Eversendai Construction (M) Sdn Bhd & Anor v Savithri a/p Vello [2022] 7 AMR 869, CA
Labour law – Employment – Constructive dismissal – Judicial review – Appeal against High Court's decision quashing part of Industrial Court's award – Backwages deducted by 70% despite upholding constructive dismissal – Whether High Court fell into error in quashing Industrial Court's award qua backwages deduction – Whether matters pertaining to discretion of Industrial Court amenable to judicial review – Industrial Relations Act 1967, ss 20(3), 30(5), item 3 of Second Schedule

Pengarah Tanah dan Galian Negeri Selangor & 3 Ors v Nusa Kota Sdn Bhd [2022] 7 AMR 887, CA
Land law – Ownership – Temporary document of title issued – Disputes on size of land alienated – Whether sizes of subject lands reflected in qualified title final and absolute – Whether registered proprietor's title absolutely indefeasible without issuance of final title under s 92(1) of the National Land Code – Whether order for resurvey of subject lands could be granted in absence of finality of approved plan for issuance of final title – Whether any claim could be granted against fourth appellant after the same being struck out by court – Whether claim granted against fourth appellant in contradiction to striking out order – National Land Code, ss 77(2)(a), 83(3), 84, 89, 92(1), 176, 176(2)(a), 177, 340(1), (2), 396, 396(2)

Khairuddin bin Abu Hassan v Wan Aeidil bin Wan Abdullah & 7 Ors [2022] 7 AMR 905, HC
Tort – Malicious prosecution – Damages – Plaintiff lodged reports in foreign countries involved in 1MDB issue due to inaction from local authority – Complainant lodged police report on plaintiff's actions – Plaintiff arrested under s 4(1) of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 and charged under s 124L of the Penal Code – Whether there was malicious prosecution – Whether there was "credible information" or "reasonable suspicion" in causing plaintiff's arrest – Whether plaintiff entitled to damages – Criminal Procedure Code, s 117 – Federal Constitution, Articles 5, 9, 10, 13 – Penal Code, ss 124C, 124K, 124L – Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, s 4(1), (2), (5)

Tort – Unlawful detention – Damages – Plaintiff lodged reports in foreign countries involved in 1MDB issue due to inaction from local authority – Complainant lodged police report on plaintiff's actions – Plaintiff arrested under s 4(1) of the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 and charged under s 124L of the Penal Code – Whether there was unlawful detention – Whether there was "credible information" or "reasonable suspicion" in causing plaintiff's arrest – Whether plaintiff entitled to damages – Criminal Procedure Code, s 117 – Federal Constitution, Articles 5, 9, 10, 13 – Penal Code, ss 124C, 124K, 124L – Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, s 4(1), (2), (5)

PBLT Sdn Bhd v Sharikat Galian Razak Sdn Bhd [2022] 7 AMR 953, HC
Arbitration – Award – Setting aside – Defendant applying to strike out plaintiff's originating summons ("OS") to set aside award – Whether OS filed outside time limit prescribed in s 37(4) of the Arbitration Act 2005 and plainly and obviously unsustainable – Date from which prescribed time limit to be computed – Arbitration Act 2005, ss 37, 37(4), 38 – Rules of Court 2012, Order 18 r 19(1)(a), (b), (d), Order 69 r 5(1)

Civil procedure – Striking out – Originating summons – Application vide originating summons ("OS") to set aside arbitration award – Whether OS filed outside time limit prescribed in s 37(4) of the Arbitration Act 2005 and plainly and obviously unsustainable – Date from which prescribed time limit to be computed – Arbitration Act 2005, ss 37, 37(4), 38 – Rules of Court 2012, Order 18 r 19(1)(a), (b), (d) – Order 69 r 5(1)

Tan Sooh Moi & Anor v Lim Gan Lee [2022] 7 AMR 963, HC
Civil procedure – Striking out – Writ and statement of claim – Claims for repayment of friendly loan and lease sum respectively under separate and unrelated contracts entered into with defendant – Amounts claimed fell within monetary jurisdiction of Sessions and Magistrate's Courts – Whether claims may be combined and filed in single suit in High Court – Whether claims time barred – Whether second plaintiff lacked locus standi to file claim – Whether contracts were illegal moneylending agreements, unlawful and unenforceable – Whether claim obviously unsustainable – Contracts Act 1950, s 24 – Moneylenders Act 1951, s 15 – Rules of Court 2012, Order 15 r 4(1), Order 18 r 19(1)(b), (c)