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JERRY WA DUSING & ANOR v. MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN & ORS [2017] 1 CLJ 133
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
HAMID SULTAN ABU BACKER JCA, ZAMANI A RAHIM JCA, ZALEHA YUSOF JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: W-01(IM)-93-04-2016]
30 SEPTEMBER 2016

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Parties - Intervention - Proceedings - Application by body corporate to intervene in judicial review proceedings - Threshold test for intervention - Whether existence of direct interest satisfied - Whether order for intervention by High Court ought to be set aside - Whether body corporate may appear as amicus curiae in judicial review proceedings

Legal Network Series

CLJ 2017 Volume 1 (Part 2)

COURT OF APPEAL

Jerry WA Dusing & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Ors
Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Zamani A Rahim, Zaleha Yusof JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Parties - Intervention - Application by body corporate to intervene in judicial review proceedings - Threshold test) [2017] 1 CLJ 133 [CA]

Pernas Oue (KL) Sdn Bhd Trading As Hotel Istana v. Menteri Sumber Manusia Malaysia & Ors
Abdul Wahab Patail, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA
(Administrative Law - Judicial review - Application to quash order to give recognition to Union) [2017] 1 CLJ 151 [CA]

PP v. Bonadventure Chinedu Okoro
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Ahmadi Asnawi, Kamardin Hashim JJCA
(Criminal Law - Criminal Procedure - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Trafficking in - Defence of innocent carrier - Whether established) [2017] 1 CLJ 165 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Billion Prima Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Nutech Company Ltd & Anor
Wong Kian Kheong JC
(Civil Procedure - Discovery action against third parties - Conditions to be fulfilled - Rules of Court 2012, O. 24 rr. 7A & 8 - Relevancy of documents) [2017] 1 CLJ 179 [HC]

Chip Lam Seng Enterprise Bhd (In Liquidation) v. Euphoria Technologies Sdn Bhd & Anor
Khadijah Idris JC
(Civil Procedure - Discovery - Inspection of documents - Transfer of sale shares - Whether documents sought relevant to issues in dispute) [2017] 1 CLJ 195 [HC]

Ling Towi Sing & Ors v. Dato' Ng Kong Yeam; Kay Swee Pin & Anor (Proposed Interveners)
Teo Say Eng J
(Civil Procedure - Judgments and orders - Application to intervene and set aside - Joinder of parties - Proposed interveners - Whether had locus standi) [2017] 1 CLJ 221 [HC]

Vitol Asia Pte Ltd v. The Owners Of The Ship Or Vessel "Malik Al Ashtar" Of The Port Of Malta; ING Bank NV & Anor (Interveners)
Azizah Nawawi J
(Civil Procedure - Writ in rem - Application to set aside - Whether action wrongly brought - Application to amend statement of claim - Whether bona fide - Whether amendments changed character of suit) [2017] 1 CLJ 236 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

Remedies - Certiorari - Judicial review - Application to quash Minister's order for Hotel to give recognition to Union - Process of ascertaining whether workmen were members of Union - Whether membership check should be by secret ballot or membership verification exercise - Whether relevant date for determination of membership check was date of claim for recognition - Failure of High Court to grant consequential mandamus order - Whether claim for recognition concluded or void - Whether doctrine of functus officio arose
Pernas Oue (KL) Sdn Bhd Trading As Hotel Istana v. Menteri Sumber Manusia Malaysia & Ors
(Abdul Wahab Patail, Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid JJCA) [2017] 1 CLJ 151 [CA]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Discovery - Application for - Discovery action against third parties - Conditions to be fulfilled - Rules of Court 2012, O. 24 rr. 7A & 8 - Whether affidavit specified documents sought with reasonable precision - Whether documents relevant to issues arising - Whether relevancy requirement satisfied - Whether application frivolous, vexatious or a fishing expedition - Whether documents sought were in possession, custody or power of third party - Whether disclosure of documents necessary to fairly dispose of action - Whether any privilege asserted in respect of documents - Whether court could invoke discretionary power to allow application
Billion Prima Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Nutech Company Ltd & Anor
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2017] 1 CLJ 179 [HC]

Discovery - Inspection of documents - Rules of Court 2012, O. 24 - Transfer of sale shares - Whether void for want of good faith and valuable consideration - Whether true value of sale shares dependant on financial standing of company - Whether documents sought relevant to issues in dispute - Whether a mere fishing expedition - Whether documents sought in possession, custody and power of defendants - Whether liquidator would be limited or restricted from performing statutory duty if documents only made available for directors of company - Whether discovery and inspection of documents necessary to dispose of originating summons fairly - Whether liquidator proved essential elements for order for discovery - Companies Act 1965, ss. 174, 233 & 293 - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 52
Chip Lam Seng Enterprise Bhd (In Liquidation) v. Euphoria Technologies Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Khadijah Idris JC) [2017] 1 CLJ 195 [HC]

Discovery - Relevancy of documents - Application for - Conditions to be fulfilled - Rules of Court 2012, O. 24 rr. 7A & 8 - Whether affidavit specified documents sought with reasonable precision - Whether documents relevant to issues arising - Whether relevancy requirement satisfied - Whether application frivolous, vexatious or a fishing expedition - Whether documents sought were in possession, custody or power of third party - Whether disclosure of documents necessary to fairly dispose of action - Whether any privilege asserted in respect of documents - Whether court could invoke discretionary power to allow application
Billion Prima Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Nutech Company Ltd & Anor
(Wong Kian Kheong JC) [2017] 1 CLJ 179 [HC]

Documents - Discovery and inspection of documents - Rules of Court 2012, O. 24 - Transfer of sale shares - Whether void for want of good faith and valuable consideration - Whether true value of sale shares dependant on financial standing of company - Whether documents sought relevant to issues in dispute - Whether a mere fishing expedition - Whether documents sought in possession, custody and power of defendants - Whether liquidator would be limited or restricted from performing statutory duty if documents only made available for directors of company - Whether discovery and inspection of documents necessary to dispose of originating summons fairly - Whether liquidator proved essential elements for order for discovery - Companies Act 1965, ss. 174, 233 & 293 - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 52
Chip Lam Seng Enterprise Bhd (In Liquidation) v. Euphoria Technologies Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Khadijah Idris JC) [2017] 1 CLJ 195 [HC]

Judgments and orders - Application to intervene and set aside - Court declared respondent of unsound mind and appointed lawful wife and children as committee to manage respondent's affairs - Whether respondent's mistress and illegitimate child as proposed interveners could be added as party to proceedings - Whether proposed interveners had locus standi - Rules of Court 2012, O. 15 r. 6(2)(b)(i) - Whether proposed interveners entitled to be served with notice of application - Whether an inquiry should be ordered to determine respondent's mental health under s. 52 of Mental Health Act 2001 - Whether medical report submitted in court questionable - Whether new inquiry under ss. 62 & 74 of Mental Health Act 2001 should have been ordered - Whether there was inordinate delay in filing application
Ling Towi Sing & Ors v. Dato' Ng Kong Yeam; Kay Swee Pin & Anor (Proposed Interveners)
(Teo Say Eng J) [2017] 1 CLJ 221 [HC]

Parties - Intervention - Proceedings - Application by body corporate to intervene in judicial review proceedings - Threshold test for intervention - Whether existence of direct interest satisfied - Whether order for intervention by High Court ought to be set aside - Whether body corporate may appear as amicus curiae in judicial review proceedings
Jerry WA Dusing & Anor v. Majlis Agama Islam Wilayah Persekutuan & Ors
(Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Zamani A Rahim, Zaleha Yusof JJCA) [2017] 1 CLJ 133 [CA]

Parties - Joinder of parties - Proposed interveners - Appointment of lawful wife and children as committee to manage respondent's affairs - Whether respondent's mistress and illegitimate child as proposed interveners could be added as party to proceedings - Whether proposed interveners had locus standi - Rules of Court 2012, O. 15 r. 6(2)(b)(i) - Whether proposed interveners entitled to be served with notice of application - Whether an inquiry should be ordered to determine respondent's mental health under s. 52 of Mental Health Act 2001 - Whether medical report submitted in court questionable - Whether new inquiry under ss. 62 & 74 of Mental Health Act 2001 should have been ordered - Whether there was inordinate delay in filing application
Ling Towi Sing & Ors v. Dato' Ng Kong Yeam; Kay Swee Pin & Anor (Proposed Interveners)
(Teo Say Eng J) [2017] 1 CLJ 221 [HC]

Writ - Writ in rem - Application to amend statement of claim - Whether application bona fide - Whether prejudice caused to other side could be compensated by costs - Whether amendments changed character of suit - Whether application to amend statement of claim bona fide - Whether proposed amendments meant to tailor claim to fit judgment in Canpotex Shipping Services Ltd & Ors v. Marine Petrobulk & Ors
Vitol Asia Pte Ltd v. The Owners Of The Ship Or Vessel "Malik Al Ashtar" Of The Port Of Malta; ING Bank NV & Anor (Interveners)
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2017] 1 CLJ 236 [HC]

Writ - Writ in rem - Application to set aside - Claim for price of bunkers - Whether action wrongly brought against defendant - Whether defendant had contractual nexus with plaintiff for purchase and supply of bunkers - Whether a contractual lien came into existence - Whether a lien gave plaintiff a right to payment - Whether there was maritime lien in rem available to suppliers of bunkers in English or Malaysian law - Whether plaintiff's claim misconceived
Vitol Asia Pte Ltd v. The Owners Of The Ship Or Vessel "Malik Al Ashtar" Of The Port Of Malta; ING Bank NV & Anor (Interveners)
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2017] 1 CLJ 236 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 39B(1)(a) - Trafficking in 837.9g of methamphetamine - Drugs discovered in bag carried by accused - Whether accused had knowledge of drugs inside bag - Defence of innocent carrier - Whether established
PP v. Bonadventure Chinedu Okoro
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Ahmadi Asnawi, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2017] 1 CLJ 165 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal by prosecution - Accused charged for trafficking in 837.9g of methamphetamine - Drugs discovered in bag carried by accused - Whether accused had knowledge of drugs inside bag - Defence of innocent carrier - Whether established - Whether trial judge erred in acquitting and discharging accused
PP v. Bonadventure Chinedu Okoro
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Ahmadi Asnawi, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2017] 1 CLJ 165 [CA]

LNS Article(s)

1. KREDIT SEWA-BELI: HAK PENGGUNA PRA-KONTRAK ^{[Read excerpt]}
   SITI NOORAFIZAH AZIZAN* SAKINA SHAIK AHMAD YUSOFF** [2017] 1 LNS(A) i

[2017] 1 LNS(A) i



MALAYSIA

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KREDIT SEWA-BELI: HAK PENGGUNA PRA-KONTRAK

SITI NOORAFIZAH AZIZAN*
SAKINA SHAIK AHMAD YUSOFF**

ABSTRAK

 

Kredit merupakan kemudahan yang disediakan kepada pengguna bagi mendapatkan sesuatu barangan atau perkhidmatan. Sewa-beli merupakan antara kredit yang popular dalam kalangan pengguna di Malaysia, khususnya bagi mendapatkan kenderaan seperti van, kereta dan motosikal. Kontrak sewa-beli mengatur serta menyediakan hak dan obligasi kedua-dua pihak yang berkontrak, iaitu pemunya sebagai pihak yang menyediakan kemudahan kredit dan pengguna. Namun begitu, pengguna berhadapan dengan pelbagai isu dan masalah akibat daripada amalan perniagaan yang tidak beretika serta kegagalan perundangan menyediakan perlindungan yang sewajarnya. Keadaan ini boleh menjejaskan kepercayaan pengguna dan pelabur terhadap industri kredit pengguna sewa-beli di Malaysia dan secara tidak langsung memberikan impak negatif kepada ekonomi dan sosial negara. Justeru, artikel ini menghuraikan isu dan permasalahan dihadapi pengguna di peringkat pra-kontrak serta membincangkan kelemahan dan ‘loop-holes’ dalam perundangan kredit sewa-beli sedia ada. Skop perbincangan adalah terbatas kepada perkhidmatan kredit sewa-beli konvensional yang diselia oleh Akta Sewa-beli 1967 dan perundangan lain yang berkaitan. Metodologi kajian yang digunakan adalah berasaskan kepada kajian perpustakaan, khususnya melalui sumber primer seperti statut dan kes, di samping sumber sekunder yang lain, antaranya buku teks, laporan, artikel dan akhbar. Hasil kajian dan perbincangan mendapati masih terdapat beberapa ruang kepada pindaan dan pembaharuan undang-undang yang berkaitan untuk dilakukan agar pengguna mendapat perlindungan yang lebih mantap di sisi undang-undang dan seterusnya dapat menyumbang kepada penjanaan ekonomi yang lebih baik.

Kata kunci: Kredit sewa-beli; perlindungan pengguna pra-kontrak; impak ekonomi dan sosial; Akta Sewa-beli 1967.

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* sitiazizan71@gmail.com, Pensyarah, Fakulti Undang-Undang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

** kinasay@ukm.edu.my, Pensyarah, Fakulti Undang-undang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

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2. THE 'LITIGIOUS LOTTERY'* Costs orders in employment litigation ^{[Read excerpt]}
   JOHN WILSON** KIERAN PENDER*** [2017] 1 LNS(A) ii

[2017] 1 LNS(A) ii



AUSTRALIA

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THE 'LITIGIOUS LOTTERY'*
Costs orders in employment litigation

JOHN WILSON**
KIERAN PENDER***

The litigation landscape is littered with the wreckage of unforeseeable events and unexpected circumstances.[1]


Costs, it might be said, are an unsexy topic. Amidst the cut and thrust of high stakes litigation, questions of costs can be easily overlooked. Yet that does not diminish their importance. Many a courtroom victory has been soured by an unfavourable costs order.

In the employment context, costs take on additional importance. The financial stakes in employment disputes are often lower than in commercial litigation, such that costs can quickly surpass any damages awarded. Almost all employment grievances involve at least one individual party, who ordinarily will be far less able to absorb an adverse costs order than a corporate litigator. The diverse variety of costs regimes governing workplace-related litigation, which in turn often have complex and uncertain exceptions, only amplifies the necessity for employment lawyers to be attuned to the law in this area.

The following article intends to provide practitioners with an accessible guide to costs in employment disputes. It will begin by considering the costs protections offered by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013 (Cth), before identifying other prominent employment-related claims which lack beneficial costs regimes. It then concludes by highlighting an important yet often overlooked issue — the application of inconsistent costs regimes to litigation where multiple causes of actions are pleaded.

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* Published with kind permission of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory. See Ethos No. 241 September 2016.

** Managing Legal Director, Bradley Allen Love

*** Law Clerk, Bradley Allen Love

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