires National Land Code - Whether notice flawed and defective - Whether order of certiorari ought to be awarded - Whether applicants fulfilled test for granting of declaratory relief - Federal Constitution, arts. 8(5), 13 - Specific Relief Act 1950, s. 44(1)(b) - Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954, s. 6 BANKING Banks and banking business - Negligence - Allegation of - Unauthorised transactions involving legal firm's accounts - Cheques issued by legal firm - Negligent payout - Whether bank complied with mandate given by legal firm - Cheques signed by duly authorised signatories and validly issued from firm's cheque books - Whether bank liable for paying out on duly mandated cheques - Duty of care - Whether extended to detecting internal fraud and unauthorised acts of third parties - Whether legal firm contributorily negligent - Whether common law duty on customer's part to notify bank immediately of unauthorised cheques - Whether there was delay in instituting suit - Whether negligence established against bank Banker and customer - Action by customer against bank - Locus standi - Cheques issued by legal firm - Negligent payout - Proper party to initiate action against bank - Whether plaintiff as partner of legal firm entitled to recovery of monies from bank in personal capacity - Whether plaintiff could benefit from cause of action - Whether plaintiff possessed requisite locus standi to bring action CIVIL PROCEDURE Judgments and orders - Consent judgment - Application to set aside consent judgment - Whether applicant mandated to initiate and file originating summons - Whether consent judgment involved applicant - Whether court competent to set aside consent judgment recorded by another court - Whether consent judgment in contravention of statutory provisions - Companies Act 1965, ss. 16(5) & 132C Striking out - Claim for - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1) - Guarantor defaulted in repayment of loan - Bank instituted bankruptcy proceedings against guarantor - Guarantor sued bank for losses purportedly suffered due to bankruptcy proceedings - Whether pleadings disclosed reasonable cause of action - Whether bankruptcy proceedings direct consequence in seeking to enforce judgment in default against guarantor - Whether bank allowed to bring enforcement proceedings on strength of valid judgment of court - Whether there was malice in presentation of bankruptcy petition - Whether guarantor's claim sustainable - Whether frivolous and abuse of court process COMPANY LAW Directors - Offences by directors - Application for validation order under s. 355 of Companies Act 1965 - Whether court empowered to make validation order - Whether alleged omission, defect or irregularity identified - Whether validation order could only be made if breach disclosed and conceded to - Whether s. 355 applicable Directors - Offences by directors - Prosecution pursuant to s. 132(2)(c) of Companies Act 1965 - Prosecution yet to commence - Application for relief under ss. 354 and 355 of Companies Act - Whether s. 354(1) applicable - Whether `any proceedings' in s. 354(1) may include criminal proceedings - Whether `liability' connotes civil liability - Whether s. 354 applies to criminal proceedings - Whether relief under s. 354 may tantamount to encroaching on prosecutorial discretion by Attorney-General - Federal Constitution, art. 145 EVIDENCE Adverse inference - Non-production of material witness - Failure to call partner of law firm as witness - Whether refusal to call witness amounted to withholding of evidence - Presumption under s. 114(g) of Evidence Act 1950 - Whether ought to be invoked LAND LAW Charge - Order for sale - Auction sale completed in favour of purchaser - Purchaser acquired registered and indefeasible interest in land - Bank subsequently discovered interest of earlier purchasers over land - Whether interest of earlier purchasers subject to registered charge - Whether indefeasible title of purchaser could be rendered defeasible by virtue of mistake - Whether bank could avail itself to s. 340(2) of National Land Code Customary land - Native rights - Claim for - Certiorari - Application to quash notice issued under s. 425 of National Land Code requiring applicants to vacate lands - Whether applicants acquired native customary land rights - Whether long-standing presence of native applicants on lands established - Continuous occupation and traditional connection with lands - Whether proved - Whether applicants had reasonable and sufficient degree of control over customary lands to exclusion of strangers - Whether Federal and State Government had fiduciary duty to applicants - Validity of notice - Whether decision embodied in notice ultra vires National Land Code - Whether notice flawed and defective - Whether order of certiorari ought to be awarded - Whether applicants fulfilled test for granting of declaratory relief - Federal Constitution, arts. 8(5), 13 - Specific Relief Act 1950, Priorities - Land titles - Sale and purchase - Indefeasibility of title - Transfer of land - Whether bad in law and void for breaches under National Land Code - Land purchased from imposter - Whether second purchaser a bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration - Whether relevant authorities conducted proper investigation before issuing replacement title - Whether replacement title bad in law and incapable of supporting transfers of interest in title - Whether actual landowner's title and interest in land valid and indefeasible - National Land Code, ss. 12, 13, 340 & 421AA Sale of land - Auction - Auction sale completed in favour of purchaser - Bank subsequently discovered interest of earlier purchasers over land - Application to set aside order for sale and auction sale - Whether court has power to set aside order for sale and auction sale - Whether court functus officio after grant of order for sale Title - Sale and purchase - Indefeasibility of title - Transfer of land - Whether bad in law and void for breaches under National Land Code - Land purchased from imposter - Whether second purchaser a bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration - Whether relevant authorities conducted proper investigation before issuing replacement title - Whether replacement title bad in law and incapable of supporting transfers of interest in title - Whether actual landowner's title and interest in land valid and indefeasible - National Land Code, ss. 12, 13, 340 & 421AA Transfer - Indefeasibility of title - Issue document of title - Whether transfer bad in law and void for breaches under National Land Code - Land purchased from imposter - Whether second purchaser a bona fide purchaser for valuable consideration - Whether purchaser had knowledge of fraud - Whether solicitors acting in sale transaction acted in concert with fraudulent transaction - Whether relevant authorities conducted proper investigation before issuing replacement title - Whether replacement title bad in law and incapable of supporting transfers of interest in title - Whether actual landowner's title and interest in land valid and indefeasible - National Land Code, ss. 12, 13, 340 & 421AA LEGAL PROFESSION Solicitors - Duty of care - Conveyancing transaction - Fraudulent dealing - Solicitor acted for purchaser - Transfer of property - Replacement title obtained when original issue document of title held by actual landowner - Whether solicitor privy to fraudulent transaction - Whether solicitor owed duty of care to client and not to third parties - Whether solicitor negligent Cause of action - Accrual of - Cheques issued by legal firm - Negligent payout - Whether cause of action arose from date when cheque negligently paid out - Whether acts complained of caught by limitation - Limitation Act 1953, s. 29 - Whether applicable LIMITATION Accrual cause of action - Malicious prosecution - Guarantor sued bank for losses purportedly suffered due to bankruptcy proceedings - Whether time barred - Whether six year period started from when bankruptcy notice issued and served - Whether time must run from earliest date when course of action complete - Limitation Act 1953, s. 6 NATIVE LAW AND CUSTOM Land dispute - Customary rights over land - Claim for - Certiorari - Application to quash notice issued under s. 425 of National Land Code requiring applicants to vacate lands - Whether applicants acquired native customary land rights - Whether long-standing presence of native applicants on lands established - Continuous occupation and traditional connection with lands - Whether proved - Whether applicants had reasonable and sufficient degree of control over customary lands to exclusion of strangers - Whether Federal and State Government had fiduciary duty to applicants - Validity of notice - Whether decision embodied in notice ultra vires National Land Code - Whether notice flawed and defective - Whether order of certiorari ought to be awarded - Whether applicants fulfilled test for granting of declaratory relief - Federal Constitution, arts. 8(5), 13 - Specific Relief Act 1950, s. 44(1)(b) - Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954, s. 6 PUBLIC LAW Public authorities - Registrar of Land Titles - Transfer of land - Issuance of replacement issue document of title - Whether proper investigation conducted before issuance of replacement title - Whether actual landowner in possession of original issue document of title - Whether actual landowner suffered losses due to issuance of replacement title - Whether relevant authorities liable - Government Proceedings Act 1956, ss. 5 & 6 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION Companies Act 1965 - Sections 354 & 355 - Interpretation and scope - Whether wide enough to provide relief against proceedings under Companies Act including criminal proceedings - Intention of Parliament - Whether statutory interpretation of s. 354 give rise to two or more interpretations - Whether there is ambiguity - Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s. 17A WORDS & PHRASES 'any proceedings' - Companies Act 1965 - Section 354(1) - Whether includes criminal proceedings INDEKS PERKARA PROFESION GUAMAN Lembaga Tatatertib - Kuasa Lembaga Tatatertib - Peguam enggan memulangkan wang belian yang dipegang sebagai amanah selepas urusan jual beli tanah dibatalkan - Pembeli/pengadu membuat aduan terhadap peguam kepada Lembaga Tatatertib - Jawatankuasa Tatatertib mengesyorkan denda dan pemulangan wang - Lembaga Tatatertib memanggil peguam untuk mengemukakan keterangan baharu - Lembaga Tatatertib memperaku syor Jawatankuasa Tatatertib agar peguam didenda tetapi menolak syor memulangkan wang belian - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib betul dalam membenarkan peguam mengemukakan keterangan-keterangan baharu - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib betul dalam menerima keterangan-keterangan baharu untuk membuat keputusan - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib mempunyai kuasa menjalankan siasatan lanjut atau baharu - Sama ada Lembaga Tatatertib boleh menjatuhkan hukuman yang lebih ringan daripada hukuman yang disyorkan oleh Jawatankuasa Tatatertib |
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