Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Causation (material contribution)

Legal area

Court

8 May 2025

1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN 3. ) DR KHAIRUL BAHARIN BIN MOHD BAHARUDDIN 4. ) DR EDWARD DANIEL A/L JACOB 5. ) KASMANI BIN KADIR 6. ) AHMAD HAILME BI

Citation

AA-21NCvC-18-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

AA-21NCvC-18-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

On disclosure of pregnancy the employer had a statutory and common law duty to assess occupational risk and implement reasonable accommodations; the employer breached that duty by failing to conduct a risk assessment and by unreasonably requiring formal documentation for light duty; that omission materially increased the risk of miscarriage and caused foreseeable psychiatric injury; the Government is vicariously liable for its officers' breaches; plaintiffs entitled to damages including special, general, aggravated, future IVF costs, costs and interest.
19 Jan 2023

GAN HONG HENG (mendakwa sebagai pentadbir harta pusaka GAN HONG WEE, simati) 1. ) DR CHANDRAN A/L GNANAPPAH 2. ) ASSUNTA HOSPITAL

Citation

BA-22NCVC-250-04/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-22NCVC-250-04/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Court held defendants breached duties: First Defendant failed to give adequate information and proceeded with an improper, elective sinus surgery based on an incorrect diagnosis which materially contributed to the deceased's deterioration; Second Defendant owed a non-delegable duty and was vicariously and directly liable for failures of the First Defendant and the hospital's disclosure obligations; plaintiff established causation on balance of probabilities and is entitled to damages and costs; Second Defendant entitled to contractual indemnity (80%) from First Defendant, with Second Defendan…

Malaysia Case Law

1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN 3. ) DR KHAIRUL BAHARIN BIN MOHD BAHARUDDIN 4. ) DR EDWARD DANIEL A/L JACOB 5. ) KASMANI BIN KADIR 6. ) AHMAD HAILME BI

GAN HONG HENG (mendakwa sebagai pentadbir harta pusaka GAN HONG WEE, simati) 1. ) DR CHANDRAN A/L GNANAPPAH 2. ) ASSUNTA HOSPITAL