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Issue #19/2018 10 May 2018

New This Week Case(s) of the Week MADHUVITA JANJARA AUGUSTIN (SUING THROUGH NEXT FRIEND, MARGARET LOUISA TAN) v. AUGUSTIN LOURDSAMY & ORS [2018] 4 CLJ 758 Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2018 Volume 4 (Part 6) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

MADHUVITA JANJARA AUGUSTIN (SUING THROUGH NEXT FRIEND, MARGARET LOUISA TAN) v.
AUGUSTIN LOURDSAMY & ORS [2018] 4 CLJ 758
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
TENGKU MAIMUN TUAN MAT JCA, KAMARDIN HASHIM JCA, MARY LIM JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: B-01(A)-427-11-2016]
2 NOVEMBER 2017

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Citizenship – Application for – Child born to Malaysian citizen father and Papua New Guinea citizen mother – Biological parents not married to each other at time of child’s birth – Whether diminished their capacities as parents of child – Whether child rendered legitimate by subsequent marriage of parents – Whether child entitled to rely on father’s citizenship – Concepts of jus soli and jus sanguinis – Whether met by child – Whether matters concerning citizenship non-justiciable and outside purview of court – Whether child fulfilled requirements of art. 14(1)(b) read with s. 1(a) & 1(e) of Part II of Second Schedule of Federal Constitution – Legitimacy Act 1961, ss. 3 & 4

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Legal Network Series

[2017] 1 LNS 637	SYAFIQ SYAZWAN ABDUL JALIL lwn. PP PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Pertuduhan di bawah s. 15(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 - Kelompangan dalam pengendalian sampel urin tertuduh - Laporan patologi menyatakan bahawa sampel urin tertuduh mengandungi dadah jenis yang berlainan - Pihak pendakwaan gagal memanggil pegawai sains untuk menjelaskan perbezaan hasil ujian sampel urin tertuduh - Sama ada terdapat kelompangan pada rantaian keterangan berhubung sampel urin tertuduh - Sama ada anggapan di bawah s. 37(k) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 terpakai - Sama ada kes prima facie telah dibuktikan Bagi pihak perayu - Ezrene Zakariah, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya; Jabatan Peguam Negara Bagi pihak responden - Zamri Ibrahim; T/n Hanif & Co
[2017] 1 LNS 937	GJH AVENUE SDN BHD lwn. TRIBUNAL TUNTUTAN PEMBELI RUMAH, KEMENTERIAN KESEJAHTERAAN BANDAR, PERUMAHAN DAN KERAJAAN TEMPATAN & SATU LAGI UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN: Semakan kehakiman - Certiorari - Permohonan untuk membatalkan awad persetujuan Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah - Permohonan oleh pemaju - Tuntutan ganti rugi yang tertentu untuk kelewatan penyerahan milikan kosong - Tribunal memutuskan bahawa tarikh penyerahan milikan kosong bermula dari tarikh bayaran deposit dan bukan dari tarikh perjanjian jual beli ditandatangani - Sama ada tribunal telah melampaui bidang kuasanya - Sama ada keputusan Tribunal adalah ultra vires Akta Pemajuan Perumahan (Kawalan dan Pelesenan) dan peraturan 11(1) Peraturan-Peraturan 1989 - Sama ada Tribunal telah melanggari prinsip-prinsip keadilan asasi Bagi pihak plaintif - Sheena Marissa Sinnappah & Valerie Ann Fernando; T/n Sheena Valerie & Partner Bagi pihak defendan - Mae Taye Wei Keen & Zaidah Ibrahimi Khusaimi; T/n Taye & Co
[2017] 1 LNS 1335	TAN WEI MIA & ORS v. PENTADBIR TANAH DAERAH, GOMBAK CIVIL PROCEDURE: Consent order - Land reference - Effect of - Whether may be set aside - Grounds for setting aside - Whether similar to setting aside agreement - Whether estoppel applies CIVIL PROCEDURE: Consent order - Land reference - Setting aside, application for - Grounds for setting aside - Mutual mistake - Mistaken category of land use - Whether valid ground - Whether res judicata applied CIVIL PROCEDURE: Consent order - Land reference - Setting aside, application for - Whether court functus officio - Power of the court - Whether court has discretion CIVIL PROCEDURE: Consent order - Land reference - Setting aside, application for - Delay in making application - Whether delay justified For the plaintiff - Raymond Mah & Liow Pei Xia; M/s Mah Weng Kwai For the defendant - Naziah Mokhtar; Kamar Penasihat Undang-Undang
[2017] 1 LNS 1388	PP v. KHAIRUL NORDIN CRIMINAL LAW: Penal Code - Section 302 - Murder - Private defence - Whether imminent danger existed - Whether accused caused more harm than necessary - Penal Code, s. 97 EVIDENCE: Relevancy - Conduct of accused - Act of absconding - Whether amounted to subsequent conduct - Whether conduct strengthened prosecution's case - Evidence Act 1950, s. 8  For the deputy public prosecutor - TPR Ifa Sirrhu Samsudin; Pejabat Timbalan Pendakwa Raya Melaka; Pejabat Penasihat Undang-undang Negeri Melaka  For the defence - M/s I Asmawi & Co
[2017] 1 LNS 1591	KOH YEAN BAY & ANOR v. LAND ADMINISTRATOR FEDERAL TERRITORY, KUALA LUMPUR LAND LAW: Acquisition of land - Objection against amount of compensation awarded - Methods of valuation - Which method should prevail - Land Acquisition Act 1960, First Schedule, s. 2(d) LAND LAW: Acquisition of land - Injurious affection - Compensation - Whether should be awarded - Whether land optimum for development - Whether compensation awarded reasonable - Land Acquisition Act 1960, First Schedule, s. 2(d) For the applicants - M/s Simon Yap & Chan Amalan Guaman Christina  For the Respondent - Jabatan Peguam Negara Malaysia, Cawangan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur

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CLJ 2018 Volume 4 (Part 6)

FEDERAL COURT

Spind Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Justrade Marketing Sdn Bhd & Anor
Md Raus Sharif CJ, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ, Alizatul Khair Osman JCA
(Patents - Patentability - Infringement - Whether involving inventive steps - Whether novel) [2018] 4 CLJ 705 [FC]

For the appellant - Teo Bong Kwang, Wong Chee Wai & Ng Yueng May; M/s Chang Haryaty
For the respondents - Lee Chan Leong & Lee Yeok Choo; M/s Lee YC & Co 

COURT OF APPEAL

Emasin Resources Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Port Dickson
Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid, Badariah Sahamid, Kamardin Hashim JJCA
(Land Law - Acquisition of land - Compensation - Whether award made by Land Administrator merely an offer) [2018] 4 CLJ 750 [CA]

For the appellant - G Rajasingam, Nik Azila Shuhada & R Aswath; M/s Shearn Delamore & Co
For the respondent - Rozaimah Adnan, Roziaton Mohd Nordin & Mohd Fairuz Iskandar; State Legal Advisors, Negeri Sembilan 

Madhuvita Janjara Augustin (Suing Through Next Friend, Margaret Louisa Tan) v. Augustin Lourdsamy & Ors
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Kamardin Hashim, Mary Lim JJCA
(Constitutional Law - Citizenship - Biological parents not married to each other at time of child's birth - Whether child rendered legitimate by subsequent marriage of parents - Concepts of jus soli and jus sanguinis) [2018] 4 CLJ 758 [CA]

For the appellant - Ranee Sreedharan & Nurainie Haziqah Shafi; M/s Ranee Sree & Assocs
For the 2nd & 3rd respondents - Maisarah Juhari; SFCs 

Tay Swee Teck v. PP
Mohtarudin Baki, Lim Yee Lan, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA
(Criminal Procedure; Customs And Excise - Seizure - Seizure of vehicle - Whether specific time frame given to customs officer to make reference to Magistrate for inquiry) [2018] 4 CLJ 782 [CA]

For the appellant - Ayasamy Velu & Renuka Krishnasamy; M/s V Samy & Co
For the respondent - Farah Ezlin Yusop Khan & Goh Hsiao Tung; DPPs 

HIGH COURT

Dato' Shahabudin Shafie & Anor v. Mihat Shaari
Chan Jit Li JC
(Civil Procedure - Summary disposal order - Dismissal from position of Chief Operations Officer - Whether given right to be heard before dismissal) [2018] 4 CLJ 791 [HC]

For the appellants - Siti Rafidah Abdul Raof; M/s Aswandi Hashim & Co
For the defendant - Ahmad Farid Hj Zakaria; M/s Ahmad Farid & Assocs 

Leighton Contractors (M) Sdn Bhd v. Gnanapragasam Arukiam & Ors
Collin Lawrence Sequerah JC
(Labour Law - Claim for overtime payment - Whether nature of claimants' work regarded as manual labour - Claimants earning more than statutory threshold) [2018] 4 CLJ 800 [HC]

For the appellant - Navit Kaur Randhawa & Zarith Satina Md Sani; M/s Asbir Hira Singh & Co
For the respondents - Palaniappan M Ramasamy; M/s Palani 

Tokio Marine Insurans (M) Bhd v. WCT Construction Sdn Bhd & Anor
Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J
(Tort - Fire incident - Whether sub-contractor owed duty of care - Whether causation established) [2018] 4 CLJ 808 [HC]

For the plaintiff - Sagadevan Thagavelu & Sharveena Thevy; M/s Shearn Delamore & Co
For the defendant - Shahinuddin Shariff; M/s Shahinuddin & Ranjit 

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Summary disposal order - Rules of Court 2012, O. 14A - Disposal of case on point of law - Dismissal from position of Chief Operations Officer - Whether dismissal void for non-compliance of Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) (Kedah) Enactment 2003 - Whether Menteri Besar Incorporation a statutory body - Whether there was necessity for Disciplinary Committee to be appointed - Whether Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) (Kedah) Enactment 2003 applicable - Whether given right to be heard before dismissal
Dato' Shahabudin Shafie & Anor v. Mihat Shaari
(Chan Jit Li JC) [2018] 4 CLJ 791 [HC]

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Citizenship - Application for - Child born to Malaysian citizen father and Papua New Guinea citizen mother - Biological parents not married to each other at time of child's birth - Whether diminished their capacities as parents of child - Whether child rendered legitimate by subsequent marriage of parents - Whether child entitled to rely on father's citizenship - Concepts of jus soli and jus sanguinis - Whether met by child - Whether matters concerning citizenship non-justiciable and outside purview of court - Whether child fulfilled requirements of art. 14(1)(b) read with s. 1(a) & 1(e) of Part II of Second Schedule of Federal Constitution - Legitimacy Act 1961, ss. 3 & 4
Madhuvita Janjara Augustin (Suing Through Next Friend, Margaret Louisa Tan) v. Augustin Lourdsamy & Ors
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Kamardin Hashim, Mary Lim JJCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 758 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Procedures for, principles governing - Notice of motion for leave to appeal - Application for - Whether questions of law arose - Whether applicant's arguments mixture of facts or merits of case and law - Whether in accordance with s. 50(2) of Courts of Judicature Act 1964
Tay Swee Teck v. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Lim Yee Lan, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 782 [CA]

Customs investigation - Seizure of vehicle - Notice of motion for leave to appeal - Application for - Whether questions of law arose - Whether mandatory requirement for application to Magistrate of First Class to be made within one calendar month from date of seizure - Whether specific time frame given to customs officer to make reference to Magistrate for inquiry - Whether applicant's arguments mixture of facts or merits of case and law - Whether in accordance with s. 50(2) of Courts of Judicature Act 1964
Tay Swee Teck v. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Lim Yee Lan, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 782 [CA]

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

Seizure - Seizure of vehicle - Notice of motion for leave to appeal - Application for - Whether questions of law arose - Whether mandatory requirement for application to Magistrate of First Class to be made within one calendar month from date of seizure - Whether specific time frame given to customs officer to make reference to Magistrate for inquiry - Whether applicant's arguments mixture of facts or merits of case and law - Whether in accordance with s. 50(2) of Courts of Judicature Act 1964
Tay Swee Teck v. PP
(Mohtarudin Baki, Lim Yee Lan, Ahmadi Asnawi JJCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 782 [CA]

LABOUR LAW

Employment - Overtime payment - Claimants paid for eight hours but made to work for nine hours - Claim for overtime payment - Clause in letter of appointment stating that monthly salary inclusive of payment of any additional hours worked with no additional payment for overtime - Whether claimants contractually-bound by clause - Whether nature of claimants' work regarded as manual labour - Claimants earning more than statutory threshold - Whether claimants fall under statutory purview and protection - Whether claimants entitled to claim for overtime - Employment Act 1955, ss. 60A(3) & 69
Leighton Contractors (M) Sdn Bhd v. Gnanapragasam Arukiam & Ors
(Collin Lawrence Sequerah JC) [2018] 4 CLJ 800 [HC]

LAND LAW

Acquisition of land - Compensation - Award by Land Administrator - Objection vide Form N - Reference to land reference court - Part of Land Administrator's award set aside - Whether land reference court acted in excess of jurisdiction - Whether award made by Land Administrator merely an offer - Whether purview of land reference court to determine appropriate award to be given - Whether appeal premised on compensation payable - Whether appeal barred - Land Acquisition Act 1960, ss. 12, 14(1), 40D(3), 49(1)
Emasin Resources Sdn Bhd v. Pentadbir Tanah Port Dickson
(Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid, Badariah Sahamid, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 750 [CA]

PATENTS

Infringement - Plumbing product - Novelty and inventiveness - Whether lacking novelty and inventiveness - Inventive concept of patent - Whether to be identified by reference to its claims - Whether claims obvious - Reparability feature in product - Whether invention - Whether patent valid - Whether to be expunged from registry - Patents Act 1983 ss. 11, 12, 14, 15, 26 & 56
Spind Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Justrade Marketing Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Md Raus Sharif CJ, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ, Alizatul Khair Osman JCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 705 [FC]

Patentability - Plumbing product - Essential features - Whether involving inventive steps - Whether novel - Assessing inventiveness and novelty - Inventive concept of patent - Whether to be identified by reference to its claims - Windsurfing test - Applicability - Whether useful guide - Whether to apply generally - Whether invention - Whether patent valid - Patents Act 1983 ss. 11, 12, 14, 15, 26 & 56
Spind Malaysia Sdn Bhd v. Justrade Marketing Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Md Raus Sharif CJ, Hasan Lah, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ, Alizatul Khair Osman JCA) [2018] 4 CLJ 705 [FC]

TORT

Duty of care - Breach of duty - Insurance claim - Appointment of sub-contractor for installation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas - Fire incident - Whether sub-contractor owed duty of care - Whether sub-contractor fell short of required standard and breached duty of care - Whether sub-contractor had onus and responsibility to take reasonable precautions against risk of injury to persons and property damage to others - Whether causation established - Whether type of loss and damage claimed foreseeable and not remote
Tokio Marine Insurans (M) Bhd v. WCT Construction Sdn Bhd & Anor
(Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J) [2018] 4 CLJ 808 [HC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. THE EUTHANASIA OF AN 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN; A NEGATION OF THE DUTCH(NETHERLAND) EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE LAWS ^{[Read excerpt]}
   B. A. Omipidan Ph.D.* [2018] 1 LNS(A) xxxvii

[2018] 1 LNS(A) xxxvii



NIGERIA

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THE EUTHANASIA OF AN 80 YEAR OLD WOMAN; A NEGATION OF THE DUTCH
(NETHERLAND) EUTHANASIA AND ASSISTED SUICIDE LAWS

B. A. Omipidan Ph.D.*

Abstract

In 2002, Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize both euthanasia and assisted suicide. Prior to this period there have been high profile cases brought to court which equally led to series of pronouncements and guidelines by the Dutch Royal Medical Association. The immediate cause of the legalization can be attributed to the Remmelink Commission which found out that several persons are being euthanized in the Netherlands without their consent. The paper examines the euthanasia of an 80 year old woman through the court in spite of the refusal of the woman's treating doctor whose report gave the woman a clean bill and to show that the refusal to follow the doctor's consent runs contrary to the Dutch (Netherlands) euthanasia and assisted suicide laws. The paper also examines the Dutch (Netherlands) euthanasia and assisted suicide laws alongside that of Belgium; current arguments for and against the concept; views expressed by stake-holders; reports of euthanasia and assisted suicide practices in the Netherlands since 2002, when the concept was legalized in the country. The paper found that practices of euthanasia and assisted suicide under the Dutch (Netherlands) euthanasia and assisted suicide laws were carried out outside the existing or establishing laws coupled with the fact that such practices are rarely reported. Countries and jurisdiction without any specific law on euthanasia and/or assisted suicide should tighten their laws and turn their backs on legalization as practices under the Dutch (Netherlands) euthanasia and assisted suicide laws have shown that it will always be abused. This paper recommends that Dutch (Netherlands) euthanasia and assisted suicide law is not a model to be adopted, rather efforts should be geared at providing adequate palliative and hospice care to terminally ill and vulnerable people since euthanasia and/or assisted suicide is majorly caused by the fear of abandonment by loved ones.

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* Associate Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Email: obashiruadeniyi@yahoo.com.

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2. DANGEROUS DOGS: A HUMAN PROBLEM* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   ANNE GREENAWAY** [2018] 1 LNS(A) xxxviii

[2018] 1 LNS(A) xxxviii



AUSTRALIA

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DANGEROUS DOGS: A HUMAN PROBLEM*

ANNE GREENAWAY**

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When it comes to legislating against dog attacks, the focus should be on dog owners, not dogs. It is the attitude of the owner rather than the dog's behaviour, breed, or temperament that most strongly influences whether a dog is likely to be involved in an attack.

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Dog attacks in the community often evoke an emotional response from members of the public and politicians alike. For example, in Victoria in 2011, following the tragic death of Ayen Chol, the government brought forward proposed legislation with more severe restrictions on American pit bull terriers and crosses, purportedly in an attempt to lessen dog attacks in the community.

This legislation was doomed to fail from the outset, as breed-specific legislation fails to take into account the fact that any breed of dog can be dangerous in the hands of an irresponsible dog owner.

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* Published with kind permission of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory. See Ethos No. 246 December 2017.

** Principal Solicitor, Lawyers For Companion Animals.

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