Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Spastik Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan v Low Koh Hwa @ Low Kok Hua (beramal sebagai arkitek bertauliah tunggal di Low & Associates) [2023] 1 AMR 97, CA

Arbitration – Award – Setting aside – Appeal against – Whether High Court erred in setting aside whole award and invoking s 37(3) of the Arbitration Act 2005 ("AA 2005") upon finding part of award was outside and in excess of terms of submission to arbitration – Whether High Court ought to have set aside only that part of award that was in excess of terms of submission to arbitration – Whether arbitrator had breached public policy and s 14 of the AA 2005 – Whether failure to raise any objection to arbitrator's independence or impartiality at the arbitration estops such objection being raised at the High Court – Arbitration Act 2005, ss 14, 15, 37(1)(a)(iv), (b)(ii), (3), 38

Chee Hock Leong & Anor (menyaman bagi pihak mereka sendiri dan bagi pihak semua pekerja-pekerja utama dahulu dan/atau sekarang defendan ke-3 dan anak-anak syarikatnya tidak termasuk defendan pertama dan defendan ke-2 yang terdiri daripada pengurusan tertinggi Eng Teknologi Holdings Bhd dan kumpulan syarikat-syarikat sebelum penswastaannya) v Teh Yong Khoon & 2 Ors [2023] 1 AMR 114, HC

Contract – Breach – Oral promise – Representative action by former employees on behalf of themselves and past and/or present key employees for breach of promise to allocate 10% shareholding upon successful privatisation of company – Whether oral promise in fact made and contract concluded – Whether action not maintainable for failure to identify key employees and to show that they were members of the class as claimed

Paragrene Land Sdn Bhd v Dr Looi Mun Choon & 46 Ors [2023] 1 AMR 127, HC

Tort – Malicious prosecution – Damages – Claim for loss of anticipated profits from cancellation of joint venture project ("JVP") resulting from suit filed for alleged breach of sale and purchase agreements which was subsequently withdrawn and refiled – Whether malicious intent proven – Whether defendants had locus standi to file suit – Whether adverse inference to be drawn for failure to prove existence of JVP and terms of agreement – Whether claim without merit and ought to be struck out – Evidence Act 1950, s 114(g)

Ri-Yaz Hotels and Resorts Sdn Bhd v Dynamics Capital Sdn Bhd [2023] 1 AMR 142, HC

Civil procedure – Striking out – Defence and counterclaim – Alleged non-compliance with court's directions to file witness statements within stipulated time at pre-trial case management stage – Whether alleged non-compliance necessitated striking out of defence/counterclaim – Whether reasonable ground raised to refuse striking out application – Arbitration Act 2005, s 10 – Rules of Court 2012, Order 34 r 2(3)

Siti Zabedah binti Kasim & Anor v ACP Noor Dellhan bin Yahaya & 3 Ors [2023] 1 AMR 161, HC

Civil procedure – Judicial review – Prohibition order – Application for leave for judicial review and order of certiorari to quash prohibition order issued pursuant to s 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC") – Whether prohibition order may be challenged in collateral proceedings – Criminal Procedure Code, s 98, 98(4) – Federal Constitution, Article 10

Civil procedure – Judgments and orders – Prohibition order – Application for leave for judicial review and order of certiorari to quash prohibition order issued pursuant to s 98 of the Criminal Procedure Code ("CPC") – Whether prohibition order may be challenged in collateral proceedings – Criminal Procedure Code, s 98, 98(4) – Federal Constitution, Article 10

Sulomas Sdn Bhd v Excel Metal Industries Sdn Bhd [2023] 1 AMR 170, HC

Civil procedure – Injunctions – Fortuna injunction – Application by debtor to prevent creditor from initiating winding-up proceedings – Whether judgment against debtor pre-condition for initiating winding-up proceedings – Whether Fortuna injunction ought to be granted – Companies Act 2016, ss 465(1)(e), 466(1)(a)