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Issue #5/2019 31 January 2019

New This Week Case(s) of the Week VATHEMURTHY ARUMUGAM & ANOR v. RS THANENTHIRAN RAMAN KUTTY & ANOR [2019] 2 CLJ 132 Appeal Update Appeal Update Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2019 Volume 2 (Part 1) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

VATHEMURTHY ARUMUGAM & ANOR v. RS THANENTHIRAN RAMAN KUTTY & ANOR [2019] 2 CLJ 132
HIGH COURT MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR
DARRYL GOON SIEW CHYE JC
[WRIT OF EXECUTION NO: WA-37WS-51-11-2017]
03 AUGUST 2018

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Interest – Judgment debt – Interest and interest rate not ordered in judgment or order – Whether interest on judgment debts needs to be specifically ordered and spelt out in judgment – From when interest on judgment debt begins to run if judgment on liability and damages assessed subsequently – Rate of interest if judgment does not specify applicable rate – Rules of Court 2012, O. 42 r. 12 – Civil Law Act 1956, s. 11

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1. Island Concept Sdn Bhd v. Lim Yun Cheow & Ors [2018] 1 LNS 985 (CA) affirming the High Court case of Island Concept Sdn Bhd v. Lim Yun Cheow & Ors [Civil Suit No: P/02(NCVC)(W)-1435-07/2017]

2. Nguyen Doan Nhan v. PP & Another Appeal [2018] 1 LNS 1583 (CA) affirming the High Court case of PP v. Nguyen Doan Nhan [Criminal Trial No: 45B - 08 - 08/2015]

Legal Network Series

[2018] 1 LNS 87	LEE HANG SIA v. RAMIS J PAIDAIAH CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Fresh evidence - Salary slips - Claim for loss of income after accident - Application for an order to allow defendant to adduce salary slips - Plaintiff's solicitors did not produce any information on plaintiff's salary as required by trial judge - Whether salary slips were available at trial - Whether salary slips would likely have a determining influence on findings for loss of income - Whether defendant should prove salary slips were genuine  For the plaintiff's/respondent's - Teo Han Ley; M/s Teo and Associates  For the defendant's/appellant's - SK Lee; M/s SK Lee
[2018] 1 LNS 131	CHUKWUDI OKONKWO v. PP CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Offence of trafficking dangerous drugs - Discrepancies in description of colour and form of drugs - Delivery of drug exhibits were properly documented - Absence of challenge in respect of movement, handling and custody of drugs from moment of its seizure until its production in evidence in court - Whether discrepancies were a matter of one's cognitive perception - Whether discrepancies were capable of bringing down entire substratum of prosecution's case - Whether differences in perception enough to create a reasonable doubt in prosecution's case  For the appellant - Sreekant Pillai; M/s Sreekant Pillai  For the respondent - Zhafran Rahim Hamzah, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya; Jabatan Peguam Negara
[2018] 1 LNS 150	TAN BUCK LAI & ANOR v. LIAU CHUN MENG& ANOR LEGAL PROFESSION: Conflict of interest - Professional conduct - Application by defendant to disqualify plaintiff's solicitors - Allegation that plaintiff's solicitors represented both plaintiff and defendant in share sale agreement - Counsels representing plaintiff in court suit were from same firm of solicitors which drafted share sale agreement - Whether there was contravention of rr. 3, 4, 5, 27 and 28 of Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978 - Whether there was conflict of interest if plaintiff's solicitors continued to act  For the plaintiffs - Ang Boon Pin & Chuah Wei Bing; M/s BP Ang & Tan  For the defendants - Jeffrey Ooi; M/s Shahran Hashim & Partners
[2017] 1 LNS 2077	PP lwn. DAPHNE PANG MEI KEI UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Bunuh - Niat - Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan - Keretakan pada tempurung kepala - Keretakan berganda di kepala - Tertuduh merupakan orang terakhir bersama si mati - Sama ada tertuduh mempunyai niat untuk mematikan mangsa - Sama ada kes prima facie telah dibuktikan PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Pembelaan - Tidak siuman - Pertuduhan bunuh - Tertuduh tidak mengetahui perkara yang dilakukan terhadap mangsa - Pakar psikiatri mengesahkan keadaan fikiran tertuduh yang tidak siuman - Sama ada tertuduh berupaya untuk mengetahui perlakuannya bertentangan dengan undang-undang - Sama ada pihak pembelaan telah berjaya membangkitkan pembelaan di bawah s. 84 Kanun Keseksaan  Bagi pihak pendakwaraya - Timbalan Pendakwa Raya  Bagi pihak tertuduh - T/n Koh Ki, Leng & Co
[2017] 1 LNS 1919	PERSATUAN PENIAGA KECIL DALAM PASAR PASIR PUTEH KELANTAN (PEMBEKAL) lwn. MAJLIS DAERAH PASIR PUTEH PROSEDUR SIVIL: Pembatalan - Writ saman dan pernyataan tuntutan - Tuntutan berasaskan spekulasi dan jangkaan - Tindakan terhadap pihak berkuasa tempatan - Sama ada tuntutan plaintif mendedahkan sebarang kausa tindakan yang munasabah - Sama ada tuntutan plaintif boleh dipertahankan - Sama ada hubungkait antara plaintif dan defendan telah dibuktikan - Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012, A. 18 k. 19(1)(a),(b),(d)  Bagi pihak plaintif - Mohd Marwaliz Mahmud & Shaharuddin Mohamed; T/n Shaharuddin Hidayu & Marwaliz  Bagi pihak defendan - Noor 'Aini Ismail; T/n Aini Hayati & Associates

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CLJ 2019 Volume 2 (Part 1)

FEDERAL COURT

CIMB Bank Bhd v. Anthony Lawrence Bourke & Anor
Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Zainun Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ
(Contract; Banking - Banks and banking business - Negligence - Loan agreement - Claim for damages against bank) [2019] 2 CLJ 1 [FC]

 For the appellant - Wong Hok Mun & Sharifah Alliana Idid; M/s Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong
 For the respondents - Ong Yu Jian & James Lee; M/s Raj, Ong & Yudistra 

COURT OF APPEAL

Mandarin Pavilion Sdn Bhd v. Chang Vui Lun & Anor
David Wong Dak Wah CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abang Iskandar, Yeoh Wee Siam JJCA
(Revenue Law - Goods and Services Tax - Liability) [2019] 2 CLJ 22 [CA]

 For the appellant - Lim Pitt Kong; M/s P K Lim & Co
 For the respondent - Ryan Soo; M/s Roland Cheng & Co 

Mohamed Kanathi Meerah Mydin v. PP
Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Kamardin Hashim JJCA
(Criminal Procedure; Evidence - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Accomplice - Corroboration - Adverse inference - Non-production of material witness) [2019] 2 CLJ 28 [CA]

 For the appellant - M Manoharan; M/s M Manoharan & Co
 For the respondent - Mohamed Farizal Mohamed Fedder; DPP 

TAZ Logistics Sdn Bhd v. TAZ Metals Sdn Bhd & Ors
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Nallini Pathmanathan, Zabariah Mohd Yusof JJCA
(Company Law - Directors - Breach of fiduciary duties) [2019] 2 CLJ 48 [CA]

 For the appellant - R Jayasingam; M/s BH Lawrence & Co
 For the 1st, 2nd & 3rd respondents - Lee Han Meng; M/s HM Lee
 For the 4th & 5th respondents - Chong Phow Yew, Kamaruzaman Arif & Sofiah Omar; M/s Kamaruzaman Arif, Amran & Chong 

Tidalmarine Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Malaysia (Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia)
Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Mary Lim JJCA
(Arbitration - Award - Setting aside - Whether award in clear excess of jurisdiction) [2019] 2 CLJ 97 [CA]

 For the appellant - Sanjay Mohan, K Gobinath & Adam Lee; M/s Mohanadass Partnership
 For the respondent - Nadia Hanim Mohd Tajuddin & Rafidah Che Aziz; SFCs 

HIGH COURT

LBS Travel Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Nathan Muthayah & Yang Lain
Mohd Radzi Harun PK
(Tort - Kecuaian - Autoriti pengurusan lebuh raya - Liabiliti) [2019] 2 CLJ 113 [HC]

 Bagi pihak perayu - Shuroma Guha Thakurta; T/s Manjit & Co
 Bagi pihak responden ketiga - Farah Nina Zainal Abidin; T/n Das Jainab & Assoc 

Vathemurthy Arumugam & Anor v. RS Thanenthiran Raman Kutty & Anor
Darryl Goon Siew Chye JC
(Civil Procedure - Interest - Judgment debt - Whether interest on judgment debts to be specifically ordered and spelt out in judgment) [2019] 2 CLJ 132 [HC]

 For the plaintiffs - Keshvinjeet Singh Sidhu; M/s Gunaseelan & Assocs
 For the defendants - Dinesh Athinarayanan; M/s Azri, Lee Swee Seng & Co 

SUBJECT INDEX

ARBITRATION

Award - Setting aside - Application for - Arbitrator heard and decided on issue of termination of contract - Whether arbitrator decided on dispute contemplated by or falling within terms of submission - Whether award in clear excess of jurisdiction - Whether arbitrator's conclusion required appellate intervention - Arbitration Act 2005, s. 42
Tidalmarine Engineering Sdn Bhd v. Kerajaan Malaysia (Jabatan Kerja Raya Malaysia)
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Mary Lim JJCA) [2019] 2 CLJ 97 [CA]

BANKING

Banks and banking business - Negligence - Allegation of - Failure of bank to pay progressive payment to developer upon issuance of invoice by developer - Sale and purchase agreement terminated due to bank's failure to make progressive payment - Claim for damages against bank - Whether clause in loan agreement absolved liability against bank - Whether void under s. 29 of Contracts Act 1950
CIMB Bank Bhd v. Anthony Lawrence Bourke & Anor
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Zainun Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ) [2019] 2 CLJ 1 [FC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Interest - Judgment debt - Interest and interest rate not ordered in judgment or order - Whether interest on judgment debts needs to be specifically ordered and spelt out in judgment - From when interest on judgment debt begins to run if judgment on liability and damages assessed subsequently - Rate of interest if judgment does not specify applicable rate - Rules of Court 2012, O. 42 r. 12 - Civil Law Act 1956, s. 11
Vathemurthy Arumugam & Anor v. RS Thanenthiran Raman Kutty & Anor
(Darryl Goon Siew Chye JC) [2019] 2 CLJ 132 [HC]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Breach of fiduciary duties - Directors acted in concert to set up new company at expense of appellant company - Shareholders of new company were family members of directors of appellant company - Whether business similar in nature - Whether shareholders of new company knowingly assisted directors in breach of duties - Whether new company liable for knowing receipt of assets, property and business opportunities rightfully belonging to appellant company - Whether directors and shareholders of new company liable for conspiracy to injure appellant company - Whether directors breached fiduciary duties
TAZ Logistics Sdn Bhd v. TAZ Metals Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, Nallini Pathmanathan, Zabariah Mohd Yusof JJCA) [2019] 2 CLJ 48 [CA]

CONTRACT

Agreement - Loan agreement - Contractual terms in loan agreement between bank and borrower - Sale and purchase agreement terminated due to bank's failure to make progressive payment - Claim for damages against bank - Whether clause in loan agreement absolved liability against bank - Whether void under s. 29 of Contracts Act 1950
CIMB Bank Bhd v. Anthony Lawrence Bourke & Anor
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Zainun Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim, Azahar Mohamed, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ) [2019] 2 CLJ 1 [FC]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Appeal - Appeal against conviction and sentence - Accused convicted for offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs - Drugs found in car driven by accused with another passenger - Accused sentenced to death - Prosecution relied heavily on testimony of passenger - Whether passenger accomplice - Whether evidence needed to be corroborated - Whether conviction and sentence safe - Whether ought to be set aside - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 39B(1)(a)
Mohamed Kanathi Meerah Mydin v. PP
(Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2019] 2 CLJ 28

EVIDENCE

Accomplice - Corroboration - Offence of trafficking in dangerous drugs - Drugs found in car driven by accused with another passenger - Prosecution relied heavily on testimony of passenger - Whether passenger accomplice - Whether evidence needed to be corroborated - Whether conviction based on uncorroborated evidence of accomplice safe - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(b) - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 39B(1)(a)
Mohamed Kanathi Meerah Mydin v. PP
(Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2019] 2 CLJ 28 [CA]

Adverse inference - Non-production of material witness - Drugs found in car driven by accused with another passenger - Failure by prosecution to call witness that could confirm whether drugs belonged to accused or passenger - Whether detrimental to prosecution's case - Evidence Act 1950, s. 114(g) - Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, s. 39B(1)(a)
Mohamed Kanathi Meerah Mydin v. PP
(Ahmadi Asnawi, Abdul Rahman Sebli, Kamardin Hashim JJCA) [2019] 2 CLJ 28 [CA]

REVENUE LAW

Goods and Services Tax - Liability - Goods and Services Tax Act 2014 came into force after developer and purchaser entered into sale and purchase agreement - Whether developer could include Government Service Tax (`GST') in progressive claims for payment - Whether sale and purchase agreement provided for payment of GST - Whether liability to pay GST amount ought to be affixed to developer or purchaser - Goods and Services Tax Act 2014, s. 9(3)
Mandarin Pavilion Sdn Bhd v. Chang Vui Lun & Anor
(David Wong Dak Wah CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abang Iskandar, Yeoh Wee Siam JJCA) [2019] 2 CLJ 22 [CA]

INDEKS PERKARA

TORT

Kecuaian - Autoriti pengurusan lebuh raya - Liabiliti - Tayar tercabut dari treler dan terdampar atas lebuh raya menyebabkan kemalangan maut - Sama ada pemegang konsesi lebuh raya (PLUS) bertanggungjawab mewujudkan keadaan lebuh raya selamat - Sama ada PLUS telah melakukan segala usaha dan inisiatif untuk mewujudkan sistem dan mekanisme pencegahan kemalangan - Sama ada PLUS bertanggungjawab atas kemalangan yang berlaku - Sama ada PLUS harus dipersalahkan dan dikenakan liabiliti
LBS Travel Sdn Bhd & Satu Lagi lwn. Nathan Muthayah & Yang Lain
(Mohd Radzi Harun PK) [2019] 2 CLJ 113 [HC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. TRANSPARENCY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS: A JUSTIFICATION* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by ILHAM RAMLI [2019] 1 LNS(A) xv

[2019] 1 LNS(A) xv



MALAYSIA

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TRANSPARENCY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS: A JUSTIFICATION*

by
ILHAM RAMLI

Open proceedings have become a distinct hallmark of the judicial process. The basis of such phenomenon has been encapsulated in modern terms as a demand of the open justice principle. The principle signifies that members of the public have free access to courts and are entitled to attend and observe any hearing. The principle of open justice does not only allow members of the public to have access to trial but it extends to include the right to report the proceedings. The public in general and the press in particular may freely discuss and publish accounts of court proceedings, hearings and decisions unless the court has ordered otherwise in appropriate circumstances. The commitment to open justice is unique for it is not observed in non-judicial process of disputes settlement. Unlike the judicial process, disputes that are resolved through the non-judicial process may be held secretly far from the knowledge and presence of members of the public because non-judicial process is primarily within the realm of private autonomy. Disputants in the non-judicial proceedings are completely entitled, and in a better position to decide on the mechanism, procedures and terms of the resolution. They may thus keep the process privately to themselves or they may do it in public.

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* Published with kind permission of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia. (www.iais.org.my).

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2. LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS TO THE PROPOSED CATTLE COLONIES IN NIGERIA ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by DR. SOLOMON O. AFOLABI* [2019] 1 LNS(A) xiv

[2019] 1 LNS(A) xiv



NIGERIA

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LEGAL IMPEDIMENTS TO THE PROPOSED CATTLE COLONIES IN NIGERIA

by
DR. SOLOMON O. AFOLABI*

ABSTRACT

In response to the frequent clashes between cattle herdsmen and farmers in some parts of the country, the Federal Government of Nigeria has proposed the establishment of cattle colonies across the country. It is believed by the Federal Government that the establishment of the cattle colonies would solve the continued herdsmen/farmers conflict in parts of the country. However, the above Federal Government proposal has been widely resented drawing heavy criticisms from major stakeholders, particularly State Governors, who are the chief custodian of Land in the territory of their respective States in the Country. This paper therefore examined the rationale and the expected benefits from the proposed cattle colonies. The paper particularly discussed the Legal Impediments to cattle proposal and recommended ranching as an alternative to the proposed colonies. Finally, the paper recognized that if the Federal Government would continue to pursue the said proposal on cattle colonies, there is the need for a radical amendment to the extant Laws on Land management and control in Nigeria.

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* LL.B (Hons) Ife, B.L, LL.M (ABU), MBA (Unilorin), Ph.D (ABU). Lecturer, Private & Property Law, University of Ilorin, Nigeria. solomonafolabi101@gmail.com

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