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MAJLIS PEGUAM v. DATO' SERI DR MUHAMMAD SHAFEE ABDULLAH [2016] 8 CLJ 749 LEGAL PROFESSION: Practice of law - Misconduct - Rules against publicity - Newspaper articles on appellant and his profession as an advocate and solicitor - Allusion to appellant as 'high profile lawyer', 'top lawyer' et cetera - Whether to be read in context of entirety of articles - Whether laudatory in nature - Whether falling under 'approved information' allowed by statute - Whether in breach of rules against publicity - Legal Profession Act 1976 ss. 94(3)(k) and 94(3)(o) - Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001 rr. 2, 5(1b)(vi), 15(2), 24 |
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CLJ 2016 Volume 8 (Part 6) FEDERAL COURT Majlis Peguam v. Dato' Seri Dr Muhammad Shafee Abdullah Shirley Kathreyn Yap v. Malcolm Thwaites COURT OF APPEAL Ibig @ David Rampas & Anor v. Terisah Bahan & Ors Kelana Megah Development Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Negeri Johor & Another Appeal Mak Khuin Weng v. Melawangi Sdn Bhd Pentadbir Tanah Daerah Seberang Perai Tengah & Anor v. Bagan Serai Housing Estate Sdn Bhd HIGH COURT Koay Hean Seng v. Kerajaan Malaysia PP lwn. Wan Halim Wan Hassan Saw Kong Beng v. Mahkamah Perusahaan Malaysia & Anor SUBJECT INDEX ADMINISTRATIVE LAW Remedies - Certiorari - Judicial review - Application for - Termination of employee's services - Retrenchment exercise - Whether bona fide - Factors considered - Whether there was redundancy due to surplus of labour - Whether employee's job functions still in existence in company - Employee a long serving employee - LIFO principle - Whether followed - Whether termination tainted with mala fide - Whether termination of employee according to fair labour practice - Whether findings of fact immune from judicial review CIVIL PROCEDURE Accounts - Action for - Parties in de facto husband and wife relationship - Whether defendant an accounting party - Whether there was express or implied agreement by defendant to render accounting - Whether defendant could be rendered an accounting party retrospectively upon termination of relationship - Lack of proof of financial contribution in purchase of properties - Whether plaintiff entitled to claim equitable interest in property Judgments - Judgment in default of appearance - Setting aside - Application for - Suit against appellant for failure to pay income tax - Whether appellant received notice of assessment - Issuance of notice of assessment by respondent - Whether mandatory under s. 96(1) of Income Tax Act 1967 - Whether a condition precedent to respondent's authority and power to collect and recover tax pursuant to ss. 103(1) and 106 (1) of Income Tax Act 1967 - Whether court correct forum to entertain plea that amount of tax excessive - Whether appellant unjustly made bankrupt - Whether judgment in default ought to be set aside Jurisdiction - Courts - Validity of forfeiture - Claim to impugn - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to hear claim - Interpretation of s. 134 of National Land Code ('NLC') - Whether there is conflict between ss. 134(1) and 134(4) of NLC - Whether ss. 134(1) and 134(4) serve different purposes - Whether there was indication of intention in s. 134(4) to qualify s. 134(1) - Whether s. 134(4) an independent enacting clause - Whether challenge to validity of forfeiture order ought to be appealed pursuant to s. 418 of NLC - Whether there was failure to identify specific cause of action - Observance of prescribed procedure - Whether mandatory - Whether lack of jurisdiction could not be waived, consented to or overcome by agreement of parties - Whether judge fell into serious error in ruling that High Court had jurisdiction Mode of commencement of proceedings - Objection and dissatisfaction over compensation awarded for land acquisition - Registered proprietor commenced action by way of writ and statement of claim - Whether proper mode of challenging or objecting against decision to gazette land acquisition - Rules of Court 2012, O. 53 Preliminary objections - Proceedings - Application to set aside judgment in default - Whether appellant competent to file and maintain appeal without sanction of Director General of Insolvency - Judgment in default sent vide ordinary post - Whether complied with modes of service prescribed by O. 62 r. 6(1) of Rules of Court 2012 - Whether preliminary objections overruled Proof - Onus of proof - Respondents sought rectification to remove appellants' names from share registry - Whether respondents seeking to restore their names to registry ought to prove ownership - Whether Judicial Commissioner erred when reversing onus of proof onto appellants - Whether there was lack of sufficient and judicial appreciation of issues Res judicata - Applicability - Issue as to whether appellants were lawful shareholders and directors of company had been determined in earlier judgment - Whether judgment binding - Whether parties had notice of judgment - Whether judgment proved to be irregular and defective - Whether undesirable to allow matter to be re-litigated - Whether tantamount to abuse of process of court - Whether there was lack of sufficient and judicial appreciation of issues LABOUR LAW Employment - Termination of services - Retrenchment exercise - Whether carried out bona fide - Factors considered - Whether there was redundancy due to surplus of labour - Whether employee's job functions still in existence in company - Employee a long serving employee - LIFO principle - Whether followed - Whether termination tainted with mala fide - Whether termination of employee according to fair labour practice - Whether findings of fact immune from judicial review LAND LAW Acquisition - Compensation - Land compulsorily acquired by State Authority - Registered proprietor of lands not satisfied with compensation for acquisition lands - Registered proprietor commenced action by way of writ to challenge validity of acquisition - Whether proper mode of challenging or objecting against decision to gazette land acquisition - Land Acquisition Act 1960, s. 3(1) Forfeiture - Validity of - Claim to impugn - Jurisdiction - Whether High Court had jurisdiction to hear claim - Interpretation of s. 134 of National Land Code ('NLC') - Whether there is conflict between ss. 134(1) and 134(4) of NLC - Whether ss. 134(1) and 134(4) serve different purposes - Whether there was indication of intention in s. 134(4) to qualify s. 134(1) - Whether s. 134(4) an independent enacting clause - Whether challenge to validity of forfeiture order ought to be appealed pursuant to s. 418 of NLC - Whether there was failure to identify specific cause of action - Observance of prescribed procedure - Whether mandatory - Whether lack of jurisdiction could not be waived, consented to or overcome by agreement of parties - Whether judge fell into serious error in ruling that High Court had jurisdiction LEGAL PROFESSION Practice of law - Misconduct - Rules against publicity - Newspaper articles on appellant and his profession as an advocate and solicitor - Allusion to appellant as 'high profile lawyer', 'top lawyer' et cetera - Whether to be read in context of entirety of articles - Whether laudatory in nature - Whether falling under 'approved information' allowed by statute - Whether in breach of rules against publicity - Legal Profession Act 1976, ss. 94(3)(k) and 94(3)(o) - Legal Profession (Publicity) Rules 2001, rr. 2, 5(1b)(vi), 15(2), 24 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION Construction of statutes - Interpretation of - Jurisdiction - Challenge to validity of forfeiture order - National Land Code ('NLC'), s. 134 - Whether there is conflict between ss. 134(1) and 134(4) - Whether there was indication of intention in s. 134(4) to qualify s. 134(1) - Whether procedure to assail validity of forfeiture ought to be by way of appeal under s. 134(1) read together with s. 418 of NLC - Whether s. 134(4) an independent enacting clause - Observance of prescribed procedure - Whether mandatory TORT Defamation - Libel - Cause of action in defamation against limited companies - Whether limited in nature - Whether elements to be proven more onerous - Whether action may only arise for malicious falsehood - Whether company's action related to damage to trading reputation - Whether words complained of injuriously affected company - Whether element of public interest involved INDEKS PERKARA PROSEDUR JENAYAH Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap pelepasan dan pembebasan - Rayuan oleh pihak pendakwaan terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Majistret - Kesalahan melakukan ugutan jenayah dengan mengancam hendak mendatangkan cedera dan menyebabkan kebinasaan harta - Pembelaan alibi - Tertuduh dilepaskan dan dibebaskan daripada pertuduhan - Sama ada pembelaan alibi tertuduh berjaya membangkitkan keraguan munasabah terhadap kes pendakwaan - Kanun Keseksaan, s. 506 UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 506 - Kesalahan melakukan ugutan jenayah dengan mengancam hendak mendatangkan kecederaan dan menyebabkan kebinasaan harta - Sama ada intipati pertuduhan berjaya dibuktikan - Sama ada tertuduh mengugut mana-mana orang - Sama ada ugutan mendatangkan bencana pada tubuh, nama baik atau harta orang yang diugut - Sama ada tertuduh melakukan ugutan dengan niat hendak menyebabkan kegentaran pada orang yang diugut - Sama ada kesan ugutan material |
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