Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Witness statements

Legal area

Court

13 Oct 2023

BHAVANASH SHARMA A/L GURCHARAN SINGH JAGMOHAN SINGH SANDHU

Citation

W-04(IM)(NCvC)-235-05/2021 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

IM
Case number

W-04(IM)(NCvC)-235-05/2021 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

Court of Appeal held that filing and filing knowingly of a witness statement without consulting or obtaining confirmation from the witness can constitute contempt irrespective of the statement's admissibility at trial; Sessions Court erred in dismissing the committal application on the basis of inadmissibility and academicity; High Court erred in treating the dismissal as an unappealable ruling; appeal allowed, lower courts' decisions set aside, committal application restored and remitted to Sessions Court.
29 Dec 2022

Wong How Kev [Messrs Kev & Co.] James Ding Tse Wen and Jovian Khew Jo-Von [Messrs C H Tay & Partners]

Citation

SAMAN PEMULA NO. WA-24C(ARB)-37-09/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

ARB
Case number

SAMAN PEMULA NO. WA-24C(ARB)-37-09/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

PO 9 represented parties' consensus under s21 Arbitration Act 2005 to treat exchanged witness statements as statutory declarations; WEE waived objections during arbitration; arbitrator acted within procedural bounds and jurisdiction; there was no breach of natural justice or matters outside arbitration scope — therefore Award stands and application to set aside is dismissed.
5 Oct 2022

Chang Yih Chong Modular Construction Technology Sdn. Bhd.

Citation

BA-12BNCvC-10-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-12BNCvC-10-03/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held it made no judgment, order or ruling at the pre-trial case management session and merely recorded the parties' notifications; even if a direction limiting witnesses had been issued such a direction would be within the express case management powers of O.34 r.2(2) and lawful; and in a representative action it is not irregular for only some plaintiffs to give evidence while others do not.
18 Feb 2022

En. Alex Nandaseri De Silva, Cik Quek Yiing Huey, En. Amrit Pal Singh, Cik Angeline Tay Lee Yin & En. Ng Jun Wei. (Tetuan Bodipalar Ponnudurai De Silva Advocate & Solicitors) Pn. Izalina binti Hj. Abdullah & Pn. Nur Ashikin binti Mokhtar (T

Citation

WA-41(Ors)-4-07/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

Ors
Case number

WA-41(Ors)-4-07/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Magistrate erred: where a prosecution witness's s112 CPC statement is offered to the defence after close of the prosecution case, the court may order disclosure under s51 CPC if the twin requirements of necessity and desirability are met; police statements of such offered witnesses are not automatically privileged in this context and English common law disclosure principles apply via s5 CPC; on the facts (advanced age of witness, relevance, potential futility of interview) disclosure of Maurice's s112 statement must be ordered and may be used for impeachment under s113(2).
5 Oct 2020

YACOB BIN AWANG 1. NORAINI BT MOHAMED 2. NUR SHABARIENA BT MAZLITA 3. PENTADBIR TANAH, PEJABAT TANAH DAN JAJAHAN KOTA BHARU 4. KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN

Citation

DA-22NCVC-31-06/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

DA-22NCVC-31-06/2018 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Lampiran 29 was dismissed because it lacked proper intitulement and, on the merits, defendants 1 and 2 repeatedly failed to comply with peremptory unless orders thereby prejudicing the plaintiff; the affidavit in support sworn by the defendants' solicitor contained disputed factual assertions and was therefore improper; Order 1A could not cure the non-compliance. The application is dismissed with costs.
8 Sept 2020

KOMPLEKS PERKAYUAN KELANTAN SDN BHD HUSAM BIN MUSA

Citation

DA-23CY-06-09/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

DA-23CY-06-09/2017 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Because defendant's solicitor was present when the unless order and case management directions were given, the solicitor's knowledge is imputed to the defendant; defendant failed to file witness lists and witness statements as ordered, causing prejudice and demonstrating lack of a meritorious defence, the court properly entered judgment under the rules and refused to set it aside; the stay application was premature as assessment had not occurred.

Malaysia Case Law

BHAVANASH SHARMA A/L GURCHARAN SINGH JAGMOHAN SINGH SANDHU

Wong How Kev [Messrs Kev & Co.] James Ding Tse Wen and Jovian Khew Jo-Von [Messrs C H Tay & Partners]

Chang Yih Chong Modular Construction Technology Sdn. Bhd.

En. Alex Nandaseri De Silva, Cik Quek Yiing Huey, En. Amrit Pal Singh, Cik Angeline Tay Lee Yin & En. Ng Jun Wei. (Tetuan Bodipalar Ponnudurai De Silva Advocate & Solicitors) Pn. Izalina binti Hj. Abdullah & Pn. Nur Ashikin binti Mokhtar (T

YACOB BIN AWANG 1. NORAINI BT MOHAMED 2. NUR SHABARIENA BT MAZLITA 3. PENTADBIR TANAH, PEJABAT TANAH DAN JAJAHAN KOTA BHARU 4. KERAJAAN NEGERI KELANTAN

KOMPLEKS PERKAYUAN KELANTAN SDN BHD HUSAM BIN MUSA