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EASY VISTA SDN BHD v. TENAGA NASIONAL BHD
COURT OF APPEAL, PUTRAJAYA
MARY LIM JCA; HAS ZANAH MEHAT JCA; S NANTHA BALAN JCA
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: J-02(NCVC)(W)-1212-07-2019]
12 FEBRUARY 2020

The entry upon land by the utility provider to erect pylon cables for their electricity transmission lines was valid pursuant to s. 11 of the Electricity Supply Act 1990 ('Act') and the compensation order was valid and binding on all parties; in the absence of any irregularity in the service of the First Schedule notice pursuant to s. 11(2) of the Act, an inquiry to hear any objections was rendered unnecessary; thus, any action for trespass was bound to fail.

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DALAM PERKARA SIASATAN/INKUES TERHADAP KEMATIAN; BENEDICT THANILA
MAHKAMAH KHAS KORONER, KUALA LUMPUR
MAHYON TALIB MJ
[INKUES NO: WA-65B-1-06-2019]
30 OCTOBER 2020

Anggota polis, khususnya pegawai-pegawai yang bertugas di lokap bertanggungjawab memberi rawatan dan perhatian kesihatan kepada tahanan-tahanan yang menghidap penyakit berisiko tinggi serta mempunyai penyakit kronik. Ini termasuk memberi ubat-ubatan kepada mereka khasnya jika tahanan-tahanan ini mempunyai kebergantungan penuh pada ubat-ubatan untuk hidup. Kegagalan/ketinggalan pihak lokap mengambil tindakan wajar memastikan kesihatan tahanan, dalam kes-kes kematian semasa dalam tahanan, disifatkan sebagai menyumbang pada kematian tahanan tersebut.

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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHT

Disgruntled client ordered to pay £25,000 damages for libellous review

UK
Tort
Law firm wins £25k over unsubstantiated defamatory claims on review website
A disgruntled client who posted unsubstantiated defamatory claims about a law firm on a review website has been ordered to pay £25,000 in damages. Giving summary judgment in Summerfield Browne Ltd v Waymouth, Master David Cook said that a ‘substantial’ number of clients were put off after Philip James Waymouth wrote on the Trustpilot website that his experience had been ‘A total waste of money another scam solicitor’ [sic]. The national firm brought proceedings for libel and sought general damages limited to £25,000 and special damages of £300 per day to cover the drop-off in work. The firm also asked for an order to remove the defamatory words from Trustpilot.

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Email attachments not covered by legal privilege, court clarifies

UK
Evidence
SC: Email attachments not covered by legal professional privilege
Email attachments are not to be covered by legal professional privilege even if the email is, the Supreme Court effectively decided this week. The court refused permission to appeal in Frasers Group Pls (formerly Sports Direct International plc) v The Financial Reporting Council Ltd after the retailer challenged the decision of the High Court and Court of Appeal to disclose 21 email attachments.

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For many, COVID-19 has changed the world of work for good

Employment
More staff likely to be hired remotely, WFH
The upheaval in global labour markets triggered by the coronavirus pandemic will transform the working lives of millions of employees for good, policymakers and business leaders told a Reuters virtual forum on Tuesday. Nearly a year after governments first imposed lockdowns to contain the virus, there is a growing consensus that more staff will in future be hired remotely, work from home and have an entirely different set of expectations of their managers.

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Value of homemaker’s work same as hubby’s at office: SC

INDIA
The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the value of a woman’s work at home was no less than that of her office-going husband and enhanced the compensation to relatives of a couple who died when a car hit their scooter in April 2014 in Delhi. A bench of Justices N V Ramana and Surya Kant enhanced the compensation by Rs 11.20 lakh to Rs 33.20 lakh to be paid to the father of the deceased man by the insurance company with 9% annual interest from May 2014. Justice Ramana expanded the idea first espoused by the SC in Lata Wadhwa case in 2001 when it had dealt with the issue of compensation for victims of a fire during a function and had ruled that it should be granted to housewives on the basis of services rendered by them in the house.

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Royal Mail ordered to pay £230,000 to harassed Hindu ex-worker

UK
Employment
Former manager subjected to harassment and discrimination at work awarded £230k
A former manager with Royal Mail has been awarded nearly £230,000 after a tribunal concluded he had been subjected to harassment and discrimination at work. Mathan Shunmugaraja, who is a Hindu, was called a “sly dog” by one colleague and was embroiled in a dispute with another over the use of a room in which he was mistaken for a Muslim. The tribunal also heard that after Shunmugaraja took time off work because of anxiety, one of his bosses threatened to stop his sick pay.

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