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Issue #23/2019 06 June 2019

New This Week Case(s) of the Week MAJLIS PERUBATAN MALAYSIA & ANOR v. ASIA PACIFIC HIGHER LEARNING SDN BHD [2019] 5 CLJ 513 Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2019 Volume 5 (Part 4) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

MAJLIS PERUBATAN MALAYSIA & ANOR v.
ASIA PACIFIC HIGHER LEARNING SDN BHD [2019] 5 CLJ 513
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
TENGKU MAIMUN TUAN MAT JCA, NALLINI PATHMANATHAN JCA, ZABARIAH MOHD YUSOF JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: W-02(IM)(NCVC)-1432-07-2017]
07 JUNE 2018

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Statement of claim – Amendment – Appeal against High Court's decision allowing amendment to statement of claim by adding special damages claim – Whether amendment amounted to a tactical manoeuvre – Two suits premised on single factual matrix – Claim bore both public law and private law features – Claimant sought to encompass all possible remedies by filing application for judicial review and a writ – Whether amounted to splitting claim into two halves – Whether untenable – Whether claimant allowed to bring claim for special damages in a civil suit which was never premised on this basis – Whether claim prejudiced opposing parties – Whether nature of claim altered from one character to another – Whether judge exercised discretion correctly in allowing amendment

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Mode of commencement – Claim bore both public law and private law features – Claimant sought to encompass all possible remedies by filing application for judicial review and writ – Whether amounted to splitting claim in two halves – Whether untenable – Whether claimant ought to adopt proper procedural mode of commencing proceedings – Whether claimant allowed to bring claim for special damages in a civil suit which was never premised on this basis – Whether claim prejudiced opposing parties – Whether choosing wrong mode an abuse of court process

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Legal Network Series

[2018] 1 LNS 439	ROTI ROTI MANUFACTURING SDN BHD v. ONE AUTO WORLDWIDE (M) SDN BHD CIVIL PROCEDURE: Transfer of proceedings - Application for - Transfer from Sessions Court to High Court - Counter claim exceeded Sessions Court monetary civil jurisdiction - Whether an order to transfer to High Court inevitable CIVIL PROCEDURE: Transfer of proceedings - Application for - Transfer from Malacca Court to Shah Alam Court - Forum conveniens - Territorial jurisdiction - Payment due and owing to a factory at Malacca - Performance of contract in Malacca factory - Whether cause of action for non-performance of contract occurred in Malacca - Whether forum conveniens lies with the Malacca Court - Whether cause of action arises and follows where creditor resides - Whether court could consider locality or territoriality of a bank where payment was made For the plaintiff - Kelvin Ng Chun Yee; M/s Vin & Isaac Lee For the defendant - Tan Siok Khoon; M/s Chee Siah Le Kee & Partners
[2018] 1 LNS 434	DANABALAN SIVALINGAM v. NARENDER KAUR GURDIP SINGH & ANOR DAMAGES: Personal injuries - Neck - Injury sustained as a result of a fall - Injury sustained 16 months after accident - Whether injury was remote from accident DAMAGES: Appeal - Appeal against award - Special damages - Trial judge granted partial loss of earnings - Inability to work due to a fall post-accident - Plaintiff returned to work when he was still not completely recovered - Whether award of partial loss of earnings was justified - Whether award was reasonable DAMAGES: Personal injuries - Ankle - Chronic complex - Lateral ligament injury - Permanent swelling of left ankle - Plaintiff was still feeling after effects of injury sustained - Whether plaintiff was entitled to award DAMAGES: Special damages - Loss of income - Claim for loss of allowance as specialist employee - Loss of day and night shift allowance - Loss of contractual bonus - Defendant's solicitors making no submission on plaintiff's claim for bonus - Whether there were documents to support claim DAMAGES: Special damages - Loss of EPF contribution - Assessment - Whether loss of EPF contribution by employer ought to be granted - Whether provisions of s. 4(1) of Minimum Retirement Age 2012 Act or Civil Law Act 1956 applicable in assessing claim for loss of EPF contribution For the appellant/plaintiff - VK Dasaratharaj; M/s VK Raj & Bavani For the respondent/defendant - Mohammad Syafiq Nasrullah Saleem Ali; M/s Murali & Associates
[2018] 1 LNS 371	PP v. LINGESWARAN NAGASAMY CRIMINAL LAW: Dangerous drugs - Trafficking - Custody and control - Drugs were found in a first aid kit of an unlocked drawer in a shed where accused was caught - Drugs concealed in drawer of table - Whether custody and control of drugs involves both ability to physically deal to exclusion of others and having knowledge of presence of drugs - Whether accused had power to deal with things in unlocked drawer - Whether proof of proximity alone was adequate - Whether accused had exclusive access to shed For the prosecution - Noor Azrul Abdul Rahman; Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang Negeri Pulau Pinang For the defence - RSN Rayer & M Mathan; R Nethaji Rayer & Co
[2018] 1 LNS 553	SITI SAKINAH MEOR OMAR BAKI lwn. ZAMIHAN MAT ZIN & SATU LAGI TORT: Fitnah - Ganti rugi - Taksiran - Kenyataan fitnah diterbitkan dalam laman online akhbar - Fitnah terhadap pertubuhan yang menjanakan derma dan sumbangan daripada pihak awam bagi membantu mangsa konflik di Syria - Sama ada pengataan fitnah yang diungkapkan adalah amat serius - Sama ada penerbitan secara nyata telah dibuktikan - Sama ada kata-kata fitnah telah menyebabkan kegiatan plaintif dipantau - Sama ada jumlah global wajar diberikan Bagi pihak perayu - Meor Amir; T/n Shukor & Associates Bagi pihak responden - Yazzer Azzad; T/n Azril & Associates
[2018] 1 LNS 549	ISMAIL MOHD NOR & SATU LAGI lwn. SAUD BAKAR LALULINTAS JALAN: Kecuaian - Kemalangan jalan raya - Penentuan liabiliti - Kewujudan versi yang berbeza - Pendekatan mahkamah - Sama ada keterangan senyap perlu diambil kira - Sama ada mahkamah perlu mengambil pertimbangan versi yang lebih probabel - Sama ada kredibiliti saksi perlu diteliti LALULINTAS JALAN: Kecuaian - Kemalangan jalan raya - Perlanggaran antara motolori dan motorsikal - Motorsikal melanggar motolori yang secara tiba-tiba melintas di hadapan - Motorlori membelok tanpa menyalakan lampu - Sama ada pemandu motorlori bertanggungan 100% GANTI RUGI: Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap awad - Kecederaan diri - Open interthrochanteric fracture grade III left femur - Hakim bicara memberikan awad RM85,000 - Sama ada awad ganti rugi yang diberikan telah mengikuti trend awad semasa Bagi pihak responden/plaintif - Nik Mohamad Amin Nik Abdullah; T/n N. M. Amin & Associates Bagi pihak perayu/defendan - Amalina; T/n V.P Nathan & Partners

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CLJ 2019 Volume 5 (Part 4)

Special Report

Public Inquiry Into The Disappearance Of Pastor Raymond Koh
by Human Rights Commission Of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) [2019] 5 CLJ 415

• For the family of Pastor Raymond Koh - Dato' Gurdial Singh Nijar, Dato' Jerald Gomez, Philip Koh, Steven Thiru, Larissa Ann Louise & Michelle Wong
• For SUHAKAM - Simon Karunagaram, Joshua Ericsson & Yustina Ishak
• For the Bar Council - Roger Chan Weng Keng, Mansoor Saat & Cyrus Tiu Foo Woei 

FEDERAL COURT

View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ
(Construction Law, Words & Phrases - Payment claim - Exclusion clause - Whether payment dispute must be pending or ongoing for it to be excluded - Defence - Jurisdictional challenge - Stay of adjudication decision - Test - Section 41 of Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 - Whether 'payment dispute ... which had been commenced in court or arbitration before' applied to pending disputes) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

• For the appellant - Cyrus Das, Chetan Jethwani & Goh Hui Ring; M/s Kumar Partnership
• For the respondent - Vinayak Pradhan, Foo Joon Liang, Tan Min Lee, Kwan Will Sen & Lee Xin Div; M/s Gan Partnership 

COURT OF APPEAL

Majlis Perubatan Malaysia & Anor v. Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Nallini Pathmanathan, Zabariah Mohd Yusof JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Statement of claim - Amendment - Whether amounted to tactical manoeuvre - Mode of commencement - Claim bore public and private law features - Whether claim prejudiced opposing parties) [2019] 5 CLJ 513 [CA]

• For the appellants - Mohod Hafarizam Harun & Nor Emelia Iszeham; M/s Hafarizam Wan & Aisha Mubarak
• For the respondent - Gerard Lourdesamy & AC Devi; M/s Gerard Samuel & Assocs 

Wah Shen Development Sdn Bhd v. Success Portfolio Sdn Bhd
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Badariah Sahamid, Kamardin Hashim JJCA
(Tort - Nuisance - Private nuisance - Injunction - Claim for damages - Whether damages proven) [2019] 5 CLJ 537 [CA]

• For the appellant - Lim Heng Choo; M/s Lim & Lim Advocs
• For the respondent - Jonathan Chong; M/s TC Chong & Co Advocs 

HIGH COURT

Chan Yung Sheng v. Zakaria Awang
Darryl Goon Siew Chye JC
(Damages - Quantum - Discount - Sessions Court awarded sum for prosthesis without giving discount for vicissitudes of life - Whether decision warranted appellate interference) [2019] 5 CLJ 549 [HC]

• For the appellant/defendant - P Nirmala; M/s Kanaga, Suresh & Co
• For the respondent/plaintiff - Ranizan Mokhtar; M/s Ranizan Abdullah & Assocs 

Sreesanthan Eliathamby v. PP
Rozana Ali Yusoff JC
(Criminal Procedure - Revision - Revision of decision of Sessions Court to join trials and hear two charges together - Whether would cause confusion to trial judge - Whether there were risks of prejudice and denial of fair trial to accused and illegal trial) [2019] 5 CLJ 561 [HC]

• For the applicant - Tan Hock Chuan & Cains Tan; M/s Steven Thiru & Sudhar Partnership
• For the respondent - Aimi Khalidah; DPP 

SUBJECT INDEX

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Mode of commencement - Claim bore both public law and private law features - Claimant sought to encompass all possible remedies by filing application for judicial review and writ - Whether amounted to splitting claim in two halves - Whether untenable - Whether claimant ought to adopt proper procedural mode of commencing proceedings - Whether claimant allowed to bring claim for special damages in a civil suit which was never premised on this basis - Whether claim prejudiced opposing parties - Whether choosing wrong mode an abuse of court process
Majlis Perubatan Malaysia & Anor v. Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Nallini Pathmanathan, Zabariah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2019] 5 CLJ 513 [CA]

Statement of claim - Amendment - Appeal against High Court's decision allowing amendment to statement of claim by adding special damages claim - Whether amendment amounted to a tactical manoeuvre - Two suits premised on single factual matrix - Claim bore both public law and private law features - Claimant sought to encompass all possible remedies by filing application for judicial review and a writ - Whether amounted to splitting claim into two halves - Whether untenable - Whether claimant allowed to bring claim for special damages in a civil suit which was never premised on this basis - Whether claim prejudiced opposing parties - Whether nature of claim altered from one character to another - Whether judge exercised discretion correctly in allowing amendment
Majlis Perubatan Malaysia & Anor v. Asia Pacific Higher Learning Sdn Bhd
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Nallini Pathmanathan, Zabariah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2019] 5 CLJ 513 [CA]

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Adjudication decision - Stay - Filing of application to stay - Section 16 of CIPAA - Whether application for stay could only be filed after filing of application to set aside award - Whether could be filed together with application to set aside award - Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, ss. 15 & 16
View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

Adjudication decision - Stay - Proper approach - Test - Whether law not admitting of any stringent test - Relevant provision of statute - Whether to be liberally construed - Financial capacity of contractor to repay - Whether not predetermined test by itself - Whether court to evaluate each case on its merit - Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, ss. 15 & 16
View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

Claims - Payment claim - Defence - Exclusion - Defence not raised in payment response under s. 6(4) but raised under s. 10(1) of CIPAA - Exclusion of defence - Whether amounted to denial of natural justice - Whether sustainable - Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, ss. 6, 10 & 15
View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

Claims - Payment claim - Exclusion clause - Saving clause - Section 41 of Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 ('CIPAA') - Whether payment dispute must be pending or ongoing for it to be excluded - Whether right to exclusion established if claim had previously been commenced in court or arbitration - Words 'commenced' and 'before' in s. 41 - Whether could be equated with 'pending'
View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

Jurisdiction - Jurisdictional challenge - Jurisdictional challenge on application of CIPAA - Whether could be made any time - Whether could only be made upon application to set aside award under s. 15 - Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012, ss. 15, 16, 27 & 41
View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Revision - Application for - Revision of decision of Sessions Court to join trials and hear two charges together - Whether charges ought to be heard separately - Whether joining trials and hearing charges together would cause confusion to trial judge - Whether there were risks of prejudice and denial of fair trial to accused and illegal trial - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 164, 165 & 166
Sreesanthan Eliathamby v. PP
(Rozana Ali Yusoff JC) [2019] 5 CLJ 561 [HC]

Trial - Joint trial - Accused persons charged for two counts under s. 188(2)(a) of Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 - Prosecution applied for charges to be heard together - Whether charges ought to be heard separately - Whether joining trials and hearing charges together would cause confusion to trial judge - Whether there were risks of prejudice and denial of fair trial to accused and illegal trial - Power of court to order separate or joint trials - Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 164, 165 & 166
Sreesanthan Eliathamby v. PP
(Rozana Ali Yusoff JC) [2019] 5 CLJ 561 [HC]

DAMAGES

Quantum - Discount - Parties involved in road accident - Motorcycle rider suffered severe injuries resulting in amputation of leg - Motorcycle rider required prosthesis - Sessions Court awarded sum for prosthesis without giving discount for vicissitudes of life - Whether discount matter of discretion - Whether contingencies, vicissitudes of life and accelerated payment should be taken into account in awarding sum for prosthesis - Whether additional money included in award for future costs of replacing components - Whether decision of Sessions Court warranted appellate interference
Chan Yung Sheng v. Zakaria Awang
(Darryl Goon Siew Chye JC) [2019] 5 CLJ 549 [HC]

TORT

Damages - Claim for - Action by property developer against owner of pig farm - Parties owners of neighbouring lands - Allegation that smell from pig farm affected sale of properties developed by property developer - Property developer allegedly suffered losses and claimed for general and specific damages - Whether property developer proved claim for damages
Wah Shen Development Sdn Bhd v. Success Portfolio Sdn Bhd
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Badariah Sahamid, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2019] 5 CLJ 537 [CA]

Nuisance - Injunction - Application for perpetual injunction by property developer against owner of pig farm - Parties owners of neighbouring lands - Allegation that smell from pig farm affected sale of properties developed by property developer - Whether smell from pig farm minimal - Whether farm ought to be restrained from continuing with rearing of pigs
Wah Shen Development Sdn Bhd v. Success Portfolio Sdn Bhd
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Badariah Sahamid, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2019] 5 CLJ 537 [CA]

Nuisance - Private nuisance - Action by property developer against owner of pig farm - Parties owners of neighbouring lands - Allegation that smell from pig farm affected sale of properties developed by property developer - Whether smell from pig farm minimal - Whether pig-rearing business licensed - Whether pig farm had been operating before property developer bought adjoining land - Whether property developer aware of pig farm business - Whether property developer brought nuisance on itself
Wah Shen Development Sdn Bhd v. Success Portfolio Sdn Bhd
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Badariah Sahamid, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2019] 5 CLJ 537 [CA]

WORDS & PHRASES

'commenced' - 'before' - Section 41 of Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 - Import and purport - Whether to mean 'pending' - Phrase 'payment dispute which had been commenced in court or arbitration before' - Whether s. 41 applied to pending disputes
View Esteem Sdn Bhd v. Bina Puri Holdings Bhd
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Suriyadi Halim Omar, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi, Aziah Ali FCJJ) [2019] 5 CLJ 479 [FC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. SELECTED ISSUES ON PATENT LITIGATION FROM KINGTIME INTERNATIONAL LTD v. PETROFAC E&C SDN BHD* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by ELISIA ENGKU KANGON [2019] 1 LNS(A) lxxii

[2019] 1 LNS(A) lxxii



MALAYSIA

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SELECTED ISSUES ON PATENT LITIGATION FROM KINGTIME INTERNATIONAL LTD v. PETROFAC E&C SDN BHD*

by
ELISIA ENGKU KANGON

Introduction

The Malaysian Patents Act 1983 ("PA") came into force in 1986, yet there is a dearth of authorities on patent disputes in Malaysia. In this context, the recent High Court decision in the case of Kingtime International Ltd v. Petrofac E&C Sdn Bhd [2018] 1 LNS 1681^[1] is a welcomed addition. This article will focus on selected issues from this case.

Background facts

Kingtime International Ltd ("Kingtime") is the registered owner of two Malaysian patents, referred to here as Patent 898 and Patent 5004. Both patents relate to the Mobile Offshore Production Unit which is installed for offshore oil production purposes.

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* Published with kind permission of M/s Shearn Delamore & Co.

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2. THE ROLE OF A CORPORATE TRADE MARK ATTORNEY AND COMMUNICATION PRIVILEGE OF TRADE MARK AGENTS IN MALAYSIA ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by SHAUN ADRIAN PERERA* [2019] 1 LNS(A) lxxiii

[2019] 1 LNS(A) lxxiii



MALAYSIA

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THE ROLE OF A CORPORATE TRADE MARK ATTORNEY AND COMMUNICATION PRIVILEGE OF TRADE MARK AGENTS IN MALAYSIA

by
SHAUN ADRIAN PERERA*

Abstract

What is a Trade Mark Agent? What does an in-house trade mark attorney do? Does privilege apply to a trade mark agent in Malaysia? A unique profession where both legal and business development industries combine, this article is written from an in-house perspective on the role the trade mark agent plays in the preservation and enhancement of the company's trade mark and brand development. The introduction commences with the importance of brands and how registering a brand as a trade mark will secure protection of a brand as a valued intangible asset of a company. In order to maximize and exploit these business assets, we will examine the role of the trade mark agent as a profession within the legal and business development industry. 

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*Registered Trade Mark Agent.

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3. GETTING THE RIGHT MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTISE FOR YOUR CLIENT* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by LEESA MORRIS** [2019] 1 LNS(A) lxxi

[2019] 1 LNS(A) lxxi



AUSTRALIA

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GETTING THE RIGHT MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTISE FOR YOUR CLIENT*

by
LEESA MORRIS**

Forensic psychologist Leesa Morris has been working alongside the legal profession for a number of years. She has noticed considerable confusion among lawyers about how to best access mental health advice for their clients. This article clarifies the differences between mental health professionals.

You may have noticed that lawyers and mental health professionals speak different languages at times and this can create barriers to getting what you need.

Often lawyers will make lots of phone calls trying to communicate what they need for their client, and end up getting conflicting advice from mental health professionals who don’t understand the legal system.

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*Published with kind permission of the Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory. See Ethos No. 249 September 2018.

**Forensic Psychologist, Forensic Psychology Canberra.

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