“What is the effect of a nomination done at KWSP?” Case: DIVYYA MANCHAP v LEMBAGA KUMPULAN WANG SIMPANAN PEKERJA [2024] 5 MLRH 406 Brief Facts: Divyaa Manchap (“Divyaa”) brought a claim against Lembaga Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja, (“KWSP”) with regards to the distribution of her late father, Manchap a/l Suppiah’s (“Manchap”) estate. Manchap (“Deceased”) hadRead more
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“What determines if an employee has been constructively dismissed?” Case: TAN LAY PENG V RHB BANK BERHAD & ANOR [2024] 5 MLRA 171 Brief Facts: On 13 June 2011, the Appellant, Mr Tan was employed by RHB Bank Berhad (“the Bank”) as its Operations Head, Thailand Operations in Bangkok. The terms of the employment wereRead more
“Who is liable when an employee forges cheques and cheats its Employer? The Employer? The Bank who helped cash the cheques? Or Both?” Case: STARFISH HOLDINGS SDN BHD V HONG LEONG BANK BERHAD & ANOR [2024]4 MLRA 526 Brief Facts: The Appellant, Starfish Holdings Sdn Bhd (“Starfish”) is a private limited company and the customerRead more
“Whether Sunway Putra Hotel was liable to the Plaintiffs for the death of their son who drowned in the Hotel swimming pool?” Case: QI QIAOXIAN & ANOR v SUNWAY PUTRA HOTEL SDN BHD [2024] 4 MLRA 49 Brief Facts: The Plaintiff in this case the family of Qi Qiaoxian a 22 year old citizen fromRead more
“Which Court has the jurisdiction to determine a person seeking a declaration that she is not a person professing the religion of Islam? Who has the jurisdiction in determining this question?” Case: DAHLIA DHAIMA ABDULLAH V MAJLIS AGAMA ISLAM SELANGOR (MAIS) & ANOTHER APPEAL [2024] 4 MLRA 453 Brief Facts: The Appellant, Dahlia Dhaima AbdullahRead more
“When does time start to run for a claim to be brought pursuant to an Agreement? Is it the date of the Agreement? Or the date damages were suffered?” Case: JULIAN CHONG SOOK KEOK & ANOR V LEE KIM NOOR & ANOR [2024] 4 MLRA 131 Brief Facts: The 1st Appellant, Julian Chong (‘Julian’) andRead more
“What is from the duty of residential schools and the management with regards to an assault on their student i.e. bullying towards students?” Case: AHMAD IKHWAN BIN AHMAD FAUZI V MOHD FAHIMI BIN ENDUT & ORS AND ANOTHER APPEAL [2024] CLJU 608 Brief Facts: Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (SESMA) Kuala Terengganu is a governmentRead more
“What is the duty of CTOS in maintaining the credit information of the public?” Case: SURIATI MOHD YUSOF V CTOS DATA SYSTEMS SDN BHD [2024] 3 MLRH 688 Brief Facts: The Plaintiff, Suriati Mohd Yusof (“Suriati”) was at the material time the Director and shareholder of Keranji Beach Resort Sdn Bhd (“the Resort”) situated inRead more
Whether the termination was without just cause and excuse; and Whether the Industrial Court has the jurisdiction to inquire into the reference and award any damages or relief when the 1st Respondent had testified, he did not wish to be reinstated. Case: MELIPOLY ENTERPRISE SDN BHD V ONG HONG YEOK AND MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA [W-01(A)-736-12/2021]Read more
Two questions of law were posed before the High Court: Whether the determination and imposition of the different rates of maintenance charges and contribution to the sinking fund between apartment parcels and commercial parcels by the developer, during the preliminary management period was valid in law i.e. the period between the delivery of vacant possessionRead more
