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Speaker Kedah v ADUN N3 Kota Siputeh: Adakah Keputusan Telah Ada Skripnya?

Speaker Kedah v ADUN N3 Kota Siputeh: Adakah Keputusan Telah Ada Skripnya?

Satu lagi keputusan Mahkamah yang menafsirkan Perlembagaan Negeri menyebelahi pihak Barisan Nasional.

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“Peruntukan” challenge: Leave granted

The grounds of judgment of Aziah Ali J in granting leave to Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj to challenge the “Special Constituency Allocation” given by the Federal Government only to Barisan Nasional MPs.

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Can you set aside a winding up order obtained in default?

Can you set aside a winding up order obtained in default?

The bold Federal Court decision that decided whether you can set aside a winding up order obtained in the absence of the Respondent company. Oh wait, they didn’t do that.

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UKM 4 Judgment: Students can be barred from politics

UKM 4 Judgment: Students can be barred from politics

A commentary of the Kuala Lumpur High Court’s dismissal of the challenge mounted by the infamous UKM 4 against the constitutionality of Section 15(5)(a) of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (Act 30).

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The 377B Decision We Waited For

The Court of Appeal does an about turn and issues its scintillating grounds of judgment on the Abdul Rahim Bin Abd Rahaman appeal about the constitutionality of section 377A and 377B of the Penal Code, and punishment of whipping for males.

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Go to jail for posting offensive annoying comments online

On Thursday, 26 August 2010, the Shah Alam High Court dismissed a challenge by Nor Hisham Osman on the constitutionality of the charge against him under section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1988. The impact of this decision is very wide: any “offensive” communication online made with intent to annoy another person can now be criminalised.

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Making the Government Vicariously Liable

Making the Government Vicariously Liable

A critical commentary about the Federal Court decision of Kerajaan Malaysia v Lay Kee Tee [2009] 1 MLJ 1 concerning its interpretation of section 5 and 6 of the Government Proceeding Act 1956 and its impact on vicarious liability claims against the Government.

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ISA Musical Chairs: High Court judgment in Azzahari & 7 others

ISA Musical Chairs: High Court judgment in Azzahari & 7 others

The grounds of judgment delivered by Dato Hj Ghazali Bin Hj. Cha J on the writ of habeas corpus for 8 detainees held without trial under the ISA for allegedly having links to Al-Qaeda.

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Police’s Duty of Care to Suspects: 15 year-old now paraplegic

Police’s Duty of Care to Suspects: 15 year-old now paraplegic

A consideration of Syarizan Sudirman & Ors v Abdul Rahman Bukit & Anor [2010] 3 CLJ 877 and the extent of a policeman’s duty of care towards a suspect.

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SYABAS, MTUC! – Concession Disclosure Judgment

SYABAS, MTUC! – Concession Disclosure Judgment

On 28 June 2010 the High Court ruled that the SYABAS water concession can be made public, where Judicial Commissioner Hadhariah Syed Ismail held that it was in the public’s interest that the agreement should be disclosed.

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