Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Psychiatric injury

Legal area

Court

25 Sept 2025

Arzanna Binti Abdullah 1. ) Ambank (M) Sdn Bhd 2. ) Kasha Parking Sdn Bhd 3. ) La Ode Ardi Rasila

Citation

BA-12B-70-10/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-12B-70-10/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Bank (defendant first) not liable—no reasonable foreseeability or sufficient nexus; security company (defendant second) liable vicariously for the security guard's intentional killing because the employer created the employment conditions and risk enabling the guard to be armed and act in the course of employment; plaintiff's medical termination was lawful; plaintiff entitled to damages against defendant second as quantified by the court.
8 May 2025

1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN 3. ) DR KHAIRUL BAHARIN BIN MOHD BAHARUDDIN 4. ) DR EDWARD DANIEL A/L JACOB 5. ) KASMANI BIN KADIR 6. ) AHMAD HAILME BI

Citation

AA-21NCvC-18-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

AA-21NCvC-18-06/2021 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

On disclosure of pregnancy the employer had a statutory and common law duty to assess occupational risk and implement reasonable accommodations; the employer breached that duty by failing to conduct a risk assessment and by unreasonably requiring formal documentation for light duty; that omission materially increased the risk of miscarriage and caused foreseeable psychiatric injury; the Government is vicariously liable for its officers' breaches; plaintiffs entitled to damages including special, general, aggravated, future IVF costs, costs and interest.
17 May 2024

1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA 3. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL SELAYANG 4. ) DR GEORGE CHOO EANG LENG 5. ) DR FONG VOON YEN 6. ) DR ARUN ARUNASALAM 7. ) DR NURUL ATHIRAH MOHD ZULKIFLI 8. ) DR NOOR ILIATI IBRAHIM BHASKARAN

Citation

BA-12B-27-04/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-12B-27-04/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The appellate court found no error of law or insufficient judicial appreciation of evidence by the Sessions Court; the general damages award of RM300,000 falls within established ranges for reproductive loss plus psychiatric injury and is supported by precedents; future medical expenses of RM7,610 are reasonable given claimant's justified preference for private care due to loss of trust; aggravated damages of RM200,000 are appropriate due to non-disclosure of internal investigation report and prolonged delay in admitting liability; costs were reduced to reflect overlap with aggravated damages…
22 Apr 2024

1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Khor Xin Yun 3. ) Wong Wei Lin 4. ) Nurul Izzah Che Jusoh 5. ) Mohd Khairur Razikin bin Ramlan 6. ) See Jing Kai 7. ) Mohd Syazwan Mohd Rosli 8. ) Farah Natasha Abdul Rasid 9. ) Mohd Nazaluddin Mat Nazir 10. ) Kh

Citation

B-01(NCvC)(W)-556-08/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)
Court

NCvC
Case number

B-01(NCvC)(W)-556-08/2022 (Mahkamah Rayuan)

Affirmed the High Court's assessment of general damages at RM260,000 based on multiple surgeries, bladder perforation and psychiatric injury; reduced aggravated damages from RM150,000 to RM80,000 because the conduct did not reach the exceptional, contumelious level required for a higher award; affirmed global getting‑up and out‑of‑pocket award of RM150,000 given the stage of proceedings and preparatory work; awarded costs of RM15,000 to the respondent subject to allocatur.
26 Sept 2022

NA-A53KJ-580-12/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Citation

NA-A53KJ-580-12/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)
Court

Sessions Court
Case number

NA-A53KJ-580-12/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

The court held that although the closed fracture of the radius/ulna and the distal radioulnar joint disruption occur in the same limb, they produce different functional deficits and therefore warrant separate awards; specialist evidence justified separate sums for general damages and for specified future medical procedures, and the contested assertions that certain procedures were free were rejected, resulting in awards for those future treatments; interest and costs were ordered as per the court's stated rates.
1 Jul 2022

Norfazlin binti Zamani 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Khor Xin Yun 3. ) Wong Wei Lin 4. ) Nurul Izzah Che Jusoh 5. ) Mohd Khairur Razikin bin Ramlan 6. ) See Jing Kai 7. ) Mohd Syazwan Mohd Rosli 8. ) Farah Natasha Abdul Rasid 9. ) Mohd Nazalu

Citation

BA-21NCvC-48-08/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-21NCvC-48-08/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Liability admitted by Defendant; court awarded RM260,000 general damages for pain and suffering and loss of amenities (including psychiatric injury), RM60,000 for future surgeries (two operations at RM30,000 each), special damages allowed: RM3,640 hospital expenses, RM1,250 travel expenses, RM15,000 loss of income, RM2,500 care by family; combined getting-up and out-of-pocket expenses awarded RM150,000; aggravated damages awarded RM150,000 for conduct including delayed admission of liability and deficiencies in care; interest awarded: 4% p.a. on special damages from 28.8.2016 to judgment, 8%…

Malaysia Case Law

Arzanna Binti Abdullah 1. ) Ambank (M) Sdn Bhd 2. ) Kasha Parking Sdn Bhd 3. ) La Ode Ardi Rasila

1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN 3. ) DR KHAIRUL BAHARIN BIN MOHD BAHARUDDIN 4. ) DR EDWARD DANIEL A/L JACOB 5. ) KASMANI BIN KADIR 6. ) AHMAD HAILME BI

1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN MALAYSIA 3. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL SELAYANG 4. ) DR GEORGE CHOO EANG LENG 5. ) DR FONG VOON YEN 6. ) DR ARUN ARUNASALAM 7. ) DR NURUL ATHIRAH MOHD ZULKIFLI 8. ) DR NOOR ILIATI IBRAHIM BHASKARAN

1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Khor Xin Yun 3. ) Wong Wei Lin 4. ) Nurul Izzah Che Jusoh 5. ) Mohd Khairur Razikin bin Ramlan 6. ) See Jing Kai 7. ) Mohd Syazwan Mohd Rosli 8. ) Farah Natasha Abdul Rasid 9. ) Mohd Nazaluddin Mat Nazir 10. ) Kh

NA-A53KJ-580-12/2021 (Mahkamah Sesyen)

Norfazlin binti Zamani 1. ) Kerajaan Malaysia 2. ) Khor Xin Yun 3. ) Wong Wei Lin 4. ) Nurul Izzah Che Jusoh 5. ) Mohd Khairur Razikin bin Ramlan 6. ) See Jing Kai 7. ) Mohd Syazwan Mohd Rosli 8. ) Farah Natasha Abdul Rasid 9. ) Mohd Nazalu