Malaysia Case Law

24 Sept 2019

1.ZAINOR HISHAM BIN AHMAD (sebagai bapa yang sah dan penanggungan kepada MOHAMAD ZAZWAN SHAH BIN ZAINOR HISHAM simati, untuk diri sendiri) 2.SUHAIDA BINTI IBRAHIM (sebagai ibu yang sah dan penanggungan kepada MOHAMAD ZAZWAN BIN ZAINOR HISHA

Citation

JA-12B-93-10/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Court

High Court

Case number

JA-12B-93-10/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court held the Sessions Court misapplied section 7(3) by treating recoverable loss as limited to take‑home pay and, on proper construction and authority, EPF contributions are claimable as part of loss of support even if dependants are not named EPF beneficiaries; applying multiplier 16 and monthly multiplicand MYR404 produced an award of MYR77,568 plus costs MYR2,000.

• Loss of support
• Claimability of epf contributions
• Interpretation of civil law act s7(3)
• Calculation of multiplier and multiplicand

ABDUL GHAFFAR BIN MD AMIN V IBRAHIM BIN YUSOFF & ANOR

Citation

ABDUL GHAFFAR BIN MD AMIN V IBRAHIM BIN YUSOFF & ANOR

Court

Malaysian court

Rule 137 of the Rules of the Federal Court 1995 is procedural only and cannot be construed to confer appellate jurisdiction not provided by statute; because the suit originated in the Sessions Court there is no further appeal to the Federal Court and the Court of Appeal is final in such matters; application for leave under r.137 must be dismissed.

• Appealability
• Jurisdiction of the federal court
• Dependency claims
• Rules of the federal court r.137
• Stare decisis
• Calculation of multiplier and multiplicand