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Issue #35/2017 31 August 2017

New This Week Case(s) of the Week THAN SIEW BENG & ANOR v. KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA & ORS [2017] 8 CLJ 16 Appeal Update Appeal Update Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2017 Volume 8 (Part 1) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

THAN SIEW BENG & ANOR v.
KETUA PENGARAH JABATAN PENDAFTARAN NEGARA & ORS [2017] 8 CLJ 16
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
DAVID WONG DAK WAH JCA, BADARIAH SAHAMID JCA, HARMINDAR SINGH DHALIWAL JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: W-01-185-06-2015]
16 MARCH 2017

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Citizenship – Operation of law, by – Adoption of child – Application for an order of declaration for child to be recognised as citizen of Malaysia and order of mandamus for MyKad identification card to be issued – Requirement of citizenship – Whether requirements of jus soli and jus sanguinis fulfilled – Identity of child’s biological parents unknown – Failure to determine lineage of child – Whether requirements stipulated in art. 14(1)(b) of Federal Constitution read with s. 1(e) Part II Second Schedule of Federal Constitution satisfied

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS: Adoption – Citizenship – Operation of law, by – Application for an order of declaration for child to be recognised as citizen of Malaysia and order of mandamus for MyKad identification card to be issued – Requirement of citizenship – Whether requirements of jus soli and jus sanguinis fulfilled – Identity of child’s biological parents unknown – Failure to determine lineage of child – Whether requirements stipulated in art. 14(1)(b) of Federal Constitution read with s. 1(e) Part II Second Schedule of Federal Constitution satisfied

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1. GPQ Sdn Bhd v Constant View Sdn Bhd [2017] 1 LNS 821 overruling the High Court case of Constant View Sdn Bhd v GPQ Sdn Bhd Civil Suit No. 22-11-2011.

2. Gan Jin Sim @ Gan Gim Sim v Gan Chon Tat & Anor [2017] 1 LNS 870 overruling the High Court case of Gan Jin Sim @ Gan Gim Sim v Gan Chon Tat & Satu Lagi [2016] 1 LNS 539.

Legal Network Series

[2016] 1 LNS 1253	GANI MEYANG v. SUPERINTENDENT & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Affidavits - Defective affidavit - Jurat - Jurat not in accordance with Form 74 of Rules of Court 2012 - Jurat falls on fresh page - Affidavit of person who does not understand English - Jurat of deponent began and ended on a fresh page and not immediately follow after end of deposition - Whether affidavit used was defective - Whether jurat of deponent was defective CIVIL PROCEDURE: Striking out - Writ and statement of claim - Action to challenge decision of Superintendent of Land & Survey under s. 5(3) of Sarawak Land Code ('SLC') - Action filed without resorting to available remedy provided under s. 5(4) of SLC - Claim caught by limitation period under s. 202 of SLC - Whether plaintiff ought to exhaust remedy available in SLC before proceeding with his claim in court - Whether plaintiff's claim sustainable
[2016] 1 LNS 1254	PP v. VANIA OSMAN	CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous drug - Trafficking - Methamphetamine weighing 1775.4g - Possession - Drug found inside bag carried by accused at airport - Accused had delayed in taking bag from carousel - Bag was opened by accused using combination code - Whether defendant had knowledge of nature of drug - Whether accused had custody and control of bag - Whether possession of drugs were for purpose of trafficking CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Defence - Denial - Denial of knowledge of dangerous drugs - Drugs were found in bag carried by accused - Accused alleged bag was taken by mistake - Accused had delayed in taking bag from carousel - Accused was hesitated to retrieve bag at first opportunity - Accused opened bag using combination code - Whether accused had requisite knowledge of contents of bag - Whether accused had more than enough time to ascertain her bag - Whether fair inference could be drawn to show deliberate intention to assume control and custody of bag
[2017] 1 LNS 38	MALIM MOHAMED lwn. PP	UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 471 - Penggunaan dokumen-dokumen palsu - Penyediaan dokumen palsu untuk tujuan mendapatkan pembiayaan kewangan dari bank - Sama ada dokumen telah disediakan atas permintaan tertuduh - Sama ada tertuduh telah menggunakan dokumen palsu sebagai tulen - Sama ada dokumen palsu telah digunakan dengan niat curang UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Pecah amanah jenayah - Penyalahgunaan kuasa terhadap harta syarikat - Penyalahgunaan kuasa oleh penandatangan sah bagi akaun syarikat - Kewujudan pembayaran wang dari akaun syarikat ke dalam akaun peribadi penandatangan sah bagi akaun syarikat - Sama ada tertuduh mempunyai penguasaan terhadap akaun syarikat - Sama ada tertuduh telah menyalahgunakan kuasa terhadap harta syarikat - Sama ada tertuduh merupakan ejen syarikat bagi maksud s. 402A Kanun Keseksaan UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Akta Syarikat 1965 - Seksyen 132(2)(d) - Penyalahgunaan kuasa - Pengarah syarikat mendapat manfaat kewangan dari hasil projek syarikat - Sama ada tertuduh telah menggunakan peluang sebagai pengarah syarikat untuk memperolehi projek untuk manfaat kewangan tertuduh - Sama ada terdapat perlanggaran s. 132(2)(d) Akta Syarikat 1965
[2017] 1 LNS 143	KOPERASI TUNAS MUDA SUNGAI ARA BERHAD lwn. TRIBUNAL KOPERASI MALAYSIA & SATU LAGI	PROSEDUR SIVIL: Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap keputusan Tribunal Koperasi Malaysia - Kemungkiran keadilan asasi - Tribunal tidak mengikut prosedur yang dipersetujui pihak-pihak - Satu pihak tidak diberi peluang untuk menyangkal surat yang dikemukakan oleh pihak yang lain - Sama ada terdapat kemungkiran keadilan asasi - Sama ada tribunal adalah terkhilaf berkenaan peruntukan mengenai kebolehterimaan keterangan
[2017] 1 LNS 176	MERANG JOK & ORS v. GOVERNMENT OF MALAYSIA & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Representative action - Claim for native customary rights over land - Area of land being claimed shared by three longhouses - Claim brought by one longhouse - Whether action maintainable - Whether requirement stipulated in Duke of Bedford's case satisfied - Whether declaratory relief sought if allowed would be detrimental to other communities LAND LAW: Customary land - Right to - Native customary rights ('NCR') over land - Tanah daleh - Absence of communal land boundaries in maps prepared by surveyor - Existence of settlement exercise under s. 84 of Sarawak Land Code ('SLC') which had settled plaintiff's NCR claims resulting in issuance of land titles under s. 18 of SLC - Whether tanah daleh was part of recognised customary laws of Sarawak - Whether community mapping could be used to prove existence of NCR - Whether plaintiffs created, acquired or inherited NCR based on tanah daleh over claimed area - Whether plaintiffs had proven continuous occupation of areas which they had previously settled - Whether plaintiffs are estopped from claiming NCR over claimed area due to settlement exercise

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CLJ 2017 Volume 8 (Part 1)

COURT OF APPEAL

Ketua Polis Daerah Marang & Satu Lagi lwn. Hasmalizza Ramli
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof HHMR
(Tort - Tanggungan vikarius - Dakwaan dicabul oleh pegawai polis - Sama ada perbuatan pegawai polis dilakukan dalam menjalankan kerjanya dan dalam ruang lingkup tugas) [2017] 8 CLJ 1 [CA]

Than Siew Beng & Anor v. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara & Ors
David Wong Dak Wah, Badariah Sahamid, Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal JJCA
(Constitutional Law; Children And Young Persons - Citizenship - Adoption of child - Application for an order of declaration for child to be recognised as citizen of Malaysia - Whether requirements of jus soli and jus sanguinis fulfilled) [2017] 8 CLJ 16 [CA]

Vincent Manickam David (Suing By Himself & As Administrator Of The Estate Of Catherine Jeya Sellamah, Deceased) & Ors v. Dr S Hari Rajah & Anor
Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA
(Tort - Negligence - Patient of private hospital died as a result of doctor's negligence - Whether hospital owed duty of care towards patients - Whether hospital liable for doctor's negligence) [2017] 8 CLJ 27 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Rohaida Ahmad Basri v. PP
Ahmad Bache JC
(Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure - Possession of dangerous drugs - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Non-exclusive custody and control of premise where drugs were found - Whether negated guilt of accused) [2017] 8 CLJ 63 [HC]

Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad v. Universal Music (M) Sdn Bhd
Azizah Nawawi J
(Copyright - Infringement - Claim for royalty, performer's rights and equitable remuneration) [2017] 8 CLJ 79 [HC]

Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. v. Wang Yen Liang
Noorin Badaruddin J
(Civil Procedure; Contract - Claim for repayment of sum due and owing under loan agreement - Striking out - Loan granted by licensed gambling outlet operating in Macau - Whether against laws and public policy in Malaysia - Jurisdiction - Claim in Malaysian courts for repayment of sum due and owing under loan agreement - Whether any court outside Kuala Lumpur had exclusive jurisdiction) [2017] 8 CLJ 93 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Jurisdiction - Forum conveniens - Loan granted by licensed gambling outlet operating in Macau - Claim in Malaysian courts for repayment of sum due and owing under loan agreement - Whether forum conveniens was Macau courts - Whether cause of action arose in Kuala Lumpur - Whether any court outside Kuala Lumpur had exclusive jurisdiction
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. v. Wang Yen Liang
(Noorin Badaruddin J) [2017] 8 CLJ 93 [HC]

Striking out - Rules of Court 2012, O.18 r. 19 - Claim for repayment of sum due and owing under loan agreement - Loan granted by licensed gambling outlet operating in Macau - Whether against laws and public policy in Malaysia - Allegation that action was 'lie' and 'feigned action' which connoted fraud/deception - Whether plain and obvious case for striking out - Whether allegation defeated striking out application - Whether case must be heard on merits
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. v. Wang Yen Liang
(Noorin Badaruddin J) [2017] 8 CLJ 93 [HC]

CONTRACT

Agreement - Nature of - Loan granted by licensed gambling outlet operating in Macau - Claim for repayment of sum due and owing under loan agreement - Whether loan illegal in nature - Whether against laws and public policy in Malaysia - Whether s. 5 of Betting Act 1953 and s. 5 of Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 applicable to business conducted legally out of Malaysia
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. v. Wang Yen Liang
(Noorin Badaruddin J) [2017] 8 CLJ 93 [HC]

Unjust enrichment - Contracts Act 1950, s. 71 - Requirements - Whether satisfied - Loan granted to defendant by licensed gambling outlet operating in Macau - Claim for repayment of sum due and owing under loan agreement - Whether facility intended to be gratuitous - Nature of loan - Whether against laws and public policy in Malaysia - Whether defendant should be allowed to cloak under Malaysia law - Whether against concept of unjust enrichment
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A. v. Wang Yen Liang
(Noorin Badaruddin J) [2017] 8 CLJ 93 [HC]

COPYRIGHT

Infringement - Whether established - Album and/or songs from album - Claim for royalty, performer's rights and equitable remuneration - Novation agreement - Defendant took over rights and obligations of previous companies - Whether defendant liable for plaintiff's claims
Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad v. Universal Music (M) Sdn Bhd
(Azizah Nawawi J) [2017] 8 CLJ 79 [HC]

CRIMINAL LAW

Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 - Section 12(2) - Possession of dangerous drugs - Exclusive access and control of premise where drugs were found - Proof of possession of things found in premise - Allegation that others also had access to premise - Whether negated guilt of accused
Rohaida Ahmad Basri v. PP
(Ahmad Bache JC) [2017] 8 CLJ 63 [HC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Conviction and sentence - Offence of possession of dangerous drugs - Non-exclusive custody and control of premise where drugs were found - Whether negated guilt of accused - Whether conviction and sentence safe
Rohaida Ahmad Basri v. PP
(Ahmad Bache JC) [2017] 8 CLJ 63 [HC]

TORT

Damages - Negligence - Patient of private hospital died as a result of doctor's negligence - Claim for loss of support and interest on award of special damages - Whether ought to be allowed - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 7(3)(iv)(c)
Vincent Manickam David (Suing By Himself & As Administrator Of The Estate Of Catherine Jeya Sellamah, Deceased) & Ors v. Dr S Hari Rajah & Anor
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2017] 8 CLJ 27 [CA]

Negligence - Employer's duty of care - Private hospital - Patient of private hospital died as a result of doctor's negligence - Whether hospital owed duty of care towards patients - Applicable test - Whether question of control - Whether hospital in control of doctor - Whether hospital owed non-delegable duty of care - Whether hospital liable for doctor's negligence
Vincent Manickam David (Suing By Himself & As Administrator Of The Estate Of Catherine Jeya Sellamah, Deceased) & Ors v. Dr S Hari Rajah & Anor
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2017] 8 CLJ 27 [CA]

Negligence - Vicarious liability - Private hospital - Patient of private hospital died as a result of doctor's negligence - Whether hospital owed duty of care towards patients - Whether terms and conditions of agreement between doctor and hospital indicated special relationship - Whether doctor was in control of hospital - Whether vicarious liability of hospital established
Vincent Manickam David (Suing By Himself & As Administrator Of The Estate Of Catherine Jeya Sellamah, Deceased) & Ors v. Dr S Hari Rajah & Anor
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2017] 8 CLJ 27 [CA]

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Adoption - Citizenship - Operation of law, by - Application for an order of declaration for child to be recognised as citizen of Malaysia and order of mandamus for MyKad identification card to be issued - Requirement of citizenship - Whether requirements of jus soli and jus sanguinis fulfilled - Identity of child's biological parents unknown - Failure to determine lineage of child - Whether requirements stipulated in art. 14(1)(b) of Federal Constitution read with s. 1(e) Part II Second Schedule of Federal Constitution satisfied
Than Siew Beng & Anor v. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara & Ors
(David Wong Dak Wah, Badariah Sahamid, Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal JJCA) [2017] 8 CLJ 16 [CA]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Citizenship - Operation of law, by - Adoption of child - Application for an order of declaration for child to be recognised as citizen of Malaysia and order of mandamus for MyKad identification card to be issued - Requirement of citizenship - Whether requirements of jus soli and jus sanguinis fulfilled - Identity of child's biological parents unknown - Failure to determine lineage of child - Whether requirements stipulated in art. 14(1)(b) of Federal Constitution read with s. 1(e) Part II Second Schedule of Federal Constitution satisfied
Than Siew Beng & Anor v. Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara & Ors
(David Wong Dak Wah, Badariah Sahamid, Harmindar Singh Dhaliwal JJCA) [2017] 8 CLJ 16 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

TORT

Pencerobohan - Tanggungan vikarius oleh Kerajaan - Tort oleh kakitangan Kerajaan - Pegawai polis melakukan tort pencerobohan dengan mencabul - Sama ada Kerajaan bertanggungan bagi kakitangannya secara vikarius - Prinsip tanggungan vikarius majikan dalam Samin Hassan v. Government of Malaysia
Ketua Polis Daerah Marang & Satu Lagi lwn. Hasmalizza Ramli
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof HHMR) [2017] 8 CLJ 1 [CA]

Tanggungan vikarius - Polis - Dakwaan dicabul oleh pegawai polis semasa sesi soal siasat di pejabat polis - Sama ada perbuatan pegawai polis dilakukan dalam menjalankan kerjanya dan dalam ruang lingkup tugas - Sama ada perbuatan bersampingan dengan tugas utama - Sama ada perbuatan bersifat sendiri dan peribadi - Sama ada tempat kejadian menentukan tanggungan vikarius oleh majikan - Sama ada majikan bertanggungan secara vikarius
Ketua Polis Daerah Marang & Satu Lagi lwn. Hasmalizza Ramli
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Zaleha Yusof HHMR) [2017] 8 CLJ 1 [CA]

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LNS Article(s)

1. FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: MYTH OR REALITY? INVESTIGATING THE CONCEPT WITHIN ISLAM ^{[Read excerpt]}
   WAHAB EGBEWOLE*TAOFEEQ ALATISE** [2017] 1 LNS(A) lxxiv

[2017] 1 LNS(A) lxxiv



NIGERIA

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FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS IN NIGERIA: MYTH OR REALITY? INVESTIGATING THE CONCEPT WITHIN ISLAM

WAHAB EGBEWOLE*
TAOFEEQ ALATISE**

Introduction

Human Rights is an interesting and even more controversial concept. Its popular appeal all over the world demonstrates its acceptability and boundless reach. It is one of the most discussed and highly sensitive political and legal issues that emerged after the Second World War. Human Rights means many things to many people, nations, cultures and religions. Though the universal conception of human rights rooted in Western values has dominated the human rights debate, it has come under increasing criticism from other cultural and religious values. It has been argued that the modern human rights is a super-imposition of the western ideas rooted on individualism over other cultural values.

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* Professor of Law, Dept. of Jurisprudence & International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, wahabegbewole@gmail.com.

** LL.M, Faculty of law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, alatise.taofeeq@yahoo.com. Corresponding Email: alatise.taofeeq@yahoo.com.

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2. THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS: THE MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE ^{[Read excerpt]}
   LAVANIYAN NATHAN JOTHY* [2017] 1 LNS(A) lxxv

[2017] 1 LNS(A) lxxv



MALAYSIA

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THE ROLE OF THE JUDICIARY IN THE PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS:
THE MALAYSIAN EXPERIENCE

LAVANIYAN NATHAN JOTHY*

INTRODUCTION/ABSTRACT

Human rights as a concept has evolved tremendously since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. The Declaration has given rise to many other important human rights documents such as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 1966, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in 1951 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Not only did the UDHR become the catalyst for international conventions, it also found its way into many national constitutions and regional conventions, where it became the founding legal document for many aspects of state relations with its citizens. For the purposes of this article, the national judiciary of Malaysia will be the focus of our analysis on how they have decided disputes in relation to human rights questions, with specific reference to issues relating to the right of religion and freedom of expression, association and assembly within the national and international law framework.

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* LL.B (Wolver), CLP (Non Practice Advocate and Solicitor).While every care was made to ensure the accuracy of this article, any mistake and shortcoming remaining in the article is my own. The author can be contacted via email: lavaniyan@live.com

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