31 Jul 1989
PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD AND OTHERS v. GEORGE TAN SOON GIN
- Citation
- PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD AND OTHERS v. GEORGE TAN SOON GIN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV58/1989
The Court upheld the exercise of the trial judge's discretion to stay the civil proceedings: the judge properly balanced the competing interests, correctly afforded significant weight to the defendant's right to silence and potential prejudice to criminal proceedings, and his decision was within the range of reasonable judicial choices; accordingly the appeal to set aside the stays is dismissed, with a direction that the position be reviewed if criminal proceedings are not ready within six months.