MLJ Alerts
MLJ Alerts: Sep 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “… even if there exists a difference of views on any matters at the apex court, the view that is most recently expressed by it (apex court) would prevail.” ~ Abang Iskandar PCA Badan Peguam Malaysia v Yang Berhormat Perdana Menteri Malaysia...
MLJ Alerts: Sep 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “Grandparents undoubtedly hold a distinctive and valuable place within the family dynamics. Their wisdom, experience, and unconditional love often enrich the lives of their grandchildren in profound ways. However, it was crucial to acknowledge...
MLJ Alerts: Aug 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “ The law is settled that the burden that an applicant must discharge to obtain leave is low regardless of the fact whether the application is heard inter parte or ex parte. The leave application is essentially a filter to weed out frivolous or...
MLJ Alerts: Aug 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “ … this court, being a civil court, will not have jurisdiction and accordingly cannot exercise jurisdiction over this matter if this matter were one that involves the renunciation of the Muslim faith. Cases involving the renunciation of the Muslim...
MLJ Alerts: July 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “The powers granted to the courts of law in the area of judicial review are necessary to place limits and curbs on the exercise of powers by those who are colloquially often referred to as ‘Little Napoleons’. These are people who perceive themselves...
MLJ Alerts: July 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “… the plaintiff is under no duty in law to alert or give notice to the public that there were counterfeit products in the marketplace and of the differences between authentic and counterfeit products. The maxim caveat emptor requires purchasers...
MLJ Alerts: June 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “ It is of interest to appreciate that both defamation and malicious falsehood claims are mentioned in the Defamation Act 1957, in particular in its long title which states to be an Act relating to the law of libel and slander and other malicious...
MLJ Alerts: June 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “ In a claim against a company for breach of contract, it is becoming increasing common for the plaintiff to also include as defendants, the directors of the company with the view to make the directors personally liable for the claim based on a...
MLJ Alerts: May 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “Time and again it has been reiterated that the imposition of non-delegable duty of care are highly facts sensitive. Accusations outside of well-established principles to say that such non-delegable duty of care exists needs to be properly scrutinised...
MLJ Alerts: May 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month "Judicial review is generally concerned with the decision making process where the impugned decision is flawed on the ground of procedural impropriety. However, the law has now developed to allow a decision to be challenged on grounds of illegality...
MLJ Alerts: April 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “ Every person has a different quality and character. Some will take longer time and some will take shorter time to change. Some will never change, like a leopard cannot change its spots. Perhaps Parliament had this in mind and in its wisdom did...
MLJ Alerts: April 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “ Vendors and purchasers of properties place their total trust on the expertise, advice and acts of their conveyancing lawyers to help them complete the tasks of property conveyancing transactions that they are involved in. In this regard, the...
MLJ Alerts: March 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “… as we (the court) said earlier, there is no requirement to obtain a conviction for a money laundering offence under s 4(1) of the AMLATFPUAA (Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Act 2001) against any individual...
MLJ Alerts: March 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “As a public charitable trust is defined by its purpose, anyone able to show a sufficient nexus to the purpose may commence such an action or to intervene in such an action, provided the written consent of the AG (Attorney General) is obtained...
MLJ Alerts: February 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “… what remains paramount in the right to a fair trial is the principle of equality of arms. The accused, who must always be presumed innocent, must have every reasonable opportunity of defending himself by putting his best case forward, being...
MLJ Alerts: February 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “In a trust for conversion, the beneficiary is entitled under the trust not to the assets comprised in the trust itself, but to the proceeds of the sale of such assets, after deducting the liabilities of the estate. Where a legatee is beneficially...
MLJ Alerts: January 2024 (Appellate Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “The applicant in the defendant cannot submit itself to the court’s jurisdiction and surrender to it in applying to strike out the plaintiff’s claim and yet at the same time apply for a stay of the proceedings should it not succeed in the striking...
MLJ Alerts: January 2024 (High Court)
The Malayan Law Journal Alerts is a complimentary blog series that brings the most recently published case reports powered by Lexis+ ® Malaysia . Quote of the Month “… s 498 is an archaic and anachronistic provision which comes from an unfortunate bygone Victorian era when women were regarded as the personal property of men or even an extension of men not unlike how slaves were treated for a long time until...