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Judicial duty to provide reasons
  • 18 Dec 2024

    RAHMAT BIN LING MOHD AJMAL BIN ABDUL JAMIL

    Citation
    CA-12B-2-01/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
    Court
    High Court
    Case number
    CA-12B-2-01/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

    Where trial judge's written grounds were not produced and the judge had retired, the High Court proceeded with a rehearing on the trial record; given the trial record (witness notes, investigator's statements, photographs and diagram) established the respondent was wholly responsible for the accident, the trial court's apportionment (appellant 75% respondent 25%) was unsupported and was set aside and replaced with a finding that the respondent is 100% liable. Remittance for retrial was inappropriate due to excessive delay causing prejudice.