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Issue #17/2017 27 April 2017

New This Week Case(s) of the Week VIJAYARAO SEPERMANIAM v. SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM MALAYSIA [2017] 4 CLJ 451 Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2017 Volume 4 (Part 4) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

VIJAYARAO SEPERMANIAM v. SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM MALAYSIA [2017] 4 CLJ 451
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
MOHD ZAWAWI SALLEH JCA, VERNON ONG LAM KIAT JCA, ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: P-01(A)-165-05-2016]
14 FEBRUARY 2017

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Judicial review - Application to quash decision of disciplinary authority - Applicant charged for committing disciplinary offences - Applicant denied charges, provided explanation and requested for oral hearing and for documents to be supplied - Disciplinary authority proceeded to find applicant guilty - Whether applicant denied rights to oral hearing and appeal - Whether right to be heard meant right to be heard orally - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993, reg. 37

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Fundamental liberties - Right to be heard - Applicant charged for committing disciplinary offences - Applicant denied charges, provided explanation and requested for oral hearing and for documents to be supplied - Whether disciplinary authority faced with two sets of facts, documents and evidence - Disciplinary authority proceeded to find applicant guilty - Whether applicant denied rights to oral hearing and appeal - Whether right to be heard meant right to be heard orally - Whether case against applicant required further clarification - Whether right to oral hearing properly observed by disciplinary authority

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Legal Network Series

[2016] 1 LNS 417	SUNDARAM KUPPUSAMY lwn. PP	PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Kesalahan dibawah s. 17(a) Akta Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia 2009 (Akta SPRM) - Hukuman 12 bulan penjara dan denda RM10,000 dan jika gagal membayar 6 bulan penjara - Tertuduh menggunakan kedudukannya untuk mendapatkan rasuah - Tertuduh telah mengambil sendiri wang perangkap - Sama ada intipati s. 17(a) Akta SPRM telah dibuktikan - Sama ada anggapan dibawah s. 50 Akta SPRM terpakai - Sama ada pihak pendakwaan perlu membuktikan tertuduh terlibat dengan permintaan wang - Sama ada hukuman hakim bicara wajar dikekalkan
[2016] 1 LNS 535	WAN RAHMAH WAN ABDULLAH lwn. MOHD SUKRI MAT	AMANAH: Tanah - Jualan - 'Bare trustee' - Harga jualan dibayar sepenuhnya oleh pembeli - Pindah milik tanah masih belum dimuktamadkan - Sama ada penjual adalah hanya merupakan 'bare trustee' sahaja - Sama ada penjual hanya memegang hartanah diatas pihak pembeli sebagai pemilik benefisial KONTRAK: Jual beli tanah - Perjanjian - Kewujudan - Perjanjian lisan - Saksi mengesahkan transaksi jual beli - Surat akuan saksi menyatakan berkenaan transaksi jual beli tanah - Sama ada terdapat bukti-bukti yang mengesahkan kewujudan perjanjian jual beli tanah - Akta Kontrak 1950, s. 10 KONTRAK: Jual beli tanah - Pelaksanaan - Pelaksanaan oleh waris - Kewujudan perjanjian jual beli secara lisan - Ketiadaan perjanjian jual beli tanah secara bertulis - Pihak-pihak yang telah memasuki transaksi jual beli tanah telah meninggal dunia - Harga jual beli tanah telah dibayar sepenuhnya - Proses pindah milik tidak dapat dimuktamadkan ketika hayat pihak-pihak - Sama ada waris-waris adalah terikat dengan perjanjian jual beli tanah KETERANGAN: Dokumen - Kebolehterimaan - Surat akuan - Dokumen awam - Surat akuan ditanda sebagai ID - Sama ada mahkamah boleh menerima masuk surat akuan sebagai keterangan - Akta Keterangan 1950, ss. 73A, 80
[2016] 1 LNS 652	DIAMEX SDN BHD v. IVORY INDAH SDN BHD & ORS	BANKRUPTCY: Assets of bankrupt - Dealings with land - Land stood outside bankruptcy - Right of secured creditor to stand outside bankruptcy and to realise security - Whether secured creditor entitled to deal with land in any manner they thought fit - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 8(2) CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Action - Absence of locus standi - Action by unsecured creditor against bankrupt's property - Invocation of doctrine of relation back - Director General of Insolvency not made a party - Whether claim based on doctrine of relation back under ss. 47 and 52 of Bankruptcy Act 1967 could be maintained
[2016] 1 LNS 660	RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING SDN BHD v. HUE SHIEH LEE	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Rules of court - Non-compliance - Enforcement of unless order - Failure to comply with case management directions - Defendant failed to file witness statement and list of exhibits on due date ordered by court - Lackadaisical conduct - Whether defendant ought to be precluded from giving evidence at trial - Whether court justified in enforcing unless order - Rules of Court 2012, O. 32 r. 2(3) TORT: Defamation - Libel - Publication of articles - Injury to trade and business - Defendant conveyed survey results at a press conference relating to plaintiff's business - Plaintiff alleged survey results were fabricated - Plaintiff failed to adduce evidence to prove defendant's survey results were false - Whether words complained of in natural and ordinary meaning defamatory to plaintiff - Whether there was prima facie defamation of plaintiff's trading or business reputation TORT: Malicious falsehood - Ingredients - Mere reading out of survey results at press conference - Whether ingredients of malicious falsehood proven - Defamation Act 1957, s. 6
[2016] 1 LNS 663	PP v. MUHAMAD AZRI MOHD SAMDZI	CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against sentence - Appeal by prosecution - Bond of good behavior for offence of statutory rape - Accused pleaded guilty after victim gave evidence - Public interest - Custodial sentence - Whether fact that intercourse was consensual could be taken as mitigating factor - Whether an order of binding over was manifestly inadequate - Whether a long custodial sentence was warranted - Whether a custodial sentence was necessary to be imposed as a deterrent to accused - Whether imposition of whipping was mandatory

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CLJ 2017 Volume 4 (Part 4)

COURT OF APPEAL

Flextronics Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Bumicircuit Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA
(Civil Procedure; Contract - Judgments and orders - Garnishee order - Outstanding payments) [2017] 4 CLJ 397 [CA]

Ganesh Raja Nagaiah & Ors v. NR Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Pleadings - Facts not pleaded - Breach of confidence) [2017] 4 CLJ 420 [CA]

Noor Shariful Rizal Noor Zawawi v. PP
David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Zamani A Rahim JJCA
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Constitutional Law - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Sections 15(1)(a) & 38B - Self-administration and consumption of dangerous drugs - Procedure for collecting urine sample) [2017] 4 CLJ 434 [CA]

Vijayarao Sepermaniam v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA
(Civil Procedure; Constitutional Law - Fundamental liberties - Right to be heard) [2017] 4 CLJ 451 [CA]

CIMB Bank Bhd v. Jaring Communications Sdn Bhd
Mohd Nazlan Ghazali JC
(Company Law - Liquidators - Powers of - Action under s. 305 of Companies Act 1965 ('CA') against director of company) [2017] 4 CLJ 465 [HC]

Dato' Aishaf Falina Ibrahim v. Ismail Othman & Ors
S Nantha Balan J
(Civil Procedure - Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Application for) [2017] 4 CLJ 490 [HC]

Modern Freight Express lwn. Afzarizzal Abdul Wahab & Yang Lain
Azimah Omar PK
(Kastam Dan Eksais - Penahanan dan penyitaan - Kesahihan) [2017] 4 CLJ 503 [HC]

Ng Li Lin v. Ting Tian Hwa
Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J
(Land Law; Family Law; Trusts - Matrimonial property - Beneficial interest - Husband and wife purchased property during marriage) [2017] 4 CLJ 522 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Judgments and orders - Garnishee order - Outstanding payments - Garnishee owed judgment debtor certain amount of monies - Judgment creditor obtained judgment against judgment debtor - Judgment debtor failed to attend court - Garnishee order nisi made absolute - Garnishee made payment to judgment creditor - Whether outstanding debts owed by garnishee to judgment debtor extinguished upon payment of amount under garnishee absolute - Whether there was overpayment - Rules of Court 2012, O. 49
Flextronics Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Bumicircuit Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 397 [CA]

Judicial review - Application to quash decision of disciplinary authority - Applicant charged for committing disciplinary offences - Applicant denied charges, provided explanation and requested for oral hearing and for documents to be supplied - Disciplinary authority proceeded to find applicant guilty - Whether applicant denied rights to oral hearing and appeal - Whether right to be heard meant right to be heard orally - Public Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1993, reg. 37
Vijayarao Sepermaniam v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 451 [CA]

Pleadings - Facts not pleaded - Application for injunction - Whether former manager breached duty of good faith, confidence and fidelity by disclosing confidential information and trade secret - Allegation of - Confidential information or trade secret sought to be protected not pleaded in pleadings - Whether reliefs sought would amount to restraint of trade
Ganesh Raja Nagaiah & Ors v. NR Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 420 [CA]

Pleadings - Facts not pleaded - Breach of confidence - Application for injunction - Whether former manager breached duty of good faith, confidence and fidelity by disclosing confidential information and trade secret - Allegation of - Whether particulars of breach of confidentiality pleaded - Whether information had necessary quality of confidence - Whether information imparted in circumstances importing obligation of confidence - Whether there was unauthorised use of information detrimental to applicant
Ganesh Raja Nagaiah & Ors v. NR Rubber Industries Sdn Bhd
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 420 [CA]

Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Application for - Invasion of privacy - Whether recognised tort in Malaysia - Whether plaintiff had other plausible cause of action against defendant - Whether plaintiff's claim ought to be summarily struck out - Whether determination of other plausible cause of action warranted full trial
Dato' Aishaf Falina Ibrahim v. Ismail Othman & Ors
(S Nantha Balan J) [2017] 4 CLJ 490 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Breach of fiduciary duties - Company wound-up - Misapplication of company's money by director of company - Payments to various individuals and companies - Whether contractual documents produced - Whether payments authorised by board's resolution - Payments made post date of petition - Whether validated by court - Whether payments post commencement of winding-up void - Whether director breached duties as director and fiduciary of company - Companies Act 1965, ss. 132(1), (2), 133, 133A, 223, 305
CIMB Bank Bhd v. Jaring Communications Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Nazlan Ghazali JC) [2017] 4 CLJ 465 [HC]

Liquidators - Powers of - Action under s. 305 of Companies Act 1965 (`CA') against director of company - Whether director committed misfeasance and breached duty to company - Whether liquidators entitled to exercise powers under s. 236(2)(a) of CA - Whether adherence to s. 226(1) and (2) of CA by a petitioner sine qua non for institution of action under s. 305 - Whether winding-up order a nullity
CIMB Bank Bhd v. Jaring Communications Sdn Bhd
(Mohd Nazlan Ghazali JC) [2017] 4 CLJ 465 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Fundamental liberties - Deprivation - Equal protection of law - Accused found guilty and convicted for offence and sentenced to seven months imprisonment - Procedure for collecting urine sample not in compliance with procedure laid down in Inspector General's Standing Orders F103 and Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia Guidelines Bilangan 6/2002 - Number of bottles required to collect urine sample from suspected drug dependants - Whether accused person accorded fair trial - Federal Constitution, arts. 5(1) & 8(1)
Noor Shariful Rizal Noor Zawawi v. PP
(David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 434 [CA]

Fundamental liberties - Right to be heard - Applicant charged for committing disciplinary offences - Applicant denied charges, provided explanation and requested for oral hearing and for documents to be supplied - Whether disciplinary authority faced with two sets of facts, documents and evidence - Disciplinary authority proceeded to find applicant guilty - Whether applicant denied rights to oral hearing and appeal - Whether right to be heard meant right to be heard orally - Whether case against applicant required further clarification - Whether right to oral hearing properly observed by disciplinary authority
Vijayarao Sepermaniam v. Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia
(Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Vernon Ong Lam Kiat, Abdul Rahman Sebli JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 451 [CA]

CONTRACT

Breach - Claim for monies owing - Outstanding payments - Purchaser owed supplier certain amount of monies - Judgment creditor obtained judgment against supplier - Garnishee order nisi made absolute - Purchaser made payment to judgment creditor - Whether outstanding debts owed by purchaser to supplier extinguished upon payment of amount under garnishee absolute - Whether there was overpayment
Flextronics Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Bumicircuit Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 397 [CA]

Breach - Warranty - Allegations of supply of faulty and/or poor goods - Whether satisfactorily proved - Whether contested by supplier
Flextronics Technology (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v. Bumicircuit Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 397 [CA]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Sections 15(1)(a) & 38B - Self-administration and consumption of dangerous drugs - Procedure for collecting urine sample - Accused person given one bottle to provide urine sample - Screening test revealed urine contained methamphetamine - Same bottle containing balance of urine sample handed to Pathology Department - Whether correct procedure for collecting urine sample - Procedure laid down in Inspector General's Standing Orders F103 and Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia Guidelines Bilangan 6/2002 - Whether complied with - Whether binding on court - Number of bottles required to collect urine sample from suspected drug dependant - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 15(1)(a), 31A & 38B(1) - Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983, s. 31
Noor Shariful Rizal Noor Zawawi v. PP
(David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 434 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss. 15(1)(a) & 38B - Self-administration or consumption of dangerous drugs - Accused found guilty and convicted for offence and sentenced to seven months imprisonment - Whether procedure for collecting urine sample in compliance with required procedure - Whether non-compliance would jeopardise prosecution's case - Whether conviction and sentence safe
Noor Shariful Rizal Noor Zawawi v. PP
(David Wong Dak Wah, Mohd Zawawi Salleh, Zamani A Rahim JJCA) [2017] 4 CLJ 434 [CA]

FAMILY LAW

Matrimonial property - Beneficial interest - Husband and wife purchased property during marriage - Wife registered as sole proprietor of property - Wife left property after matrimonial discord - Husband entered private caveat on property - Whether husband had strong basis to enter caveat on property - Whether to protect property from being disposed or dissipated - Whether interest of spouse caveatable - Law Reform (Marriage & Divorce) Act 1976, ss. 76 & 102
Ng Li Lin v. Ting Tian Hwa
(Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J) [2017] 4 CLJ 522 [HC]

LAND LAW

Caveats - Removal - Application for - Property acquired during marriage - Wife registered as sole proprietor of property - Wife left property after matrimonial discord - Husband entered private caveat on property - Financial contributions of husband and wife towards purchase of property - Whether contributions of parties proved - Whether husband proved definite, determinate and registrable interest in property - Whether husband had beneficial or equitable interest to enable lodgement of private caveat on property - National Land Code, ss. 327 & 329
Ng Li Lin v. Ting Tian Hwa
(Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J) [2017] 4 CLJ 522 [HC]

TRUSTS

Resulting trust - Advancement - Presumption of advancement - Property purchased by husband and wife during marriage - Husband advanced payment as gift to wife - Wife registered as sole proprietor of property - Whether presumption of resulting trust arose from advancement of payment - Whether relationship of parties negated presumption of resulting trust - Whether presumption of advancement rebutted
Ng Li Lin v. Ting Tian Hwa
(Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J) [2017] 4 CLJ 522 [HC]

INDEKS PERKARA

KASTAM DAN EKSAIS

Penahanan dan penyitaan - Kesahihan - Permohonan untuk pelepasan barangan yang disita - Sama ada penyitaan berterusan selepas satu bulan dalam pematuhan undang-undang - Pentafsiran s. 128(1) dan 128(3) Akta Kastam 1967 - Sama ada plaintif berhak menuntut ganti rugi dan pampasan - Sama ada wujud sebab munasabah untuk mengesyaki bahawa barangan yang disita terlibat dalam kesalahan Akta Kastam 1967
Modern Freight Express lwn. Afzarizzal Abdul Wahab & Yang Lain
(Azimah Omar PK) [2017] 4 CLJ 503 [HC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. THE SHARI'AH INDEX OF GOVERNANCE NEEDSTO CONSIDER SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   AHMAD BADRI ABDULLAH [2017] 1 LNS(A) xxxiii

[2017] 1 LNS(A) xxxiii



MALAYSIA

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THE SHARI'AH INDEX OF GOVERNANCE NEEDS
TO CONSIDER SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES*

AHMAD BADRI ABDULLAH

Since the launch of the Malaysian Shari’ah Index of Governance on 10 of February 2015, discussions have been taking place regarding the role of the Index in enhancing good governance in the country. The Index employs maqasid al-shari’ah (the higher objectives of Shari’ah) and seeks to quantify them as parameters to measure the government’s performance in key sectors. It does this by incorporating the five essentials of preserving religion, life, intellect, progeny and wealth as key points of reference.

The achievement of the essentials will be measured within eight rubrics of governance. These are: Islamic law, politics, education, economy, health, culture, infrastructure development and environment, as well as social milieu. The index will be published by the early 2016 to provide an evaluation of the government’s performance in the previous year.

Quantification is a major component of modern science. Scientists break down complex systems into separate parts and subsequently analyse them in isolation from each other. This is generally termed as the ‘reductionist approach’. Reductionism has been criticised by scholars on the basis that some systems are too complex and cannot be properly understood by looking at any single indicator therein.

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* Published with kind permission of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia. Also published in New Straits Times on Nov-Dec 2015. (www.hashimkamali.com or www.iais.org.my).

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2. RUNNING A LITIGATION FILE: SEVEN TIPS FOR JUNIOR LAWYERS* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   SIMON R GRANT** [2017] 1 LNS(A) xxxiv

[2017] 1 LNS(A) xxxiv



AUSTRALIA

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RUNNING A LITIGATION FILE: SEVEN TIPS FOR JUNIOR LAWYERS*

SIMON R GRANT**

Barrister Simon Grant provides his observations and tips for young lawyers running litigation files.

At the start

In the early years of your career, the point where the matter first enters your office will probably be a partner or senior solicitor delivering the good news that "this one is yours" while dropping three boxes on your desk.

However it comes to you, the first thing you need to do is assess what you actually have in front of you.

Tip 1: You need to actually look

Don't just accept the file note from the solicitor now departed the firm or team that says "everything is fine, the client has been asked to do a few things, and matters can wait until they get back to us."

If it isn't in some form of order, then your first question should be: "Is this a ticking bomb?

The expectation on you (quite rightly) is that any issues will be identified early and dealt with. So look.

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* Published with kind permission of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory. See Ethos No. 242 December 2016.

**LLB, LLM, Barrister, Author, Presenter.

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