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Published on: Friday, March 05, 2021 By: Bernama Text Size: PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court seven-member bench has ruled that political parties cannot sue individuals for defamation. Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, who chaired the bench, said the court had answered in the negative a legal question posed by Kepong Member of Parliament Lim Lip Eng to strike out a defamation lawsuit which was filed against him by MCA, The question is whether a political party can maintain a suit for defamation in the light of the decision in Goldsmith v Bhoyrul (1998), an English case law which provided that political parties cannot be claimants in defamation suits. ....
PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The Federal Court has ruled on Thursday (March 4) that political parties cannot sue individuals for defamation. Court of Appeal President Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, who chaired a seven-member bench, said the court had answered in the negative to a legal question posed by Kepong MP Lim Lip Eng to strike out a defamation lawsuit filed against him by MCA, The question was whether a political party could maintain a suit for defamation in the light of the decision in Goldsmith v Bhoyrul (1998), an English case which provided that political parties cannot be claimants in defamation suits. In allowing the appeal by Lim, Justice Rohana, set aside the decisions of the High Court and Court of Appeal which dismissed Lim s application to strike out the suit. ....
PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court seven-member bench has ruled that political parties cannot sue individuals for defamation. Court of Appeal President Tan . ....
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RM500,000 fine imposed on Mkini Dotcom apt to serve public interest Federal Court 03 Mar 2021 / 18:34 H. Pix for representational purpose only. PUTRAJAYA: The Federal Court held that the RM500,000 fine imposed on Mkini Dotcom Sdn Bhd, which operates news portal Malaysiakini, for contempt over readers’ comments was the appropriate sentence to serve public interest. In the full grounds of the court’s majority decision, Court of Appeal president Tan Sri Rohana Yusuf, who chaired a seven-member panel, said the sentence would deter others from committing such a crime. “It may deter others from the temptation to commit such a crime where the punishment is negligible, or it may deter that particular criminal from repeating the same crime. ....