Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Loss of support

Legal area

Court

25 Mar 2025

CHAI SENG KUEY GINA CHAN CHING PENG sebagai ibu yang sah dan penanggungan kepada ELISA TAN XIN ER simati, untuk diri sendirir

Citation

JA-12B-32-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-12B-32-05/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court dismissed the appeal because the trial court had properly evaluated and accepted credible and unchallenged evidence that the deceased had two sources of income and provided RM5,000 monthly to the claimant, the statutory multiplier of 16 years applied for a deceased under 30, and there was no demonstration that the trial judge acted on any wrong principle or made an unreasonable assessment of damages to justify appellate intervention.
1 Jul 2024

Mohamad Foyaz bin Shamsul Alam (menyaman bagi pihak sendiri dan bagi estet Kamaliah Binti Mat Sari, simati) 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Dr Abu Yazid b. Abu Othman 3. ) Dr Rathimalar a/p Kerisnan 4. ) Dr Munirah bt Mohd Arif Kor 5. ) Dr Rohi

Citation

WA-21NCvC-61-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-21NCvC-61-04/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Omission to name the dependant (daughter) and the nature of her claim in the writ was fatal under s7(7) Civil Law Act 1956, limiting plaintiff to his personal claim under s7; plaintiff failed to prove deceased had income so loss of contribution claim is dismissed; award of loss of support quantified at RM700/month for 16 years (RM134,400) plus statutory bereavement RM10,000 and proved special damages RM25,000.50; claims for value of familial care, pre-trial care, loss of contribution and pre-action legal fees were dismissed; interest and costs awarded as set out.
12 Sept 2023

1. ) AZMI BIN BAHARIM (mendakwa sebagai ibubapa yang sah dan orang tanggungan Muhammad Akmal Syazwi Bin Azmi, simati) 2. ) SHEPIAH BINTI ABD.RASHID (mendakwa sebagai ibubapa yang sah dan orang tanggungan Muhammad Akmal Syazwi Bin Azmi, sima

Citation

NA-A53KJ-133-02/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

NA-A53KJ-133-02/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Court accepted Defendant's account that her car was in the emergency lane with cones and hazard lights but on the balance of probabilities found the deceased/pillion rider contributed the greater share of the negligence; liability apportioned Plaintiffs 75% : Defendant 25%; loss of support assessed under s.7 CLA using multiplier 16 and a one‑third deduction for living expenses; awards made for bereavement, funeral and Third Plaintiff's injuries with interest and costs as specified.
12 Sept 2023

1. ) AZMI BIN BAHARIM (mendakwa sebagai ibubapa yang sah dan orang tanggungan Muhammad Akmal Syazwi Bin Azmi, simati) 2. ) SHEPIAH BINTI ABD.RASHID (mendakwa sebagai ibubapa yang sah dan orang tanggungan Muhammad Akmal Syazwi Bin Azmi, sima

Citation

NA-A53KJ-133-02/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

NA-A53KJ-133-02/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

On the balance of probabilities the Court accepted the Defendant’s account that her vehicle was in the emergency lane with hazard measures but held she failed to take sufficient precautions; liability apportioned Plaintiffs 75% and Defendant 25%; damages assessed under Civil Law Act s7 with applicable deductions and multipliers and interest and costs as ordered.
8 Sept 2023

1. ) HAZELIN NOR BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN ( Menuntut sebagai Isteri dan Anak-Anak Yang Sah serta Orang Tanggungan Simati, MUHAMAD HAZRI BIN ASLIYAS ) 2. ) XXXX 1. ) HASANUDDIN BIN RENTA 2. ) E BROTHERS TRADING SDN BHD

Citation

NA-A53KJ-300-09/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

NA-A53KJ-300-09/2022 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

First Defendant found negligent; Second Defendant vicariously liable. First Defendant’s guilty plea accepted as admissible admission supporting negligence. Court found deceased contributed to accident by failing to keep left, excessive speed and presence of alcohol; apportioned fault as plaintiffs 20% and defendants 80%, reducing recoverable damages accordingly. Loss of support calculated by aggregating deceased’s USIM salary (RM2,525.30) and allowed part‑time workshop income (RM1,500) as reasonably proved, applying multiplier based on Civil Law Act proviso, deducting one‑third for living exp…
6 Sept 2021

1. SOH KIM CHEE sebagai bapa yang sah dan penanggungan kepada SOH YONG HAU simati, untuk diri sendiri 2. CHOON LIANG ENG sebagai ibu yang sah dan penanggungan kepada SOH YONG HAU simati, untuk diri sendiri 1. NAZRI BIN YAHYA 2. VITAL SUN SD

Citation

JA-12B-102-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-12B-102-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The appeal failed because the appellants did not discharge the legal burden to show on balance of probabilities that the Sessions Court's 50:50 apportionment and quantum assessment were wrong; the trial judge properly weighed SP4's neutral investigation, first defendant's corroborated account and physical evidence, applied Section 7 of the Civil Law Act correctly (including lawful deductions and exclusion of speculative bonus), and made no appealable error warranting reversal.
5 Sept 2021

AU MENG KAI 1. GAN SEE SIN, sebagai bapa yang sah dan penanggungan kepada GAN EN TECK, simati, untuk diri sendiri. 2. LIEW NYET YAN, sebagai ibu yang sah dan penanggungan kepada GAN EN TECK, simati, untuk diri sendiri.

Citation

JA-12B-70-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-12B-70-09/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court allowed the appeal because the plaintiffs failed to prove the deceased earned the higher sums claimed; the court must give weight to pleaded figures and reliable documentary evidence (income tax returns) and reject self-serving, uncorroborated vouchers; applying s.7 Civil Law Act and compensatory principle, the proven loss of support to the parents was MYR1,000 per month, not the higher amount awarded by the Sessions Court.
15 Jan 2020

1. NUR HIDAYAH BINTI AHMAD (No. K/P : 890403-08-5078) [merayu sebagai balu yang sah dan orang tanggungan simati, MOHD SHAFIQ BIN SUMAJI) 2. MUHAMMAD ARRIAN EL FAALIQ BIN MOHD SHAFIQ (No. K/P: 550725-01-5231) (seorang budak yang merayu melal

Citation

BA-12B-102-07/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-12B-102-07/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court affirmed the Sessions Court's approach: the trial judge properly computed the deceased's monthly average earnings at RM2,100, permissibly deducted one‑third for personal living expenses from that net figure, rejected unproven claims of other income absent documentary proof, and the resulting award of RM180,000 for loss of support was not manifestly low. The appeal was dismissed with costs.
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.
1 Jan 1900

MUHAMMAD SYAHIR SHAFIR (NO. K/P: 960528-02-5977) ZULFADLI BIN KAMARUDIN (NO. K/P: 920306-07-5075)

Citation

PA-11B-6-01/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

PA-11B-6-01/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The appellate court concluded the objective evidence (brake and drag marks on the admitted Key and Sketch Plan) conclusively supported the defendant's account, thereby overturning the Sessions Court's factual finding on liability; accordingly the defendant was found not liable. On quantum the court held that the multiplicand should not be 100% of proven income and reduced the multiplicand from RM2,000 to RM1,600 per month (80%).