Lee Yeok Fong & 2 Ors v Khoo Teng Keat & Anor (kedua-dua sebagai pemegang-pemegang amanah kepada harta pusaka Khoo Thean Teik, si mati) [2023] 7 AMR 425, CA

Contract – Breach – Agreement – Nature of – High Court affirmed Sessions Court order allowing landowners' claim for vacant possession of land from occupiers – Land occupied pursuant to agreement with previous trustees of land – Whether agreement lease agreement or licence agreement – Whether landowners ought to be granted vacant possession of land

Land law – Ownership – Possession of land – High Court affirmed Sessions Court order allowing landowners' claim for vacant possession of land from occupiers – Land occupied pursuant to agreement with previous trustees of land – Whether agreement lease agreement or licence agreement – Whether landowners ought to be granted vacant possession of land – National Land Code, s 221(3)(b)

Tania Scivetti (pemilik tunggal, Messrs Scivetti & Associates) v Majlis Peguam & 2 Ors [2023] 7 AMR 434, CA

Professions – Advocates and solicitors – Disciplinary proceedings – Complaint lodged against advocate and solicitor for allegedly instructing legal clerk not registered as solicitor with Bar Council to represent client in hearing – Delay by Disciplinary Committee ("DC") to inquire into complaint – Preliminary objection on time limitation dismissed by Disciplinary Board and inquiry proceeded – Injunctive and declaratory reliefs sought to declare DC's inquiry unlawful and to restrain DC from proceeding with inquiry – Whether application premature – Whether alleged breach of s 99(3A) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 ("the LPA") a non-issue – Whether declaratory relief ought to be granted after finding of breach of s 103B of the LPA by DC – Legal Profession Act 1976, ss 99(3A), 100, 103B, 103B(1)

Fumakilla Limited v The Registrar of Trademarks [2023] 7 AMR 455, HC

Intellectual property – Trade marks – Registration – Registration of trade mark containing foreign term and Japanese character rejected by Registrar of Trademarks ("the Registrar") – Whether mark registrable – Whether pre-conditions under s 10(1)(c), (d) or (e) of the Trade Marks Act 1976 fulfilled – Whether mark had been registered successfully in other countries – Whether bound Registrar to register mark in Malaysia – Trade Marks Act 1976, s 25(5)

Ismail, Khoo & Associates (sebagai sebuah firma guaman) v Yeoh Yih Terk [2023] 7 AMR 475, HC

Professions – Advocates and solicitors – Recovery of fees – Client refused to pay fees despite signing two retainer letters and warrant to act – Whether client unduly influenced to sign said retainers and warrant to act – Whether retainers were contingency fee arrangement, prohibited by the Legal Profession Act 1976 – Whether enforceable – Whether fees grossly unreasonable and unfair – Legal Profession Act 1976, s 116

Loh Siew Hong v Nagahswaran a/l Muniandy (Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Perlis (MAIPs) – Intervener) [2023] 7 AMR 495, HC

Civil procedure – Contempt of court – Breach or non-compliance with order of court – Sole guardianship and custody of children granted to wife in divorce proceedings – Husband refused to hand over children and converted their religion to Islam – Whether husband breached court orders – Whether committal application delayed and/or in non-compliance with Order 52 r 3(2) of the Rules of Court 2012 – Whether custodial sentence warranted – Rules of Court 2012, Order 52 r 3(2)

Marino bin Majabin v Public Prosecutor [2023] 7 AMR 508, HC

Criminal law – Sexual offences against children – Physical sexual assault – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Accused touched body parts of child under guise of "healing" treatment for her state of trauma – Whether victim was child under s 2(1) of the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017 at material time – Whether victim failed to identify accused – Whether victim's testimony lacked credibility – Whether conviction and sentence safe – Evidence Act 1950, ss 114(g), 133A – Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017, ss 2(1), 14(a), 18