Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Judicial review (certiorari)

Legal area

Court

9 Feb 2024

Tan Lay Peng (Wakil Harta Pusaka Sebelum Ini Iaitu Tan Leong Huat Si Mati Yang Telah Meninggal Dunia Pada 15.03.2022 Bagi Maksud Prosiding Ini Melalui Surat Kuasa Mentadbir Pa-31ncvc-446-05/2022 Bertarikh 21.06.2022) 1. ) RHB BANK BERHAD 2.

Citation

01(f)-10-04/2023(P) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)
Court

f
Case number

01(f)-10-04/2023(P) (Mahkamah Persekutuan)

The applicable legal test for constructive dismissal is the contract test: an employee must prove the employer's conduct amounted to a repudiatory breach or evinced an intention not to be bound by the employment contract; reasonableness may inform factual assessment but is not a separate legal test. The Industrial Court erred by applying the reasonableness/bona fide test rather than the contract test, and the Court of Appeal's quashing of the Industrial Court award is affirmed.
5 Oct 2022

Gopala Krishnan Chettiar A/L Muthu 1. ) SEALAND MARINE INSPECTION AND TESTING (M) SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA

Citation

W-01(A)-419-09/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

A
Case number

W-01(A)-419-09/2020 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

The Court of Appeal held the Industrial Court correctly applied the flexible test for 'workman' and, on the found facts, the Appellant — although a director/shareholder — performed duties and received remuneration consistent with employment and was constructively dismissed on 12 March 2018; the High Court exceeded its supervisory jurisdiction by substituting factual findings and unlawfully quashed the Award; Award reinstated.
8 Feb 2021

HIGHLINE SHIPPING SDN BHD INTAN WAZLIN BINTI AB WAHAB & 39 YANG LAIN

Citation

WA-25-132-03/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-25-132-03/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Court found a prima facie factual and legal nexus between Hub Shipping (in liquidation), EM Shipping, Hubline and Highline (common subsidiary relationships, common directors and secretary, and common CEO signature on termination letter) and that non-substitution/non-joinder would likely render any award ineffective and unenforceable; the Liquidator could not be compelled personally and joining the Liquidator would be unjust; accordingly the Industrial Court did not err in allowing substitution/joinder and the applicants' judicial review applications were dismissed.
20 Jan 2020

ZURICH TAKAFUL MALAYSIA BERHAD 1. MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA. 2. JOHN D'CRUZ A/L G FRANCIS D'CRUZ

Citation

WA-25-395-08/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-25-395-08/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Industrial Court correctly found redundancy was not proven because the claimant's duties and workload continued to exist and were carried out by another employee (Andrea Looi) and by his former subordinates; the employer failed to discharge the burden of proving actual redundancy, therefore dismissal was without just cause or excuse and the High Court will not overturn those factual findings absent illegality or irrationality.
16 Jan 2020

KESATUAN KEBANGSAAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA HOTEL, BAR DAN RESTORAN, SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA. 1. PRIMULA BEACH HOTEL SDN BHD. 2. MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA.

Citation

WA-25-334-07/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-25-334-07/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court declined to disturb the Industrial Court's findings on Articles 10 and 12 because they were not shown to be illegal or plainly irrational, the Union's CPI-based and seniority-proportionate salary revisions were reasonable, the Hotel failed to prove employee agreement to the clean wage system and service charge is a contractual remuneration term that cannot be unilaterally abolished; however the Industrial Court erred in accepting and incorporating unpleaded Article 24(c) monetary caps, which were unreasonable and caused substantial injustice, warranting quashing of that part of…

Malaysia Case Law

Tan Lay Peng (Wakil Harta Pusaka Sebelum Ini Iaitu Tan Leong Huat Si Mati Yang Telah Meninggal Dunia Pada 15.03.2022 Bagi Maksud Prosiding Ini Melalui Surat Kuasa Mentadbir Pa-31ncvc-446-05/2022 Bertarikh 21.06.2022) 1. ) RHB BANK BERHAD 2.

Gopala Krishnan Chettiar A/L Muthu 1. ) SEALAND MARINE INSPECTION AND TESTING (M) SDN BHD 2. ) MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA

HIGHLINE SHIPPING SDN BHD INTAN WAZLIN BINTI AB WAHAB & 39 YANG LAIN

ZURICH TAKAFUL MALAYSIA BERHAD 1. MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA. 2. JOHN D'CRUZ A/L G FRANCIS D'CRUZ

KESATUAN KEBANGSAAN PEKERJA-PEKERJA HOTEL, BAR DAN RESTORAN, SEMENANJUNG MALAYSIA. 1. PRIMULA BEACH HOTEL SDN BHD. 2. MAHKAMAH PERUSAHAAN MALAYSIA.