Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Burden of proof (s.101 evidence act 1950)

Legal area

Court

26 Aug 2025

HOH YOON FATT 1. ) MOHAMAD ZAIDI BIN MOHAMED REMLY 2. ) NURATIKAH BINTI MOHD NADZRI

Citation

CA-A73KJ-383-11/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

CA-A73KJ-383-11/2023 (Mahkamah Majistret)

Defendants held 90% liable. Court accepted plaintiff's contemporaneous physical inspection adjuster report as credible and supported by receipts and photos and rejected defendants' later documentary-only report; therefore plaintiff proved special damages of RM798.70 and repair costs of RM15,393.39 on balance of probabilities, but failed to prove loss of use (RM750) and diminution (RM3,000); award of RM16,192.09 entered with interest and costs on scale KKM 2012.
31 Jan 2024

Kamarudin Bin Mohd Daud 1. ) Roslinda Binti Dahili 2. ) Rozzlynn Resources

Citation

CA-A73KJ-72-02/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)
Court

Magistrates' Court
Case number

CA-A73KJ-72-02/2022 (Mahkamah Majistret)

On the balance of probabilities the driver (Defendant First) was 80% liable because he stopped/parked the forklift on a main thoroughfare without warning signage or adequate traffic control, creating an unlawful obstruction; the plaintiff was 20% contributorily negligent for excess speed/inattention; plaintiff entitled to general damages RM24,000 and special damages RM551 with specified interest and costs.
11 Oct 2022

BLUE OCEAN TRANSFORMATION SDN. BHD. 1. ) PENGERUSI LEMBAGA PELAWAT SEKOLAH TUNAS BAKTI TELUK AIR TAWAR, BUTTERWORTH (STBTAT) 2. ) PENGETUA SEKOLAH TUNAS BAKTI TELUK AIR TAWAR, BUTTERWORTH 3. ) Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) 4. ) Kerajaa

Citation

PB-B52NCvC-7-02/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

PB-B52NCvC-7-02/2020 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

The court found the written agreement, appointment letter and proposal were void for uncertainty under s.30 Contract Act 1950 because essential terms (site, scope, specifications, pricing and payment schedule, authority to bind federal assets) were not sufficiently certain; accordingly defendants did not commit actionable breach, plaintiff failed to prove actual loss causally attributable to any breach under s.74 and privity/statutory constraints precluded liability by certain defendants; claim dismissed and no costs order was made.

Malaysia Case Law

HOH YOON FATT 1. ) MOHAMAD ZAIDI BIN MOHAMED REMLY 2. ) NURATIKAH BINTI MOHD NADZRI

Kamarudin Bin Mohd Daud 1. ) Roslinda Binti Dahili 2. ) Rozzlynn Resources

BLUE OCEAN TRANSFORMATION SDN. BHD. 1. ) PENGERUSI LEMBAGA PELAWAT SEKOLAH TUNAS BAKTI TELUK AIR TAWAR, BUTTERWORTH (STBTAT) 2. ) PENGETUA SEKOLAH TUNAS BAKTI TELUK AIR TAWAR, BUTTERWORTH 3. ) Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) 4. ) Kerajaa