Perbadanan Pengurusan Sunrise Garden Kondominium v Sunway City (Penang) Sdn Bhd & 2 Ors (and Another Appeal) [2023] 2 AMR 313, FC

Land law – Planning permission – Appeal against – Court of Appeal affirmed planning permission granted by local authority for housing development project on subject land declared as "hill land" under s 3 of the Land Conservation Act 1960 ("the LCA") – Planning permission granted pursuant to Special Projects under the Penang Structure Plan 2020 ("guidelines") without informing neighbouring landowners – Whether guidelines were valid and consistent with statutory provisions of the Town and Country Planning Act 1976 ("TCPA") – Whether utilisation of zoning plan under repealed legislation valid under TCPA – Whether State Planning Committee complied with duty to obtain advice from National Physical Planning Council under s 22(2A) of the TCPA – Whether planning permission granted prior to gazetting of revocation of subject land, contravened provisions of TCPA and LCA – What is meant by right to be "heard" in law under s 21(7) of the TCPA – Land Conservation Act 1960, s 3 – National Land Code 1965 – Town and Country Planning Act 1976, ss 4(5), 10(7), 11, 11(2), 11A, 11B, 21, 21(6), (7), 22, 22(2)(c), (2A)

Statutes – Interpretation – Right to be "heard" in law – Meaning of – Whether literal and grammarian meaning – Whether extends to right to neighbouring landowners to set out objections – Town and Country Planning Act 1976, s 21(7)

Md Said bin Nordin v Public Prosecutor [2023] 2 AMR 389, HC

Road traffic – Driving and offences in connection therewith – Causing death by driving under influence of drugs – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Plea of guilt – Allegation of non-compliance of ss 399(1) and 51A of the Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC") rendering conviction illegal – Whether ss 399(1) and 51A of the CPC applicable when accused pleaded guilty – Criminal Procedure Code, ss 51A, 173(b), 399(1) – Road Transport Act 1987, s 44(1)(a)

Setiausaha, Lembaga Wakaf Hindu Negeri Pulau Pinang & Anor v Lim Kok Seng [2023] 2 AMR 399, HC

Civil procedure – Summary judgment – Appeal – High Court dismissed application seeking summary judgment – High Court dismissed application for summary judgment by virtue of s 68(1) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 – Whether appeal maintainable before the Court of Appeal against High Court's decision – Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s 68(1) – Rules of Court 2012, Order 14, Order 81

Wiradini Development Sdn Bhd v SPNB Aspirasi Sendirian Berhad (and Another Originating Summons) [2023] 2 AMR 407, HC

Arbitration – Award – Enforcement – Breach of contract leading to disputes adjudicated by arbitrator – Cross-applications for enforcement of arbitrator's award and setting aside of same – Whether issue of conflict of interest barred by doctrine of res judicata – Whether arbitrator exceeded jurisdiction in making award – Whether award vitiated by procedural unfairness or impropriety – Whether issue of unjust enrichment a non-starter – Whether arbitrator failed to consider relevant issues, totality of facts and evidence