Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Legal profession (practice and etiquette) rules 1978

Legal area

Court

13 Oct 2023

SHAJAHAAN PREM BIN ABDULLAH 1. ) ABDUL MALEK BIN MOHAMED ISMAIL 2. ) PATHMAGANI A/P R.M.IBRAHIM 3. ) MUHAMMAD VICTOR BIN ABDULLAH 4. ) ZAIRA HARYANTI BINTI ZAKARIAH

Citation

BA-23NCvC-3-01/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-23NCvC-3-01/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Counsel were disqualified because they had previously acted for a party in the related Suit 417 and therefore were likely to possess confidential information, create a conflict of interest and potentially be witnesses in the present action, engaging Rules 3 and 5 of the LP(P&E) Rules 1978 and justifying the drastic remedy of disqualification.
9 Feb 2021

1. KARAMJIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 2. BALJIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 3. AMARJIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 1. KIRAT SINGH SANDHU A/L MANCHARANJIT SINGH 2. JASRAJ SINGH SANDHU 3. MALKIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 4. JARANJIT KAUR A/P SAPURAN SINGH 5. NIM

Citation

JB-22NCVC-42-06/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JB-22NCVC-42-06/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Court allowed the application to disqualify Mr CC Quek because his admitted prior contact with the 3rd Defendant placed him in a position where he may be a material witness and/or possessed confidential information, creating an appearance of conflict and embarrassment under the Legal Profession (Practice and Etiquette) Rules 1978; the court exercised its inherent jurisdiction and balanced the right to counsel of choice against the interests of fairness and public confidence, concluding disqualification was necessary.

Malaysia Case Law

SHAJAHAAN PREM BIN ABDULLAH 1. ) ABDUL MALEK BIN MOHAMED ISMAIL 2. ) PATHMAGANI A/P R.M.IBRAHIM 3. ) MUHAMMAD VICTOR BIN ABDULLAH 4. ) ZAIRA HARYANTI BINTI ZAKARIAH

1. KARAMJIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 2. BALJIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 3. AMARJIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 1. KIRAT SINGH SANDHU A/L MANCHARANJIT SINGH 2. JASRAJ SINGH SANDHU 3. MALKIT SINGH A/L SARUP SINGH 4. JARANJIT KAUR A/P SAPURAN SINGH 5. NIM