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MOHD RIDZWAN ABDUL RAZAK v. ASMAH HJ MOHD NOR [2016] 6 CLJ 346 TORT: Defamation - Libel - Appellant accused of sexual harassment at workplace - Ingredients of sexual harassment - Whether present in existence of persistent and deliberate course of unreasonable oppressive conduct spiced with sexual hallmarks - Whether calculated to cause alarm, fear and distress in targeted person - Whether there must be corroboration of evidence - Whether complaint of sexual harassment justified TORT: Damages - Counterclaim - Sexual harassment - Respondent accused appellant of sexual harassment at workplace - Whether appellant had used vulgar words and behaved lecherously towards respondent - Whether respondent adversely affected - Whether respondent's suffering attained level of physical harm to qualify for tort of intentionally causing nervous shock - Whether reasonable for court to grant general and aggravated damages PP lwn. SUBRI BAHAROM [2016] 1 SMC 197 UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Rasuah - Memberi atau menerima suapan - Tertuduh seorang pegawai penguatkuasa di Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan - Lesen kenderaan motor pengadu tamat tempoh - Permintaan wang daripada pengadu untuk menyelesaikan kes tanpa melalui tindakan penguatkuasaan - Sama ada wang yang dibayar merupakan dorongan untuk melepaskan kereta pengadu - Keterangan sokongan - Sama ada diperlukan - Sama ada anggapan di bawah s. 50(1) Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia 2009 berjaya dipatahkan - Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia 2009, ss. 16(a)(B), 17(a) & 19 PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Hukuman - Rasuah - Memberi atau menerima suapan - Tertuduh seorang pegawai penguatkuasa di Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan - Kesalahan pertama - Sama ada kepentingan awam mengatasi kepentingan peribadi tertuduh - Sama ada perbuatan tertuduh menjejaskan reputasi serta imej kakitangan kerajaan lain di mata masyarakat - Sama ada mewajarkan hukuman berbentuk deteren - Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia 2009, ss. 16(a)(B), 17(a), 19 & 50(1) 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 6 (Part 3) FEDERAL COURT Government Of India v. Petrocon India Limited Mohd Ridzwan Abdul Razak v. Asmah Hj Mohd Nor COURT OF APPEAL Lee Heng Moy & Ors v. Pacific Trustees Bhd & Ors Mohamad Hanafi Mohamad Hashim lwn. PP Ngiam Geok Mooi v. Pacific World Destination East Sdn Bhd HIGH COURT Armanee Terrace Joint Management Body v. Saujana Triangle Sdn Bhd Basheer Ahmad Maula Sahul Hameed & Anor lwn. PP Mohd Hanis Mohd Nasir & Anor v. PP Wong See Yaw & Anor v. Bright Packaging Industry Bhd SUBJECT INDEX ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Statutory bodies - Decision - Letter by Commissioner of Buildings under Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act 2007 ('BCPA') - Whether letter emanated from statutory provision and addressed dispute - Whether demanded compliance by person addressed to - Whether a decision under BCPA - Failure to appeal to State Authority against decision - Whether decision final and conclusive ARBITRATION Arbitration tribunal - Jurisdiction - Partial award by arbitration seated in London - Application to set aside partial award - Whether Malaysian courts had jurisdiction to hear application - Whether juridical seat of arbitration was question of law dependent on contract and surrounding circumstances - Whether filing of application in Malaysia showed acceptance of Kuala Lumpur as seat of arbitration - Whether change in juridical seat of arbitration within contemplation of parties - Whether juridical seat shifted to London with consent of parties - Whether judicial seat shifted away from Kuala Lumpur CIVIL PROCEDURE Appeal - Appeal by vexatious litigant - Whether litigant restrained from instituting any legal proceeding without leave of judge - Whether litigant's failure to obtain leave disentitled litigant to pursue appeal - Courts of Judicature Act 1964, Schedule, para. 17 Judgment and orders - Enforcement - Consent order - Whether should be constituted as contract between parties - Whether parties bound to give effect to consent order COMPANY LAW Director - Fees - Discovery that ex-directors received unauthorised payments of director's fees - Claim for return of unauthorised sum received by ex-directors - Allegation that sums received were travelling allowances - Whether memorandum and articles of association of company provided for travelling allowances to be fixed sum - Whether there was approval by shareholders - Whether approval required CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Sentence - Appeal against sentence - Rape - Minor - Offenders aged 19 and 17 when offence committed - Whether ought to be categorised as youthful offender and child - Offenders reached age of maturity by time of appeal - Whether consent of victim relevant - Whether punishment reflected severity of offence - Character report by Welfare Department produced at appeal - Whether should have been made available before sentencing at trial court - Whether sentence manifestly excessive - Child Act 2001, ss. 2, 9(1)(b) & 96(2) - Criminal Procedure Code, s. 293 LABOUR LAW Employment - Dismissal - Employee dismissed from employment due to insubordination to superior's orders - Whether too harsh a penalty - Employee had long unblemished employment record - Whether decision to terminate employee from service proportionate to proven misconduct TORT Damages - Counterclaim - Sexual harassment - Respondent accused appellant of sexual harassment at workplace - Whether appellant had used vulgar words and behaved lecherously towards respondent - Whether respondent adversely affected - Whether respondent's suffering attained level of physical harm to qualify for tort of intentionally causing nervous shock - Whether reasonable for court to grant general and aggravated damages Defamation - Libel - Appellant accused of sexual harassment at workplace - Ingredients of sexual harassment - Whether present in existence of persistent and deliberate course of unreasonable oppressive conduct spiced with sexual hallmarks - Whether calculated to cause alarm, fear and distress in targeted person - Whether there must be corroboration of evidence - Whether complaint of sexual harassment justified INDEKS PERKARA PROSEDUR JENAYAH Pengakuan salah - Permohonan menarik balik - Sama ada wajar dibenarkan - Sama ada tertuduh-tertuduh faham sifat dan akibat pengakuan salah - Sama ada tertuduh-tertuduh dipaksa membuat pengakuan salah - Sama ada pengakuan salah boleh ditarik balik sebelum hukuman dijatuhkan - Pertukaran peguam berulang kali - Sama ada untuk melengahkan proses perbicaraan - Sama ada hukuman yang dijatuhkan memadai Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Dadah berbahaya - Pengedaran - Anggapan pengetahuan dan pengedaran - Seksyen 37(d) dan 37(da) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 ('ADB') - Sama ada hakim bicara boleh mengguna pakai kedua-dua anggapan pemilikan dan pengedaran - Sama ada hakim bicara boleh bergantung pada keterangan langsung dan secara alternatif mengguna pakai anggapan di bawah ADB - Sama ada hakim bicara mempertimbangkan pembelaan tertuduh secukupnya - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman selamat UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Seksyen 39B(1)(a) - Pengedaran dadah berbahaya - Dadah dijumpai dalam beg yang dijinjit tertuduh - Sabitan dan hukuman - Rayuan - Anggapan pengetahuan dan pengedaran - Seksyen 37(d) dan 37(da) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 ('ADB') - Sama ada hakim bicara boleh mengguna pakai kedua-dua anggapan pemilikan dan pengedaran - Sama ada hakim bicara boleh bergantung pada keterangan langsung dan secara alternatif mengguna pakai anggapan di bawah ADB - Sama ada hakim bicara mempertimbangkan pembelaan tertuduh secukupnya - Sama ada sabitan dan hukuman selamat |
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