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Kuala Lumpur: The High Court here has dismissed a bid by a Lebanese jeweller to enter a summary judgment against Rosmah Mansor in a lawsuit filed over jewellery valued at US$14.57 million.
This monthly report is compiled and briefly summarised by a group of lawyers on a voluntary basis for the benefit of readers of The Edge. Please consult your own lawyers if you need advice on the cases, issues and related matters highlighted here. PERSONAL LAWS AND JURISDICTION OF SECULAR AND SYARIAH COURTS Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution (‘Constitution’), read together with the Ninth Schedule, List II, Item 1 of the State List, provides that secular courts ‘shall not have jurisdiction in respect of any matter within the jurisdiction of the Syariah courts’ (‘State...
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): The High Court here today granted leave for budget airline AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) to hold meetings with its creditors. The court has also separated the 14 creditors into three different classifications — the first being Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the second consists of the other creditors, and the third being aircraft maker Airbus. The decision today was made by Judicial Commissioner Ong Chee Kwan via video proceedings. In his decision, Ong surmised that the case does not involve ‘proprietary claims’ of the creditors nor does it involve alteration of the ...
Published on: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 By: FMT Text Size: Chang Kim Loong (third from left) with lawyers Kok Kean Kang, Viola D Cruz, Andy KL Wong and Rex RS Wong in court last year. The purchasers have won a landmark judgment. (Chang Kim Loong pic) - FMT PUTRAJAYA: The calculation for late delivery payment to house buyers begins from the date the booking fee is paid, and not when the sale and purchase agreement (SPA) is signed, the Federal Court ruled today. Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat said the Housing Development (Control & Licensing) 1966 and its subsidiary laws were social leg...
house Jan21 PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court ruled in favour of house buyers concerning the calculation of liquidated ascertained damages (LAD) to be paid by housing developers in late delivery of vacant possession of their units. A five-member bench led by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, in a unanimous decision on Tuesday, ruled that the LAD payable by housing developers to purchasers for the late delivery of vacant possession of units in a housing project must begin from the date of payment of booking fees and not from the date of the sale and purchase agreement. Justice Tengku Maimun...