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Cases - 2000

  1. MBf Property Services Sdn Bhd & Anor v. Balasubramaniam a/l K Arumugam
    25 January  2000 - Court of Appeal
     Civil Appeal No W-02-714-97
    CONTRACT: Construction of terms - Sale and purchase Agreement - Loan Agreement - Contemporaneous Agreement absolving respondent from paying interest on loan until Certificate of Fitness issued - Whether agreements to be read as a whole - Proper effect
     

  2. MAJOR INDAH SDN BHD V. HOMENG REALTY SDN BHD
    ( 19 FEBRUARY 2000 ) HIGH COURT [KUALA LUMPUR]
    [GUAMAN SIVIL NO: D1 - 22 - 2415 TAHUN 1999]
    CONTRACT - Joint Venture Agreement - breach
    CIVIL PROCEDURE: Application for interlocutory injunction [Application allowed with costs in the cause]

     

  3. Bank Utama (Malaysia) Bhd & Anor. V. Kabuli Sdn Bhd 
    17 MARCH 2000 - HIGH COURT KUCHING
    [ORIGINATING SUMMONS NO. 24-233-98-II]

    CONTRACT - breach - abandoned project
    CIVIL PROCEDURE - application for appointment of Receivers and Managers[Application allowed with costs]
     

  4. Kwan Kwok Kwong & Anor v. Trenolo Resources Sdn Bhd
    29 JUNE 2000 - HIGH COURT MALAYA, MUAR
    [ORIGINATING MOTION NO: 24(L) 709-1999]

    LAND LAW: Housing developers - Sale and purchase agreement - Land subject to encumbrance - Whether land "discharged" from encumbrance upon payment of full purchase price
     

  5. Ho Siew Choong v. On-Kward Realty Sdn Bhd & Anor
    29 JUNE 2000 - HIGH COURT MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR
    [CIVIL NO: S2-22-39-98]
    TORT:
    Nuisance - Defendant cutting off water supply - Whether constituted nuisance TORT: Nuisance - Defendant cutting off water supply - Nature of damages to be awarded
     

  6. Lew Yoke Leng & Ors v. Sykt Kar King Sdn Bhd  
    07 AUGUST 2000 -  HIGH COURT MALAYA, IPOH
    [CIVIL APPEAL NO: 11-72-1999]

    CONTRACT: Building contract - Delivery of vacant possession - Water and electricity, whether must be connected to house - Whether connection of electricity to substation sufficient - Electricity not connected to house within contractual period - Whether developer liable to pay liquidated damages - Certificate of fitness of occupation not obtained within contractual period - Whether a valid excuse for not connecting electricity to house
     

  7. Kausar Corporation Sdn Bhd v. Teh Yew Choong
     03 AUGUST 2000 - HIGH COURT KUALA LUMPUR
    RAYUAN SIVIL NO. R2-12-28-2000

    CIVIL PROCEDURE - limitation period for application to set aside the Judgment in Default - Limitation Act 1953[]
     

  8. Steven Phoa Cheng Loon & Ors v. Highland Properties Sdn Bhd & Ors
    11 AUGUST 2000 -  HIGH COURT MALAYA, KUALA LUMPUR
    [CIVIL SUIT NO: S5-21-174-1996]

    CIVIL PROCEDURE: Action - Party - Locus Standi - Rights in property assigned to another - Whether assignment absolute - Whether has right to sue in own name
    CIVIL PROCEDURE: Action - Party - Wrong party cited - Failure to name particular officer alleged to have committed the wrong - Whether action should fail - Whether provision of legislation not complied with - Government Proceedings Act 1956, ss. 5, 6(1),(4), 18 - National Land Code 1965, ss. 16(2), 49 - Water Act 1920, s. 3
    TORT: Negligence - Professional Negligence - Architect - Not qualified - Standard of reasonable competent architect
    TORT: Negligence - Professional Negligence - Engineer - Standard of care
    TORT: Negligence - Duty of care - Developer - Appointment of consultant - Duty to ensure consultant competent
    TORT: Negligence - Independent contractor - Whether employer not liable for independent contractor's act - Whether works extra hazardous in nature - When exception to general rule applies
    TORT: Nuisance - Right to sue - Whether has to be registered owner
    TORT: Damages - Negligence - Pure economic loss - Whether claimable
    LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Negligence - Acts found to be negligent - Whether acts or omission fall within s. 95(2) Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 - Whether immunity applies
    EVIDENCE: Documentary evidence - Public documents - Person involved in forming the finding not called to testify - Basis to be considered - Evidence Act 1950, s.74
    LIMITATION: Commencement of action - Filing of writ within period - Whether statute barred - Damages still continuing - Time has not started to run - Public Authorities Protection Act 1948, s. 2
     

  9. Max-Benefit Sdn Bhd v Phuah Thean An & Anor
    16 OCTOBER 2000 - HIGH COURT KUALA LUMPUR
     Civil Appeal No W-02-714-97

    Civil Law Act - Assignment - Absolute assignment - Whether there was absolute assignment - Whether plaintiffs entitled to sue in own names - Civil Law Act 1956s 4(3)
    Land Law
    - Housing developers - Damages for late delivery - Delay in completion - Whether plaintiff could bring action for late delivery damages - Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 Schedule G

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