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TAN SIEW SEN & ORS v. NICK ABU DUSUKI HJ ABU HASSAN & ANOR [2016] 6 CLJ 18 CIVIL LAW ACT: Dependency claim - Fatal accident - Loss of support - Whether claimant was lawful wife of deceased - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(2) - Non-registration of customary marriage - Whether marriage null and void - Whether dependency claim affected - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, ss. 5(4), 22(4) DAMAGES: Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Whether claimant was lawful wife of deceased - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(2) - Non-registration of customary marriage - Whether marriage null and void - Whether dependency claim affected - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, ss. 5(4), 22(4) CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Whether claimant dependent on deceased persons for living prior to fatal accident - Factual findings of trial judge - Interference by appellate court - Whether warranted |
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CLJ 2016 Volume 6 (Part 1) COURT OF APPEAL Kejora Aman Sdn Bhd v. HMS Corporation Sdn Bhd Pacific Inter-Link Sdn Bhd v. EPA Management Sdn Bhd Tan Siew Sen & Ors v. Nick Abu Dusuki Hj Abu Hassan & Anor HIGH COURT Butiran Nyata Sdn Bhd v. Tetuan Nasira Aziz & Co Khairul Azwan Harun v. Mohd Rafizi Ramli Mak Siew Wei v. Dato' Dr Norbik Bashah Idris & Ors MH Land Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Ribbon Marketing Sdn Bhd & Ors PP v. Tin Hock Wan Sayed Ramin Paknejab lwn. Menteri Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Satu Lagi TC Pharmaceutical Industries Co Ltd & Anor v. Koay Sai Leat & Ors SUBJECT INDEX CIVIL LAW ACT Dependency claim - Fatal accident - Loss of support - Whether claimant was lawful wife of deceased - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(2) - Non-registration of customary marriage - Whether marriage null and void - Whether dependency claim affected - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, ss. 5(4), 22(4) CIVIL PROCEDURE Appeal - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Whether claimant dependent on deceased persons for living prior to fatal accident - Factual findings of trial judge - Interference by appellate court - Whether warranted Appeal - Notice of appeal - Appeal against three enclosures that were heard and disposed of together in High Court - Whether three separate appeals must be filed - Whether notice of appeal defective - Whether caused prejudice to other party - Whether there was ambiguity - Whether notice of appeal misleading - Whether an irregularity - Rules of Court 2012, O. 2 r. 1(1) Contempt of court - Committal proceedings - Application for - Defamation suit adjourned upon application by defendant - Defendant allegedly published or caused to be published statement and comments pertaining to defamation suit within hours of adjournment - Whether contents of article interfered with due administration of justice - Whether sub judice - Whether constituted contempt of court - Rules of Court 2012, O. 52 r. 3(2) Striking out - Application for - Statement of claim - Whether disclosed reasonable cause of action - Whether plaintiff had locus standi to institute private cause of action - Whether application allowed - Capital Markets and Services Act 2007, ss. 218(2), 357 & 360 - Rules of Court 2012, O. 18 r. 19(1)(a) COMPANY LAW Mergers and take overs - Underlying principles - Failure to undertake mandatory general offer by controlling shareholders - Whether there was contravention of s. 218(2) of Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 ('CMSA') - Whether plaintiff aggrieved by breach could resort to ss. 357 and 360 of CMSA to vindicate his rights - Whether ruling of Securities Commission a sine qua non to an institution of civil proceedings by person who suffers loss - Whether plaintiff had locus standi to exercise private cause of action CONTRACT Arbitration - Arbitration clause - Default in payment under contract - Claim for principal payment and late payment interest - Whether claimant entitled to late payment interest - Whether there was arbitrable dispute - Whether 'dispute' between parties fell within ambit of arbitration clause - Whether matter should be referred to arbitration Sale and purchase of land - Agreement - Breach - Claim for specific performance - Whether there was a concluded and binding contract - Whether concluded contract wrongly repudiated - Whether claim for specific performance ought to be allowed CRIMINAL LAW Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 - Section 26H(1) - Harbouring smuggled persons - Allegation of - Thai nationals entered into Malaysia without legal documents - Whether there was evidence of fear or moving about or hiding from authorities - Whether elements of charge proved - Whether prima facie case established - Whether respondent ought to be called to enter defence CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Charge - Amended charge - Respondent acquitted and discharged of charge of harbouring smuggled persons without being called to enter defence - Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, s. 26H(1) - Whether respondent ought to be charged for amended charge under s. 55E of Immigration Act 1959 - Whether elements under amended charge proven - Whether prima facie case established on suggested amended charge - Whether application to amend main charge ought to be allowed DAMAGES Fatal accident - Dependency claim - Loss of support - Whether claimant was lawful wife of deceased - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(2) - Non-registration of customary marriage - Whether marriage null and void - Whether dependency claim affected - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, ss. 5(4), 22(4) EVIDENCE Witness - Recalling of witness - Respondent acquitted and discharged of charge of harbouring smuggled persons without being called to enter defence - Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, s. 26H(1) - Whether respondent ought to be called to enter defence for amended charge under s. 55E of Immigration Act 1959 - Witnesses deported back to Thailand - Whether respondent could recall witnesses - Whether calling for defence on amended charge would be prejudicial to respondent - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 162 LEGAL PROFESSION Retainer - Authority - Breach of warranty - Sale of land - Sale and purchase agreement - Whether solicitor liable to plaintiff for breach of warranty of authority to act - Whether solicitor authorised to act - Whether retainer had to be in writing - Whether retainer could be inferred from acts subsequently done by solicitor and acquiesced to by client Solicitors - Stakeholders - Solicitor acted for vendor in sale and purchase agreements for sale of properties - Solicitor discharged itself from further acting for vendor before completion date - Solicitor negligent in releasing monies to vendor - Whether solicitor a stakeholder under sale and purchase agreements - Whether solicitor in breach of stakeholding duties - Whether solicitor a trustee - Whether sum held by solicitor stakeholding money TRADE MARKS Infringement - Passing off - Whether defendants' infringed plaintiffs' trademark - Whether there was likelihood of confusion or deception - Whether defendants' misrepresentation was calculated to injure plaintiffs' goodwill and reputation - Whether there was damage to plaintiffs' goodwill - Whether plaintiffs' claim against defendants for trade mark infringement and passing off established - Trade Marks Act 1976, s. 38(1)(a) INDEKS PERKARA PROSEDUR JENAYAH Ekstradisi - Perintah ekstradisi - Pengkomitan - Pertuduhan dan waran komital menyatakan kesalahan-kesalahan yang menunggu pemohon di Thailand - Sama ada mengandungi kesalahan yang dinyatakan dalam afidavit Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Thailand - Sama ada pihak Thailand akan menambah pertuduhan ke atas pemohon - Sama ada pertuduhan terhadap pemohon dibuktikan pada tahap prima facie - Sama ada pemohon dibebaskan dari perintah pengkomitan - Sama ada permohonan perintah habeas corpus dibenarkan - Akta Ekstradisi 1992, s. 19(4), (5) Habeas corpus - Permohonan - Perintah pengkomitan - Ekstradisi - Pertuduhan dan waran komital menyatakan kesalahan-kesalahan yang menunggu pemohon di Thailand - Sama ada mengandungi kesalahan yang dinyatakan dalam afidavit Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Thailand - Sama ada pihak Thailand akan menambah pertuduhan ke atas pemohon - Sama ada pertuduhan terhadap pemohon dibuktikan pada tahap prima facie - Sama ada pemohon dibebaskan dari perintah pengkomitan - Sama ada permohonan perintah habeas corpus dibenarkan - Akta Ekstradisi 1992, s. 19(4), (5) |
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