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Issue #44/2017
02 November 2017
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New This Week 1. Case(s) of the Week a) MANOHARAN RAMALINGAM v. LIBERTY INSURANCE BHD [2017] 9 CLJ 468 2. APPEAL UPDATE a) APPEAL UPDATE 3. Latest Cases a) Legal Network Series b) CLJ 2017 Volume 9 (Part 4) 4. Articles a) LNS Article(s) b) CLJ Article(s) 5. Legislation Highlights a) Principal Acts b) Amending Acts c)
PU(A)
d) PU(B) e)
Legislation Alert
CASE(S) OF THE WEEK MANOHARAN RAMALINGAM v. LIBERTY INSURANCE BHD [2017] 9 CLJ 468 HIGH COURT MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR MOHD NAZLAN GHAZALI J [CIVIL APPEAL NO: WA-12BNCC-23-04-2016] 05 MAY 2017 INSURANCE: Policy – Construction of policy – Theft – Insured vehicle stolen – Vehicle last driven and parked by unlicensed driver – Claim for compensation under policy by insured repudiated by insurance company – Whether fact that vehicle driven by unlicensed driver relevant – Whether vehicle stolen due to being driven by unlicensed driver – Whether insured vehicle was in course of being driven or engine was in operation by driver when stolen – Word ‘drive’ in policy – Proper construction under insurance policy
APPEAL UPDATE 1. Asis Lako v. PP [2017] 1 LNS 707 affirming the High Court case of PP v. Asis Lako [2014] 1 LNS 1592 2. Basil Azubueze Okafor v. PP [2017] 1 LNS 704 affirming the High Court case of PP v Basil Azubueze Okafor [2016] 1 LNS 75
LATEST CASES Legal Network Series [2016] 1 LNS 1228
KHAIRUDDIN ABU HASSAN lwn. UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN: Perundangan - Kesahihan perundangan yang KERAJAAN MALAYSIA & SATU LAGI dipertikaikan - Seksyen 50(2) & (3) Akta Mahkamah Kehakiman 1964 ('Akta 1964') - Sama ada s. 50(2) & (3) Akta 1964 bercanggah dengan Perkara 8 Perlembagaan Persekutuan Sama ada s. 50(2) & (3) Akta 1964 terbatal
[2016] 1 LNS 1240
HONWORLD CHEMICALS & MACHINERY SDN BHD & YANG LAIN lwn. KETUA PENGARAH KASTAM MALAYSIA, JABATAN KASTAM DIRAJA MALAYSIA & YANG LAIN
PROSEDUR SIVIL: Pembatalan - Writ saman dan pernyataan tuntutan - Penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah - Tindakan bersifat jenayah - Tuntutan membicarakan dan menyemak proses siasatan jenayah di bawah ss. 4(1) & 44(1) Akta Pencegahan Pengubahan Wang Haram, Pencegahan Pembiayaan Keganasan dan Hasil Daripada Aktiviti Haram 2001 Deklarasi yang dipohon telah menjadi akademik - Sama ada Mahkamah Sivil boleh membuat sebarang keputusan yang memberi kesan dan menyentuh siasatan jenayah - Sama ada terdapat penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah - Sama ada tindakan plaintif mengaibkan, remeh dan menyusahkan - Sama ada defendan boleh menggunakan mana-mana cabang dibawah A. 18 k. 19 Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 - Sama ada tindakan plaintif wajar dibatalkan
[2017] 1 LNS 148
CHIN WEE MING v. WONG PAK HOCK
TORT: Conversion - Trespass to goods - Claim for wrongful interference and conversion Claim filed by tenant against landlord - Landlord entered premises and locked it up in accordance with terms of tenancy agreement - Tenant failed to prove existence and ownership of properties - List of properties allegedly converted marked as ID - Evidence tendered did not tally with amount claimed in statement of claim - Plaintiff departed from pleadings - Whether plaintiff's claim must fail - Whether plaintiff proved damages - Whether plaintiff's claim was bona fide - Whether plaintiff established wrongful deprivation of property LANDLORD AND TENANT: Determination - Non-payment of rent - Validity of termination of tenancy agreement by landlord - Breach of agreement by tenant - Arrears of rental due to default by tenant - Tenant admitted intentionally refusing to pay monthly rental - Right to forfeit deposit - Whether notice to quit was required - Whether termination was lawful Whether deposit refundable in event of breach of tenancy agreement by tenant
[2017] 1 LNS 150
MA SUAN TONG v. UOB KAY HIAN PTE LTD & ANOR; MA BOON LAN (THIRD PARTY)
CIVIL PROCEDURE: Action - Dismissal of claim - Defendant applied to dismiss plaintiff's claim on ground that plaintiff failed to file statement of claim as ordered by court - Whether there are provision in Rules of Court 2012 which empowers the court to give judgment to defendant for failure of plaintiff to file statement of claim - Whether defendant entitled to damages that had not been substantiated
[2017] 1 LNS 166
DATO' SERI M MAHADEVAN A MAHALINGAM lwn. ORANG-ORANG YANG TIDAK DIKENALI YANG MENDUDUKI ATAS TANAH GERAN NO. SP 1642, PORTION NO. 3, (DIKENALI SEBAGAI KAMPUNG BARU PULAU TIGA, SUNGAI LAYAR) MUKIM SUNGAI PETANI, DAERAH KUALA MUDA, KEDAH
PROSEDUR SIVIL: Penguatkuasaan - Writ pemilikan - Permohonan kebenaran pemfailan writ pemilikan di luar tempoh 6 tahun - Writ pemilikan terdahulu telah dibatalkan dan tiada rayuan difailkan - Sama ada permohonan plaintif untuk kebenaran pemfailan writ pemilikan merupakan suatu tindakan baru - Sama ada permohonan pemfailan writ pemilikan merupakan prosiding sampingan bagi tujuan melaksanakan perintah di bawah A. 89 Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah Tinggi 1980 - Sama ada kebenaran perlu diberikan bagi mengelakkan pemilik berdaftar mengalami ketidakadilan - Sama ada pemilik berdaftar wajar dihalang daripada memfailkan writ pemilikan baru setelah writ pemilikan terdahulu telah dibatalkan - Sama ada terdapat penyalahgunaan proses mahkamah
CLJ 2017 Volume 9 (Part 4) FEDERAL COURT Malayan Banking Bhd v. Neway Development Sdn Bhd & Ors Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Ahmad Maarop CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hasan Lah, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ (Land Law; Contract - Purchase of land by non-native through native nominee - Whether in contravention of ss. 17(1) and 64(1) of Sabah Land Ordinance) [2017] 9 CLJ 401 [FC] COURT OF APPEAL Majlis Peguam Malaysia v. Ahmad Rushdi Omar Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA (Legal Profession - Advocate and solicitor struck off Roll but restored on Roll by High Court - Whether advocate and solicitor truly showed repentance for past deeds - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 107(3)) [2017] 9 CLJ 413 [CA] MARS Telecommunications Sdn Bhd v. Cubic Electronics Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) Rohana Yusuf, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA, Zaleha Yusof J (Contract - Breach - Agreement - Contracts Act 1950, s. 75) [2017] 9 CLJ 425 [CA] New Ace Digital Print Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Public Bank Bhd Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA (Banking - Cheques - Forgery - Bills of Exchange Act 1949) [2017] 9 CLJ 439 [CA] OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Lim Hock Kok & Anor Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA (Civil Procedure; Contract; Banking - Summary judgment - Claim for repayment of loan - Rules of Court 2012, O. 14) [2017] 9 CLJ 454 [CA] HIGH COURT Manoharan Ramalingam v. Liberty Insurance Bhd Mohd Nazlan Ghazali J (Insurance - Construction of policy - Theft - Whether fact that vehicle driven by unlicensed driver relevant) [2017] 9 CLJ 468 [HC] PP v. United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J (Criminal Law - Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 - Fraud perpetrated by bank officer) [2017] 9 CLJ 482 [HC] SUBJECT INDEX BANKING Banker and customer - Joint account - Survivorship clause - Effect of - Whether conclusive evidence of parties' intention as to ownership of money in joint account - Whether parties' intention overrides survivorship clause - Whether forged cheque had no effect on right of surviving account holder to all monies in account based on survivorship clause - Whether bank could rely on survivorship clause to give it good discharge for paying out RM500,000 from joint account Whether bank failed to comply with conditions in survivorship clause - Whether bank precluded from relying on statutory defences in ss. 24 & 73A of Bills of Exchange Act 1949 New Ace Digital Print Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Public Bank Bhd (Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 9 CLJ 439 [CA] Cheques - Forgery - Whether bank wrongfully paid out sum of RM500,000 from joint account through forged cheque - Whether payment of forged cheque a nullity and void ab initio - Whether bank breached mandate given by joint account holders - Whether bank negligent in not freezing joint account upon death of one of its account holders - Whether bank precluded from relying on statutory defences in ss. 24 & 73A of Bills of Exchange Act 1949 New Ace Digital Print Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Public Bank Bhd (Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 9 CLJ 439 [CA] Loan - Security for loan - Bank granted loan to borrowers under facilities agreement - Facilities agreement contained clause that bank had right to seek further security from borrowers without qualification, pre-condition or negotiation with borrowers - Borrowers charged property valued by bank's valuer and later required to execute further security at lesser value - Borrowers did not accede to bank's request - Whether borrowers' failure to comply with clause in agreement amounted to default - Whether bank entitled to terminate contract OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Lim Hock Kok & Anor (Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 9 CLJ 454 [CA] CIVIL PROCEDURE Summary judgment - Banking - Triable issues - Claim for repayment of loan under facilities agreement between bank and borrowers - Facilities agreement contained clause that bank had right to seek further security from borrowers - Borrowers charged property valued by bank's valuer - Bank later required from borrowers further security at lesser value - Conflict in valuations prepared by bank's valuers - Whether borrowers entitled to know how and why there was substantial difference in valuations - Whether borrowers had defence to claim - Whether summary judgment ought to be granted - Rules of Court 2012, O. 14 OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Lim Hock Kok & Anor (Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 9 CLJ 454 [CA] CONTRACT Agreement - Breach - Bank granted loan to borrowers under facilities agreement - Facilities agreement contained clause that bank had right to seek further security from borrowers - Borrowers charged property valued by bank's valuer - Bank later required from borrowers further security at lesser value - Borrowers did not accede to bank's request - Whether borrowers' failure to comply with clause in agreement amounted to default - Whether borrowers' consistent payment of monthly instalments valid defence for breach of agreement - Whether bank entitled to terminate contract OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v. Lim Hock Kok & Anor (Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 9 CLJ 454 [CA] Breach - Agreement - Sale and purchase of property - Tenant made offer to purchase land with earnest deposit of one million - Several requests for extension of time for execution of sale and purchase agreement made - Owner issued caution that at every request for extension of time amount paid would be treated as deposit and liable to be forfeited - Failure to execute sale and purchase agreement - Whether amount paid represented damages suffered by owner - Whether owner entitled to forfeit earnest deposit in sum of three million as liquidated damages - Whether owner entitled to claim interest of RM40,000 from tenant - Whether owner entitled to counterclaim for utility payments - Contracts Act 1950, s. 75 MARS Telecommunications Sdn Bhd v. Cubic Electronics Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) (Rohana Yusuf, Prasad Sandosham Abraham JJCA, Zaleha Yusof J) [2017] 9 CLJ 425 [CA] Illegality - Contravention of provisions of statute - Claim for outstanding amount under term loan by bank - Purchase of native land by non-native through native nominee - Whether in contravention of ss. 17(1) and 64(1) of Sabah Land Ordinance - Whether bank bona fide lender without knowledge of purpose of term loan - Whether transaction tainted with illegality - Whether sale and purchase agreement void - Whether contrary to public policy - Contracts Act 1950, s. 24(a) & (b) Malayan Banking Bhd v. Neway Development Sdn Bhd & Ors (Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Ahmad Maarop CJ (Malaya), Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hasan Lah, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ) [2017] 9 CLJ 401 [FC] CRIMINAL LAW Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 ('AMLATFA') - Section 4 - Fraud perpetrated by bank officer - Discovery that monies passed by customer to bank officer not placed in fixed deposits - Bank officer fraudulently opened and deposited monies into accounts under customer's name - Monies transferred out from accounts into current account of bank officer's friend and used to purchase unit trusts - Sessions Court issued notice to third parties under s. 61(2) of AMLATFA to show cause as to why scheduled property should not be forfeited - Bank and customer staked claim at Sessions Court - Whether scheduled property should be released to bank - Whether bank satisfied requirements under s. 61(4)(a) to (e) of AMLATFA PP v. United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd (Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera J) [2017] 9 CLJ 482 [HC] INSURANCE Policy - Construction of policy - Theft - Insured vehicle stolen - Vehicle last driven and parked by unlicensed driver - Claim for compensation under policy by insured repudiated by insurance company - Whether fact that vehicle driven by unlicensed driver relevant - Whether vehicle stolen due to being driven by unlicensed driver - Whether insured vehicle was in course of being driven or engine was in operation by driver when stolen - Word 'drive' in policy - Proper construction under insurance policy Manoharan Ramalingam v. Liberty Insurance Bhd (Mohd Nazlan Ghazali J) [2017] 9 CLJ 468 [HC] LAND LAW Dealings in land - Native land - Purchase of land by non-native through native nominee - Whether in contravention of ss. 17(1) and 64(1) of Sabah Land Ordinance - Whether transaction tainted with illegality - Whether sale and purchase agreement void - Contracts Act 1950, s. 24(a) & (b) Malayan Banking Bhd v. Neway Development Sdn Bhd & Ors (Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Ahmad Maarop CJ (Malaya), Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Hasan Lah, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ) [2017] 9 CLJ 401 [FC] LEGAL PROFESSION Roll of Advocates and Solicitors - Restoration on Roll - Appeal against - Advocate and solicitor committed serious misconduct - Advocate and solicitor struck off Roll but restored on Roll by High Court - Whether advocate and solicitor truly showed repentance for past deeds - Whether fair and reasonable for advocate and solicitor to be re-admitted to Roll - Legal Profession Act 1976, s. 107(3) Majlis Peguam Malaysia v. Ahmad Rushdi Omar (Hamid Sultan Abu Backer, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2017] 9 CLJ 413 [CA]
ARTICLES LNS Article(s) 1. ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: TEN LESSONS ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE* [Read excerpt] by: ROGER SMITH [2017] 1 LNS(A) xc 2. PERANAN BIDANG ANTROPOLOGI FORENSIK DAN CABARANNYA DALAM PENYIASATAN FORENSIK [Read excerpt] by: RAMALINGGAM RAJAMANICKAM*, RAJA MUHAMMAD ZUHA RAJA KAMAL BASHAH**, RUS DINA RUS DIN**, RABIATUL ADAWIYAH YA'ACOB***, LOVEY CLUDIA GUIANUS***, PUSPA ELIZA SUHAIMI***, NUR NAZARIN NAZWA ZAID*** [2017] 1 LNS(A) xcii CLJ Article(s) 1. PERANAN KONSEP KEDAULATAN RUANG UDARA DALAM PEMBENTUKAN UNDANG-UNDANG SEKTOR PENERBANGAN [Read excerpt] by: NORADURA HAMZAH*, PM DR SAFINAZ MOHD HUSSIEN**, PM DR MAHMUD ZUHDI MOHD NOR*** [2017] 9 CLJ(A) i
LEGISLATION HIGHLIGHTS Principal Acts Number
Title
In force from
Repealing
ACT 795
Access To Biological Resources Not Yet In Force and Benefit Sharing Act 2017
-
ACT 794
Married Women and Children (Enforcement of Maintenance) Act 1968 (Revised 2017)
16 October 2017 pursuant to paragraph 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act 1968 [Act 1]; Revised up to 2 October 2017; First enacted in 1968 as Act of Parliament No 8 of 1968; First Revision - 1988 (Act 356 wef 1 December 1988)
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ACT 793
Padi Cultivators (Control of Rent 16 October 2017 pursuant to paragraph and Security of Tenure) Act 1967 6(1)(xxiii) of the Revision of Laws Act (Revised 2017) 1968 [Act 1]; Revised up to 2 October 2017; First enacted in 1967 as Act of Parliament No 43 of 1967; First Revision - 1994 (Act 528 wef 12 December 1994)
-
ACT 792
Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017
10 July 2017 [PU(B) 340/2017]
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ACT 791
Tourism Tax Act 2017
1 August 2017 [PU(B) 398/2017] - Parts I, II, IV and X, and sections 8 and 9; 1 September 2017 [PU(B) 398/2017] Parts V, VI, VII, VIII and IX, and sections 6 and 7
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In force from
Principal/Amending Act No
Amending Acts Number
Title
ACT A1550
Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents (Amendment) Act 2017
Not Yet In Force
ACT 242
ACT A1549
Prevention of (Amendment) Act 2017
Crime
Not Yet In Force
ACT 297
ACT A1548
Legal Aid (Amendment) Act 2017
Not Yet In Force
ACT 26
ACT A1547
Tabung Angkatan (Amendment) Act 2017
1 November 2017 [PU(B) 521/2017]
ACT 101
ACT A1546
Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) (Amendment) Act 2017
Not Yet In Force
ACT 164
Tentera
PU(A) Number
Title
Date of Publication
In force from
Principal/ Amending Act No
PU(A) 322/2017
Consumer Protection (Credit Sale) Regulations 2017
20 October 2017
1 January 2018
ACT 599
PU(A) 320/2017
Civil Aviation Regulations 2017
(Exemption)
19 October 2017
20 October 2017
ACT 3
PU(A) 319/2017
Price Control and AntiProfiteering (Determination of Maximum Retail Price For Petrol and Diesel) (No. 29) Order 2017
18 October 2017
19 October 2017
ACT 723
PU(A) 318/2017
Central Bank of Malaysia (Implementation of The United Nations Security Council Resolutions Relating To Libya) Regulations 2017
17 October 2017
18 October 2017
ACT 701
PU(A) 317/2017
Federal Roads (Private Management) (Collection of Tolls) (Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway Phase 2 Sri Damansara Link) Order 2017
17 October 2017
23 October 2017
ACT 306
Title
Date of Publication
In force from
Principal/ Amending Act No
PU(B) 509/2017
Appointment of Date of Coming Into Operation
24 October 2017
25 October 2017
ACT 787
PU(B) 508/2017
Appointment of Date of Coming Into Operation
24 October 2017
25 October 2017
ACT A1525
PU(B) 489/2017
Revocation of Reservation of Land For Public Purpose
20 October 2017
21 October 2017
ACT 56/1965
PU(B) 488/2017
Appointment Officers
17 October 2017
1 November 2017
ACT 611
PU(B) 487/2017
Appointment of Protectors
17 October 2017
1 November 2017
ACT 611
PU(B) Number
of
Probation
Legislation Alert Updated Act/Principal No.
Title
Amended by
In force from
Section amended
ACT 101
Tabung Angkatan Tentera Act 1973
ACT A1547
1 November 2017 [PU(B) 521/2017]
Sections 2, 3, 9, 9A, 11, 12, 15D and 22
PU(A) 200/1969
Insolvency (Cost) Rules 1969
PU(A) 303/2017
6 October 2017
Rules 1, 3, 4 and 8; Schedule
PU(A) 483/2012
Capital Markets and Services (Fees) Regulations 2012
PU(A) 306/2017
10 October 2017
Regulation 9; Schedules 1, 5, 8 and 10
PU(A) 352/1996
Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera Officers (Conduct and Discipline) Regulations 1996
PU(A) 308/2017
11 October 2017
Regulations 3, 4, 10A, 16, 18, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 46, 47, 49, 52, 54, 58 and 61; Part IIIA and V
ACT 414
Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act 1963 (Revised 1989)
ACT A1525
25 October 2017 [PU(B) 508/2017]
Section 5
Act/Principal No.
Title
Revoked Revoked by
In force from
PU(A) 199/1969
Bankruptcy Rules 1969
PU(A) 305/2017
6 October 2017
PU(B) 472/2016
Appointment and Revocation of Appointment of Director General of the Authority
PU(B) 438/2017
22 March 2017
PU(A) 236/2011
Fees (Passports and Visas) (Remission of Fees) Order 2011
PU(A) 246/2017
28 August 2017
PU(A) 170/2011
Private Healthcare Facilities and Services (Compoundable Offences) Regulations 2011
PU(A) 227/2017
1 August 2017
PU(A) 189/1994
Legal Profession (Disciplinary Proceedings) (Investigating Tribunal and Disciplinary Committee) Rules 1994
PU(A) 197/2017
15 July 2017
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