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PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK, PEJABAT PENDAFTARAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & ANOR LAND LAW: Registrar of Titles - Statutory duties - Whether to maintain proper register of all lands caused to be registered at Registry - Whether to ensure that records and particulars in Register of Titles correct and accurate - Registering same land under two different title numbers and two different owners - Whether in breach of statutory duty - Whether guilty of negligence at common law - National Land Code, ss. 22, 384, 385, 386 LAND LAW: Registrar of Titles - Statutory duties - Breach - Maintenance of records in Registrar of Titles - Inaccurate records - Incorrect and inaccurate records relied upon by purchaser in purchase of land resulting in losses - Whether Registrar of Titles owed duty of care to purchaser - Whether guilty of negligence at common law - Whether liable in damages - Whether only liable in damages if purchaser made and relied on `an official search' as against `a private search' - National Land Code, ss. 22, 384, 385, 386 TORT: Negligence - Breach of statutory duty - Damages - Whether common law duty of care could arise in performance of statutory function CONSISTENT PATTERN SDN BHD lwn. TENAGA NASIONAL BHD [2016] 2 SMC 1 UTILITI-UTILITI: Elektrik - Usikan pada meter elektrik - Pemotongan bekalan elektrik - Permohonan injunksi supaya bekalan elektrik disambung semula - Pembetulan pada meter elektrik - Sama ada bekalan elektrik boleh diputuskan secara berterusan walaupun pembetulan terhadap meter telah dilakukan - Sama ada fakta material disembunyikan - Sama ada bercanggah dengan kehendak A. 29 k. 1(2A) Kaedah- Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 - Sama ada terdapat isu serius untuk dibicarakan - Sama ada keadilan kes memihak kepada plaintif supaya bekalan elektrik disambung semula To view a sample of the Sessions and Magistrates' Cases journal, click here. For product enquiries, contact priority@cljlaw.com. JUDICIAL QUOTES
[1] Issue: Whether the Sessions Court has the power or jurisdiction to make an order under s. 11 of the Public Trust Corporation Act 1995, and consequently, in this case, whether it could appoint Amanah Raya Berhad as administrator for a judgment sum (for nursing care) which the court has awarded to the minor plaintiff in the case.
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CLJ 2016 Volume 9 (Part 3) FEDERAL COURT Pendaftar Hakmilik, Pejabat Pendaftaran Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur & Anor v. Poh Yang Hong COURT OF APPEAL Al Baik Fast Food Distribution Co SAE v. El Baik Food Systems Co SA & Another Appeal Hasran Mohmed Yusof (As Administrator Of The Estate Of Zakaria Abdul Raof, Deceased) v. Tian Siang Orchard Sdn Bhd Mohd Iftitah Ismail (As Administrator Of The Estate Of Ismail Barliar, Deceased) v. Dato' Hasan Malek Tetuan Abdul Aziz & Associates v. Sunshine Haven Sdn Bhd HIGH COURT Crane Port Systems Sdn Bhd v. Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri Mohd Roslan Muhammad v. Timbalan Menteri Dalam Negeri, Malaysia & Ors Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia & Satu Lagi lwn. Ikatan Asas Sdn Bhd & Yang Lain PP v. Nazariman Bujang & Anor SUBJECT INDEX CIVIL PROCEDURE Jurisdiction - High Court - Application to High Court for permission to appeal against deciding order of Special Commissioners of Income Tax - Whether jurisdiction limited to questions of law - Whether application an abuse of court process CRIMINAL LAW Penal Code - Section 395 - Committing gang robbery - Identification parade - Conduct of - Whether identification of suspects done under difficult conditions - Small number of participants arranged for parade - Whether accused persons prejudiced - Whether requirements in PP v. Jamal Sahmad complied with - Circumstantial evidence - Components of stolen motorcycle found near accused persons' premises - Whether sufficient to hold accused persons in possession of stolen components - Whether there was lack of crucial information and evidence to link accused to discovery - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(a) CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Habeas corpus - Detention - Applicant detained pursuant to s. 6 of Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 - Whether procedure for detention regular and in order - Whether there was proper service of detention order - Whether applicant understood reasons behind detention - Whether relevant laws, regulations and procedures complied with - Whether writ of habeas corpus ought to be issued EVIDENCE Identification of parade - Conduct of - Whether identification of suspects done under difficult conditions - Small number of participants arranged for parade - Whether accused persons prejudiced - Whether requirements in PP v. Jamal Sahmad complied with Circumstantial evidence - Gang robbery - Components of stolen motorcycle found near accused persons' premises - Whether sufficient to hold accused persons in possession of stolen components - Whether there was lack of crucial information and evidence to link accused to discovery - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(a) INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Trade marks - Registered trade mark - Expungement and removal of - Application for - Rightful owner of trade mark - Whether established - Non-use of trade mark by Saudi company - Saudi company had never operated business in Malaysia in relation to trade marks while Egyptian company operating business in Malaysia using said trade mark - Whether Egyptian company acquired distinctive goodwill and reputation - McLaren's test - Whether threshold requirement of aggrieved person satisfied - Saudi company failed to show it had genuine and present intention to use marks in course of trade in Malaysia - Whether Saudi company's trade mark ought to be expunged or removed - Trade Marks Act 1976, ss. 45 & 46 LAND LAW Agreement - Validity of - Whether valid and binding on plaintiff - Dealings in land - Defendant's right to occupy and use land - Whether land a Malay Reserve Land - Whether transaction with intention to divest ownership of Malay Reserve Land to non-Malay void - Whether trial judge erred in relying on records of witness from official department to conclude on status of land - Whether there was evidence that land had been duly gazetted as Malay Reserve Land - Malay Reservation Enactment (FMS Cap 142), s. 3 - Whether defendant established equitable right to occupy and use land - Whether plaintiff estopped from denying defendant's right to occupy and use land Malay reservations - Dealings in land - Transaction with intention to divest ownership of Malay Reserve Land to non-Malay - Whether void - Whether land a Malay Reserve Land - Whether trial judge erred in relying on records of witness from official department to conclude on status of land - Whether there was evidence that land had been duly gazetted as Malay Reserve Land - Malay Reservation Enactment (FMS Cap 142), s. 3 - Whether defendant established equitable right to occupy and use land - Whether plaintiff estopped from denying defendant's right to occupy and use land Registrar of Titles - Statutory duties - Breach - Maintenance of records in Registrar of Titles - Inaccurate records - Incorrect and inaccurate records relied upon by purchaser in purchase of land resulting in losses - Whether Registrar of Titles owed duty of care to purchaser - Whether guilty of negligence at common law - Whether liable in damages - Whether only liable in damages if purchaser made and relied on 'an official search' as against 'a private search' - National Land Code, ss. 22, 384, 385, 386 Registrar of Titles - Statutory duties - Whether to maintain proper register of all lands caused to be registered at Registry - Whether to ensure that records and particulars in Register of Titles correct and accurate - Registering same land under two different title numbers and two different owners - Whether in breach of statutory duty - Whether guilty of negligence at common law - National Land Code, ss. 22, 384, 385, 386 LEGAL PROFESSION Duty of care - Professional negligence - Solicitors acting in transaction for sale and purchase of land - Solicitors continued to act for vendor although subsequently not retained - Whether actions of solicitors fell far short of accepted standards of good conveyancing practice - Whether purchaser within solicitor's contemplation likely to be injured by acts or omissions - Whether there was sufficient proximity for duty of care REVENUE LAW Income tax - Assessment - Appeal against - Non-attendance on date fixed for mention of case - Dismissal of appeal on grounds of non-attendance by Special Commissioners of Income Tax (SCIT) - Application to High Court for permission to appeal against deciding order of Special Commissioners of Income Tax - High Court's jurisdiction in income tax cases - Whether limited to questions of law - Whether application an abuse of court process - Income Tax Act 1967, Sch 5 para 39 TORT Negligence - Breach of statutory duty - Damages - Whether common law duty of care could arise in performance of statutory function Negligence - Professional negligence - Solicitors acting in transaction for sale and purchase of land - Solicitors continued to act for vendor although subsequently not retained - Whether actions of solicitors fell far short of accepted standards of good conveyancing practice - Whether purchaser within solicitor's contemplation to be likely injured by acts or omissions - Whether there was sufficient proximity for duty of care TRUSTS Resulting trust - Purchase of land in name of another - Land purchased using monies from several sources - Whether there was sufficient evidence to establish intention to create resulting trust INDEKS PERKARA UNDANG-UNDANG TANAH Pindah milik - Penipuan - Tiga transaksi pindah milik tanah berlaku dalam dua minggu tanpa pengetahuan pemilik tanah - Sama ada tandatangan dan sijil setem pada dokumen pindah milik sah - 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