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Issue #40/2020 24 September 2020

New This Week Case(s) of the Week TAN SRI MUSA HJ AMAN v. TUN DATUK SERI PANGLIMA HJ JUHAR HJ MAHIRUDDIN & ANOR AND ANOTHER APPLICATION  Appeal Updates Appeal Updates Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2020 Volume 8 (Parts 3 - 6) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

TAN SRI MUSA HJ AMAN v.
TUN DATUK SERI PANGLIMA HJ JUHAR HJ MAHIRUDDIN & ANOR AND ANOTHER APPLICATION
FEDERAL COURT, PUTRAJAYA
MOHD ZAWAWI SALLEH FCJ, ABDUL RAHMAN SEBLI FCJ, ZABARIAH MOHD YUSOF FCJ
[CIVIL APPLICATIONS NO: 08(f)-497-12-2019(S) & 08(f)-503-12-2019(S)]
3 SEPTEMBER 2020
[2020] CLJ JT (13)

CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal – Application for leave to appeal – Application under s. 96(b) of Courts of Judicature Act 1964 – Tussle for position of Chief Minister of Sabah ('CM') – Subsequent CM appointed as result of defection of several State Assemblymen – Challenge against validity of appointment – Whether issues of public importance – Whether questions of law related to effect of Sabah Constitution – Whether issue became academic upon dissolution of State Legislative Assembly – Whether questions of law fell within ambit of s. 96(b)

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Executive – Chief Minister – Tussle for position of Chief Minister of Sabah ('CM') – Subsequent CM appointed as result of defection of several State Assemblymen – Challenge against validity of appointment – Whether appointment within confines of Sabah Constitution – Whether issue became academic upon dissolution of State Legislative Assembly – Whether questions of law fell within ambit of s. 96(b) of Courts of Judicature Act 1964

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1. Napalai Narapattarawong v. PP [2019] 1 LNS 1417 (CA) affirming the High Court case of PP v. Napalai Narapattarawong [Criminal Appeal No: B-05(M)-483-10/2017]

2. Thenagaran Ganapathy v. PP And Other Appeal [2019] 1 LNS 1100 (CA) affirming the High Court case of PP v. Thenagaran Ganapathy & Anor [Criminal Trial No: 45A-222-12/2013]

Legal Network Series

[2019] 1 LNS 402	ABDUL JABAR MOHD ALI lwn. TIMBALAN MENTERI DALAM NEGERI, MALAYSIA & YANG LAIN Apabila s. 5 Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Langkah-Langkah Pencegahan Khas) 1985 tidak menetapkan sebarang tempoh masa tertentu untuk pegawai siasatan melaksanakan tugasannya, maka tempoh masa 17 hari yang telah diambil oleh pegawai siasatan untuk menyediakan laporan siasatannya tidak terjumlah kepada satu kelewatan yang mewujudkan ketidakpatuhan prosedur mandatori yang mengakibatkan pengeluaran habeas corpus. PENAHANAN PENCEGAHAN: Perintah tahanan - Permohonan untuk habeas corpus - Tahanan di bawah s. 6(1) Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Langkah-Langkah Pencegahan Khas) 1985 ('Akta 1985') - Dakwaan kelewatan pegawai siasatan menyediakan laporan siasatan - Sama ada terdapat sebarang peruntukan di bawah s. 5 Akta 1985 yang memerlukan pegawai siasatan melaksanakan tugasannya dalam tempoh masa tertentu - Sama ada tempoh masa 17 hari yang telah diambil oleh pegawai siasatan untuk menyediakan laporan siasatan adalah munasabah - Sama ada terdapat ketidakpatuhan prosedur mandatori yang mewajarkan pengeluaran habeas corpus Bagi pihak pemohon - Sundarajan Sokalingam; T/n Sundarajan & Associates Bagi pihak responden-responden - Hemy Annerina Haja Mydin; Peguam Persekutuan; Pejabat Penasihat Undang-Undang, Kementerian Dalam Negeri
[2019] 1 LNS 416	MOHD FUAD ISMAIL lwn. PP Senjata berbahaya yang dijumpai di dalam kereta tertuduh jelas menunjukkan tertuduh mempunyai jagaan, kawalan dan pengetahuan terhadap senjata berbahaya. Pemilikan senjata berbahaya adalah satu kesalahan yang serius dan demi kepentingan awam hukuman yang berat dan setimpal wajar dijatuhkan terhadap tertuduh. PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Rayuan - Rayuan terhadap sabitan dan hukuman - Hukuman penjara 8 tahun bagi kesalahan pemilikan senjata berbahaya - Sebilah pisau lipat dan alat penebuk tayar yang tajam dijumpai di dalam kenderaan tertuduh - Tertuduh mengakui memiliki senjata - Sama ada senjata berbahaya adalah dalam pemilikan tertuduh - Sama ada tertuduh mempunyai jagaan, kawalan dan pengetahuan terhadap senjata berbahaya - Sama ada tertuduh telah melakukan kesalahan yang serius - Sama ada kepentingan awam menghendaki hukuman yang berat dan setimpal - Sama ada hukuman penjara wajar digantikan dengan bon berkelakuan baik Bagi pihak perayu - KA Ramu; T/n KA Ramu Vasanthi & Associates Bagi pihak responden - TPR Mohd Raimi Mohd Ramli, Timbalan Pendakwa Raya
[2019] 1 LNS 446	INDAH WATER KONSORTIUM SDN BHD lwn. MOHD NAZRY ARIPIN & SATU LAGI 1. Perbuatan pekerja yang menolong isterinya memasak di gerai makanan ketika pekerja telah mengambil cuti sakit dan sekali-sekala tidak boleh dianggap sebagai penyalahgunaan cuti sakit atau menipu syarikat. 2. Pengiraan awad tunggakan gaji yang dibuat berdasarkan gaji bulanan penuh dan tanpa sebarang pemotongan adalah wajar apabila pekerja tidak mempunyai pekerjaan tetap akibat masalah 'slip disc' yang dialaminya. Pengiraan awad tunggakan gaji berdasarkan gaji bulanan penuh sedemikian adalah menepati peruntukan perenggan 1, Jadual kedua, Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967 dan Nota Amalan No. 1 tahun 1987. UNDANG-UNDANG BURUH: Pembuangan kerja - Salah laku - Pekerja diberhentikan kerja atas dakwaan penyalahgunaan cuti sakit apabila memasak di bazaar ramadhan - Pekerja mengaku gerai milik isteri dan ada sekali sekala datang membantu isterinya tanpa gaji - Saksi syarikat hanya melihat pekerja memasak sekali - Sama ada terdapat keterangan yang mencukupi untuk menunjukkan pekerja menjalankan perniagaan - Sama ada pekerja telah menyalahgunakan cuti sakitnya untuk menjalankan perniagaan makanan dan menipu syarikat UNDANG-UNDANG PENTADBIRAN: Semakan kehakiman - Certiorari - Pembatalan keputusan Mahkamah Perusahaan yang telah memutuskan pemberhentian kerja tanpa sebab atau alasan yang adil - Pertikaian berkenaan pemberian awal tunggakan gaji - Pengiraan awad tunggakan gaji dibuat berdasarkan gaji bulanan penuh seolah-olah pekerja telah bekerja dalam tempoh tersebut - Mahkamah Perusahaan tidak membuat sebarang pemotongan terhadap awad yang diberikan - Pekerja tiada pekerjaan tetap kerana masalah 'slip disc' - Sama ada pembayaran tunggakan gaji yang dibuat adalah selaras dengan peruntukan perenggan 1, Jadual kedua, Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967 dan Nota Amalan No. 1 tahun 1987 Bagi pihak pemohon - TM Varughese; T/n TM Varughese & Co Bagi pihak responden - Mokhzani Harris Yusof; T/n Nuhairil & Partners
[2019] 1 LNS 729	AMDAC (M) SDN BHD v. KILAT KACA SDN BHD 1. Denial of advancement of loan allegedly given by the plaintiff to the defendant and argument of negligence on the part of the plaintiff in enforcing security as stated in the proposed defence and counterclaim is a defence on merits. A judgment in default should be set aside when a proposed defence discloses arguable and triable issues. 2. It is appropriate for an action which is premised on the enforcement of a promissory note to be tried by calling the drawer and drawee to determine their intentions to ensure compliance of the mandatory requirements of the Bills of Exchange Act 1949. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Judgment - Default judgment - Setting aside - Setting aside of regular judgment - Defence on merits - Action premised on recovery of friendly loan - Defendant denied advancement of loan by plaintiff but instead argued plaintiff invested with defendant for a fixed return against a third party security - Proposed defence and counterclaim asserting negligence on part of plaintiff in enforcement of security - Flaw in pleadings - Whether there was defence on merits that could justify setting aside of default judgment - Whether plaintiff's pleading was defective - Whether proposed defence was questionable - Whether draft defence discloses arguable and triable issues CIVIL PROCEDURE: Judgment - Default judgment - Setting aside - Defence on merits - Action premised on recovery of friendly loan - Plaintiff's claim premised on promissory note - Whether it was necessary to comply with mandatory requirements of Bills of Exchange Act 1949 when it comes to enforcement of promissory note - Whether intention of drawer and drawee should be heard - Whether there was defence on merits For the appellant - Shahabudin Shaik Alaudin & Rozima; M/s Shahabudin & Rozima For the respondent - Danny Soong; M/s Gan, Ho & Razlan Hadri
[2019] 1 LNS 738	BILLION PRIMA SDN BHD & ANOR v. NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED & ANOR Public interest immunity and abuse of court process are not grounds for a stay of execution of a judgment requiring disclosure or production of certain documents. It follows that the appropriate relief is only in damages, including for loss of reputation and goodwill, should an appeal subsequently prove successful. CIVIL PROCEDURE: Stay of execution - Stay pending appeal - Judgment obtained by defendant against plaintiff for declaration of non-infringement of patent - Judgment requiring disclosure or production of documents by order of Court - Special circumstances - Plaintiff alleged disclosure of documents would result in breach of its contract with government and thus claimed for public interest immunity - Whether assertion of public interest immunity premature - Whether there was evidence of abuse of process to constitute special circumstances - Whether damages, including for loss of reputation and goodwill, available if plaintiff succeeds in appeal - Whether there exists special circumstances to justify stay of execution of judgment For The plaintiffs - Gopal Sri Ram, Chew Kherk Ying, Chong Tze Lin, Magita Hari Mogan, Raymond Tan Yan Kai & Goh Kar Man; Wong & Partners For the defendants - Khoo Guan Huat, Kwek Pei Yee & Joshua Teoh Beni Chris; Skrine For the director general of customs & excise - Farah Ezlin Yusuf Khan & Goh Hsiao Tung

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CLJ 2020 Volume 8 (Parts 3 - 6)

In a charge against a public officer for using his office or position for gratification under s. 23(1) of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, the fact that the alleged gratification had only materialised long after the corrupt act will not have any adverse consequence on the prosecution's case, and offers no basis for the argument that such gratification cannot amount to "gratification" as spoken of or intended by the subsection. Hence, where the sitting Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the country is accused under s. 23(1) of participating in a Cabinet decision to provide a guarantee to a Government-linked company in which he has an interest for a loan taken by the latter, and the monetary gratification was remitted by the company to the Prime Minister's bank accounts some three years later, the time lapse is patently inconsequential to the finding of corrupt practice on the accused's part; it must be so as the law considers the sequence of events that transpired between the decision and the sight or appearance of gratification as a single transaction.

The issue of corruptly receiving gratification under s. 23(1) aside, the fact that the accused, as Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, was having an overarching control and authority over the company can only mean that he is for all intents and purposes a director and shadow director of the company, and thus "entrusted with dominion" over the property of the company. What may spring forth from this is that, in so accepting the gratification, and subsequently utilising the same for his own benefit, the Prime Minister could have misappropriated or converted the company's property, and be also guilty of criminal breach of trust under s. 409 of the Penal code. Indeed, having received the gratification, and upon proof of the commission of the offences under s. 23(1) and s. 409, a further offence of money laundering under s. 4(1) of the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 could equally have materialised if the prosecution could additionally prove, firstly, that the gratification received were proceeds of an unlawful activity, and secondly that the accused knew or ought to have known the (unlawful) source of the funds.
PP v. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Hj Abd Razak [2020] 8 CLJ 319 [HC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. ANALYSIS ON THE DOCTRINE OF NON-CONVENIENCE AND THE MALAYSIAN POSITION ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by Nur Syakirah Binti Mohd Adnan* [2020] 1 LNS(A) xcviii

[2020] 1 LNS(A) xcviii



MALAYSIA

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ANALYSIS ON THE DOCTRINE OF NON-CONVENIENCE AND THE MALAYSIAN POSITION

by
Nur Syakirah Binti Mohd Adnan*

ABSTRACT

This article analyses two interrelated aspects of the English Court's jurisdiction over an action containing foreign elements. The first is the exercise of the Court's discretion to grant a stay of English proceedings where jurisdiction has been founded as of right. Jurisdiction is so founded where, for example, a writ is served on the defendant who is present within the jurisdiction at the time of the service of the writ. The second is the exercise of the Court's discretion to grant leave to serve a writ out of the jurisdiction under RSC Order II Rule 1(l). Such leave will be required if the defendant is not within the jurisdiction at the time of service.

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* G1915632 IIUM, LLM in International Law, adnansyakira@yahoo.com

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2. MODELS OF CYBERSPACE GOVERNANCE: THE BEGINNING OF DATA PROTECTION LAW ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by MOHD BAHRIN OTHMAN* ZAITON HAMIN** [2020] 1 LNS(A) xcix

[2020] 1 LNS(A) xcix



MALAYSIA

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MODELS OF CYBERSPACE GOVERNANCE: THE BEGINNING OF DATA PROTECTION LAW

by
MOHD BAHRIN OTHMAN*
ZAITON HAMIN**

INTRODUCTION

The key changes in the information society are the breakthroughs in information processing, storage, and transmission which have led to the application of information technology in virtually all corners of society and the convergence of telecommunications and computing. The information society has changed radically with the integrated network structure, which has transformed the communications networks into seamless global webs of digital information exchange and the resultant globalization of financial markets and consequent interdependence of capital flows between the liberal markets. Accordingly, personal data can now be shared across countries and continents with the rapid development in the security of the global electronic communication system. The speed, capacity, versatility, and flexibility of computers have facilitated the maintenance and growth of extensive record systems, making data accessible from distant points and transferable on a scale hardly conceivable for manual records (Munir, 1999).

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* Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia.

**Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, UiTM Shah Alam, Malaysia mohdb916@uitm.edu.my.

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3. BANKING ON GREEN: A PUSH TOWARDS CLIMATE-CONSCIOUS FINANCIAL ACTIVITY* ^{[Read excerpt]}
   by Jonathan David Ross Silva [2020] 1 LNS(A) c

[2020] 1 LNS(A) c



MALAYSIA

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BANKING ON GREEN: A PUSH TOWARDS CLIMATE-CONSCIOUS FINANCIAL ACTIVITY*

by
Jonathan David Ross Silva

In this article, Jonathan David Ross Silva writes about Bank Negara Dispute Malaysia's guidance for financial institutions in identifying risks arising from climate change and classifying economic activities that contribute positively to climate change objectives.

Introduction

In December 2019, Bank Negara Malaysia ("BNM") issued a discussion paper on "Climate Change and Principle-based Taxonomy".^[1] The discussion paper highlights the risks arising from climate change and environmental degradation to the economy. It outlines guidance for financial institutions in identifying these risks and classifying economic activities that contribute positively to climate change objectives.

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

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