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Issue #9/2018 01 March 2018

New This Week Case(s) of the Week KANG HAI HOLDINGS SDN BHD & ANOR v. LEE LAI BAN [2018] 2 CLJ 550 Latest Cases Legal Network Series CLJ 2018 Volume 2 (Part 5) Articles LNS Article(s) Legislation Highlights Principal Acts Amending Acts PU(A) PU(B) Legislation Alert

KANG HAI HOLDINGS SDN BHD & ANOR v. LEE LAI BAN [2018] 2 CLJ 550
FEDERAL COURT, PUTRAJAYA
ZULKEFLI AHMAD MAKINUDIN PCA, RICHARD MALANJUM CJ (SABAH & SARAWAK), ABU SAMAH NORDIN FCJ, ZAHARAH IBRAHIM FCJ, PRASAD SANDOSHAM ABRAHAM FCJ
[CIVIL APPEAL NO: 02(f)-65-09-2016 (J)]
19 DECEMBER 2017

COMPANY LAW: Directors – Authority – Tenancy agreement – Whether former director had ostensible authority to enter into tenancy agreement on behalf of company – Whether tenant 'outsider' dealing with company – Whether deemed to have constructive notice of identity of directors and managers of company – Whether rule in Turquand's case applies – Whether 'outsider' should have made searches on status of directors of company – Whether 'outsider' imputed with particulars of Form 49 – Whether failure to make searches denied outsider protection of rule in Turquand’s case

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Legal Network Series

[2016] 1 LNS 974	AZWAN GHAZALI lwn. MENTERI DALAM NEGERI, MALAYSIA & YANG LAIN	PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Habeas corpus - Permohonan untuk habeas corpus - Tempoh pemenjaraan dilanjutkan ketika rayuan - Sama ada hukuman penjara yang dijatuhkan oleh mahkamah rendah adalah tertakluk kepada keputusan rayuan - Sama ada pengiraan tempoh pembebasan adalah tertakluk kepada keputusan rayuan - Sama ada pengiraan tempoh pembebasan pemohon berdasarkan waran-waran awal adalah muktamad - Sama ada penahanan pemohon adalah sah mengikut undang-undang - Sama ada perintah writ habeas corpus wajar dikeluarkan
[2016] 1 LNS 1006	PP lwn. SASITHARAN MUNIANDY	PROSEDUR JENAYAH: Penghukuman - Kutukan - Kepentingan awam - Tertuduh mengaku bersalah selepas tuduhan pilihan dibacakan - Kesalahan mematikan orang dengan salah yang tidak terjumlah kepada membunuh dan rompakan - Jenayah yang dirancang - Tertuduh tidak memberikan kerjasama kepada polis - Sama ada kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh tertuduh memerlukan suatu hukuman yang berat - Sama ada hukuman yang dijatuhkan perlu memberi pengajaran kepada tertuduh dan memberi suatu amaran tegas kepada masyarakat - Sama ada pengakuan bersalah wajar diberikan pertimbangan dalam meringankan hukuman - Sama ada pengakuan bersalah tertuduh dapat mengatasi keseriusan kesalahan UNDANG-UNDANG JENAYAH: Kanun Keseksaan - Seksyen 304(a) - Mematikan orang dengan salah yang tidak terjumlah kepada membunuh - Tertuduh memecah masuk rumah sambil menolak mangsa dari belakang - Mangsa terjatuh dan mengalami kecederaan pada kepala - Mangsa diikat dan banyak pakaian diletakkan pada muka mangsa - Mangsa mati berikutan sesak nafas dan tekanan pada leher - Tertuduh mengaku bersalah - Sama ada tertuduh telah melakukan kesalahan di bawah s. 304(a) Kanun Keseksaan
[2017] 1 LNS 1160	GTM BUILDER SDN BHD v. PEMBINAAN PERISAI HEBAT SDN BHD	CONTRACT: Building contract - Sub-contract - Final accounts - Dispute between main contractor and sub-contractor on final accounts after completion of works - Sub-contractor agreed on full and final global settlement during negotiation - Sub-contractor later attempted to resile from settlement terms - Whether there was accord and satisfaction achieved between parties in respect of final accounts of project works as well as variation works - Whether parties could resile from settlement terms
[2017] 1 LNS 1399	CHANG KWOK WAH & ORS v. ONG TEE THONG & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Appellate intervention - Appeal against decision of Sessions Court Judge ('SCJ') - Misdirection - Judgment against pleadings - SCJ embarked on a computational journey of her own after rejecting statement of account tendered - Whether SCJ had power and jurisdiction to undertake a calculation on her own and enter judgment - Whether SCJ could re-adjust calculations and change boundary of claim - Whether there was a misdirection on part of SCJ that warranted appellate interference EVIDENCE: Documentary evidence - Admissibility - Admissibility of document marked as ID - Computer generated documents - Whether a certificate under s. 90A of Evidence Act 1950 must be produced to enable computer generated documents to be admitted as evidence - Whether document marked as ID remained inadmissible and ought to be ignored BUILDING AND MANAGEMENT: Strata title - Maintenance charges - Recovery of outstanding maintenance charges by developer, building manager and joint management body against unit owners - Discrepancies in statement of account - Whether outstanding maintenance charges proven - Whether claim ought to have been pursued before Strata Management Tribunal pursuant to s. 105 and Part 1 of Schedule 4 of Strata Management Act 2013
[2017] 1 LNS 1405	AMUTHAVALI ARUMUGAM v. MARZUKI ABU BAKAR & ORS	CIVIL PROCEDURE: Appeal - Memorandum of appeal - Extension of time - Delay due to an oversight - Delay of 4 months - Whether mistake of counsel was an acceptable explanation for court to exercise discretion to extend filing period of memorandum of appeal - Whether element of mistake would override consideration of merits of appeal itself - Whether extension ought to be granted - Rules of Court 2012, O. 55 r. 4(1)

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CLJ 2018 Volume 2 (Part 5)

FEDERAL COURT

Akira Sales & Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Nadiah Zee Abdullah & Another Appeal
Ahmad Maarop CJ (Malaya), Zaharah Ibrahim, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Jeffrey Tan, Alizatul Khair osman FCJJ
(Labour Law; Bankruptcy - Industrial Court - Wrongful dismissal - Capacity of bankrupt - Appeal, legal capacity to) [2018] 2 CLJ 513 [FC]

Kang Hai Holdings Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Lee Lai Ban
Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abu Samah Nordin, Zaharah Ibrahim, Prasad Sandosham Abraham FCJJ
(Company Law - Directors - Authority - Tenancy agreement) [2018] 2 CLJ 550 [FC]

Tan Kim Hock Product Centre Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Tan Kim Hock Tong Seng Food Industry Sdn Bhd
Md Raus Sharif CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Zainun Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ
(Intellectual Property - Trade description - Trade description order ('TDO') - Whether TDO could be applied on ex parte basis) [2018] 2 CLJ 567 [FC]

COURT OF APPEAL

Maybank Islamic Bhd v. WWE Holdings Bhd
Idrus Harun, Mary Lim, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Proceedings - Garnishee - Enforcement of judgment debt) [2018] 2 CLJ 589 [CA]

Messrs Tai Choi Yu & Co, Advocates v. Ting Sie Chung
Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA
(Civil Procedure - Pleadings - Counterclaim - Statement of claim struck out) [2018] 2 CLJ 601 [CA]

Tan Ah Kow & Anor v. Tan Chaui En
Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun JJCA, Yeoh Wee Siam J
(Contract; Land Law; Evidence - Sale and purchase - Agreement - Allegations of sale of land) [2018] 2 CLJ 610 [CA]

HIGH COURT

Mohd Aminurdin Ahmad v. PP
Alwi Abdul Wahab JC
(Criminal Procedure - Sentencing - Appeal against sentence - Accused charged for offence of rape under s. 376(2)(d) of Penal Code) [2018] 2 CLJ 626 [HC]

Teoh Soo Beng v. Golden Castle City Sdn Bhd & Ors
Lim Chong Fong J
(Legal Profession; Civil Procedure - Discharge of solicitors - Conflict of interest - Whether solicitor contravened rr. 3, 4 and 5 of Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978) [2018] 2 CLJ 631 [HC]

SUBJECT INDEX

BANKRUPTCY

Capacity of bankrupt - Appeal, legal capacity to - Whether proceeding under s. 20(3) of Industrial Relations Act 1967 requires sanction of Director General of Insolvency - Whether undischarged bankrupt must first obtain sanction before prosecuting appeal - Whether undischarged bankrupt competent to lodge appeal in court
Akira Sales & Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Nadiah Zee Abdullah & Another Appeal
(Ahmad Maarop CJ (Malaya), Zaharah Ibrahim, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Jeffrey Tan, Alizatul Khair Osman FCJJ) [2018] 2 CLJ 513 [FC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE

Estoppel - By conduct - Discharge of solicitors - Application to disqualify solicitor from representing respondents in winding up proceedings - Whether petitioner has objected to appointment of solicitor from acting in other related cases involving petitioner - Delay in objecting to solicitor - Whether to be held against petitioner - Whether petitioner estopped from objecting to solicitor representing respondents in proceedings
Teoh Soo Beng v. Golden Castle City Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Lim Chong Fong J) [2018] 2 CLJ 631 [HC]

Judgments and orders - Judgment debt - Enforcement of judgment debt through garnishee proceedings - Appeal against High Court's decision to set aside garnishee absolute order granted by Senior Assistant Registrar - Whether there was conclusive debt in existence or accruing - Whether interim certificate could be superseded by letter confirming and acknowledging debt - Whether parties could avoid order by reason of pending counterclaim - Rules of Court 2012, O. 49
Maybank Islamic Bhd v. WWE Holdings Bhd
(Idrus Harun, Mary Lim, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2018] 2 CLJ 589 [CA]

Pleadings - Counterclaim - Counterclaim arose following claim - Statement of claim struck out - Whether court could proceed with trial for counterclaim when statement of claim had been struck out - Whether counterclaim separate and independent action - Rules of Court 2012, O. 15 r. 2(2)
Messrs Tai Choi Yu & Co, Advocates v. Ting Sie Chung
(Rohana Yusuf, Idrus Harun, Mary Lim JJCA) [2018] 2 CLJ 601 [CA]

Proceedings - Garnishee - Enforcement of judgment debt - Appeal against High Court's decision to set aside garnishee absolute order granted by Senior Assistant Registrar - Whether there was conclusive debt in existence or accruing - Rules of Court 2012, O. 49
Maybank Islamic Bhd v. WWE Holdings Bhd
(Idrus Harun, Mary Lim, Asmabi Mohamad JJCA) [2018] 2 CLJ 589 [CA]

COMPANY LAW

Directors - Authority - Tenancy agreement - Whether former director had ostensible authority to enter into tenancy agreement on behalf of company - Whether tenant 'outsider' dealing with company - Whether deemed to have constructive notice of identity of directors and managers of company - Whether rule in Turquand's case applies - Whether 'outsider' should have made searches on status of directors of company - Whether 'outsider' imputed with particulars of Form 49 - Whether failure to make searches denied outsider protection of rule in Turquand's case
Kang Hai Holdings Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Lee Lai Ban
(Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin PCA, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak), Abu Samah Nordin, Zaharah Ibrahim, Prasad Sandosham Abraham FCJJ) [2018] 2 CLJ 550 [FC]

CONTRACT

Agreement - Sale and purchase agreement - Allegations of sale of land - Parties did not enter written agreement - Whether there was oral agreement - Whether acts/conduct of parties constituted oral agreement - Whether power of attorney constituted sale and purchase agreement - Contracts Act 1950, s. 30
Tan Ah Kow & Anor v. Tan Chaui En
(Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun JJCA, Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2018] 2 CLJ 610 [CA]

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Sentencing - Appeal against sentence - Accused charged for offence of rape under s. 376(2)(d) of Penal Code - Sessions Court sentenced accused to ten years' imprisonment - Grounds of appeal - Age and antecedents of accused - Youthful offender - Whether accused should be bound over under s. 293 and s. 294 of Criminal Procedure Code - Whether victim volunteered herself to incident - Whether sentence passed by Sessions Court appropriate
Mohd Aminurdin Ahmad v. PP
(Alwi Abdul Wahab JC) [2018] 2 CLJ 626 [HC]

EVIDENCE

Witness - Credibility of witness - Judge's assessment of demeanour of witnesses - Whether outweighed need to determine on balance of probabilities that plaintiff had discharged burden of proving case - Whether facts established from totality of evidence given due weight and importance
Tan Ah Kow & Anor v. Tan Chaui En
(Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun JJCA, Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2018] 2 CLJ 610 [CA]

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Trade description - Trade description order ('TDO') - Whether TDO could be applied on ex parte basis - Whether TDO creates offence - Whether s. 9 of Trade Descriptions Act 2011 empowers High Court to determine and declare goods as imitation goods - Whether s. 9 applies to enforce registered trade mark that had not been in use for long period or abandoned in its use - Whether s. 9 could be invoked when unregistered trade marks are common law marks and subject to concurrent use by both parties
Tan Kim Hock Product Centre Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Tan Kim Hock Tong Seng Food Industry Sdn Bhd
(Md Raus Sharif CJ, Richard Malanjum CJ (Sabah & Sarawak) Zainun Ali, Zaharah Ibrahim, Balia Yusof Wahi FCJJ) [2018] 2 CLJ 567 [FC]

LABOUR LAW

Industrial Court - Wrongful dismissal - Finding of Industrial Court that dismissal was without just cause and excuse - Approach of Industrial Court that of court sitting in judgment of criminal charge requiring prosecution to prove alleged criminal breach of trust against employees - Whether Industrial Court acted without jurisdiction in adjudicating on criminal breach of trust instead of misconduct in employment - Failure to rule on alleged misconduct and 'acquitting' employees without deliberation or explanation - Whether Industrial Court reached irrational result - Whether award ought to be quashed - Whether misconduct in employment need not amount to crime to justify dismissal
Akira Sales & Services (M) Sdn Bhd v. Nadiah Zee Abdullah & Another Appeal
(Ahmad Maarop CJ (Malaya), Zaharah Ibrahim, Prasad Sandosham Abraham, Jeffrey Tan, Alizatul Khair Osman FCJJ) [2018] 2 CLJ 513 [FC]

LAND LAW

Sale and purchase - Agreement - Allegations of sale of land - Parties did not enter written agreement - Whether there was oral agreement - Whether acts/conduct of parties constituted oral agreement - Whether power of attorney constituted sale and purchase agreement - Contracts Act 1950, s. 30
Tan Ah Kow & Anor v. Tan Chaui En
(Lim Yee Lan, Idrus Harun JJCA, Yeoh Wee Siam J) [2018] 2 CLJ 610 [CA]

LEGAL PROFESSION

Discharge of solicitors - Conflict of interest - Application to disqualify solicitor from representing respondents in winding up proceedings - Preliminary objection - Filing of solicitor's affidavit - Whether there was direction from court for filing of affidavit - Whether there is express provision in Companies (Winding-up) Rules 1972 regarding specific contents and timing of filing of affidavits - Whether there were procedural irregularities - Whether petitioner prejudiced - Whether preliminary objection overruled
Teoh Soo Beng v. Golden Castle City Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Lim Chong Fong J) [2018] 2 CLJ 631 [HC]

Discharge of solicitors - Conflict of interest - Application to disqualify solicitor from representing respondents in winding up proceedings - Whether petitioner had met with solicitor discussing strategies and confidential information - Whether there was liaison between solicitor and petitioner - Failure to particularise details of alleged meeting - Whether petitioner established strong case against solicitor to disqualify him from acting for respondents - Whether solicitor contravened rr. 3, 4 and 5 of Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978
Teoh Soo Beng v. Golden Castle City Sdn Bhd & Ors
(Lim Chong Fong J) [2018] 2 CLJ 631 [HC]

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LNS Article(s)

1. ISLAMIC LAW CONCEPT OF WEALTH CIRCULATION AS PANACEA TO THE SCOURGE OF ECOMOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME IN NIGERIA ^{[Read excerpt]}
   DR OLAGUNJU-IBRAHIM, RIDWAN OLAWALE* [2018] 1 LNS(A) xvii

[2018] 1 LNS(A) xvii



NIGERIA

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ISLAMIC LAW CONCEPT OF WEALTH CIRCULATION AS PANACEA TO
THE SCOURGE OF ECOMOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME IN NIGERIA

DR OLAGUNJU-IBRAHIM RIDWAN OLAWALE*

Abstract

Economic and financial crime refers to non-violent criminal and illicit activity aimed at gaining wealth illegally. Perpetration of this crime always comes with unpleasant implications on the economic stability of affected nations as well as the financial standing of the victim citizens thereat. Nigeria is indeed one of those nations of the world which is badly affected by the scourge of this crime. Attempts to curb this has prompted successive government administrations in the country to develop a number of legal and institutional frameworks but without much succor up till now. The fact that wealth acquisition is a major target of the perpetrators of this crime raises puzzles as to the adequacy and effectiveness of wealth circulation provisions in the Nigerian legal regime. This therefore calls for imminence of the need in this paper to transcend the confines of the Nigeria law and research into how the objective of wealth circulation is being treated in another legal regime, both in theory and practice. The benefit which lies in this exercise is to become familiar with what the system is like in the alien law and to see to what extent the Nigerian law can take useful cue (if any) therefrom.

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* Lecturer 1, Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. E-mail Address: ridwanolagunju@gmail.com,ibrahim.or@unilorin.edu.ng.

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2. NOTIS PEMATUHAN DAN ISU-ISU YANG TERLIBAT DI DALAM PEMERIKSAAN PREMIS PEKERJAAN. RUJUKAN KHUSUS TERHADAP CONVENTION OF LABOUR INSPECTION 1947 (C 81) ^{[Read excerpt]}
   RHYMIE BIN MOHD RAMLI* [2018] 1 LNS(A) xviii

[2018] 1 LNS(A) xviii



MALAYSIA

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NOTIS PEMATUHAN DAN ISU-ISU YANG TERLIBAT DI DALAM PEMERIKSAAN PREMIS PEKERJAAN.
RUJUKAN KHUSUS TERHADAP CONVENTION OF LABOUR INSPECTION 1947 (C 81)

RHYMIE BIN MOHD RAMLI*

1. Aktiviti pemeriksaan premis pekerjaan merupakan salah satu aktiviti penguatkuasaan.^[1] Di dalam pelaksanaan aktiviti tersebut, salah satu komponen yang terlibat di dalam pemeriksan premis pekerjaan ialah pengeluaran syor pematuhan bagi ketidak patuhan yang dikenal pasti oleh pegawai pemeriksa. Menurut statistik bagi tahun 2016, sebanyak 33,788 pemeriksaan premis pekerjaan telah dilaksanakan. Hasil dari pemeriksaan tersebut sebanyak 4,202 notis pematuhan telah dikeluarkan terhadap majikan. Jumlah notis pematuhan yang telah dikeluarkan melibatkan 21.623 kesalahan dari 34 jenis kesalahan.^[2] Dari statistik yang dikemukakan adalah amat jelas peranan pemeriksaan premis pekerjaan sebagai aktiviti teras. Bagi menghuraikan isu tersebut, izinkan saya untuk berkongsi pengetahuan dan pandangan berkaitan isu di atas.

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* LL.B (Hons) UIAM.

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