Can an employer come up with a reason to dismiss an employee after the dismissal? Case: MARITIME INTELLIGENCE SDN. BHD. v. TAN AH GEK [2021] 1 LNS 1578 Brief Facts: Maritime Intelligence Sdn Bhd (“the Company”) owns an educational institution named the Netherlands Maritime Institute of Technology (“the Institute”).   Tan Ah Gek (“Jenny”) commencedRead more >

Can an adopted child be given Malaysian citizenship? Case: CHO CHIANG HUAT DAN SATU LAGI v PENDAFTAR BESAR KELAHIRAN DAN KEMATIAN, MALAYSIA [2021] MLJU 1811 Brief Facts: A couple (“the Parents”) of Malaysian citizen adopted a baby born and abandoned at Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur. The Parents then named the baby, ChoRead more >

Is demoting an employee to a position he/she had never held before in a company wrong in law? Case: NG TECK FAY v. MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA & ANOR [2021] 5 MLJ 574 Brief Facts: Ng (“the Employee”) commenced his employment on 11 April 2008 as an assistant general manager with the company at a monthlyRead more >

Is ‘intention to use inside information’ required to be proved for one to be liable for insider trading? Case: SURUHANJAYA SEKURITI MALAYSIA v. SREESANTHAN ELIATHAMBY [2021] 7 CLJ 913 Brief Facts: Sreesanthan (“the Lawyer”) is a corporate lawyer of some considerable repute.   The Securities Commission Malaysia (“the SCM”) sought to make the Lawyer liableRead more >

Can only parts of a statement be defamatory? Case: DATO SRI MOHAMAD SALLEH ISMAIL & ANOR v. NURUL IZZAH ANWAR & ANOR [2021] 4 CLJ 327 Brief Facts: National Feedlot Corporation Sdn Bhd (“NFCorp”) was established in 2007 as the main integrator company of the National Feedlot Centre (“NFC”) to fulfill the Government’s policy andRead more >

Can an Embassy rely on Sovereign Immunity in dismissing an employee unlawfully? Case: SUBRAMANIAM A/L LETCHIMINAN v THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ANOTHER APPEAL [2021] MLJU 805 Brief Facts: Letchimanan (“the Workman”) had been working as a security guard for the USA Embassy (“the Embassy”) since 1998.   On 4.4.2008, the Workman received aRead more >

Are traditional marriages valid in law? Case: LOO BOO CHEAI (PENTADBIR HARTA PUSAKA CHAN KUN HONG, SIMATI) v. CHEN YUH FENG & ORS [2021] MLJU 1346 Brief Facts: Chan (“the Deceased”), and Mrs. Loo were married and registered under the Civil Marriage Ordinance No 44 of 1952 (“CMO”) with 2 children.   It is notRead more >