1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD v 1. ) KERAJAAN MALAYSIA 2. ) PENGARAH HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN 3. ) DR KHAIRUL BAHARIN BIN MOHD BAHARUDDIN 4. ) DR EDWARD DANIEL A/L JACOB 5. ) KASMANI BIN KADIR 6. ) AHMAD HAILME BIN ABDUL HALIM

aa-21ncvc-18-06-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 7 May 2025 • AA-21NCvC-18-06/2021 • 34 min read

13 cases cited (0 SG, 13 foreign)

Catchwords

TORT – Negligence – Duty of care – Pregnancy in workplace – Employer’s duty to assess occupational risks upon disclosure of pregnancy – Failure to conduct risk assessment under Occupational Safety and Health Act 1994 (OSHA) – Whether statutory duty breached – Whether light duty unjustifiably denied despite oral request – Whether internal policy requiring written application too rigid – Duty of proactive response under OSHA sections 15 and 16 – Whether breach of duty materially increased risk of miscarriage. TORT – Negligence – Causation – Link between employer’s omissions and miscarriage – Application of ‘material contribution’ test – ‘But for’ test inapplicable where multiple contributing factors – Expert evidence supports workplace stress as material contributor – Trifling contributions excluded – Legal threshold of causation met. TORT – Negligence – Psychiatric injury – Whether moderate depression following miscarriage was foreseeable – Emotional harm not too remote – Expert psychiatric evidence unchallenged – Liability established. TORT – Vicarious liability – Public hospital staff – Government of Malaysia liable under Government Proceedings Act 1956, section 5 – Acts of supervisors within scope of public duties – Systemic institutional failures established.

Practice Areas

TORT

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Palani, Ammal & Co Firm State Legal Advisor's Chambers Firm Norazlinawati Mohd Arshad Counsel Defendant P.A. Sharon Counsel Plaintiff Siti Hanida Abd Kadir Counsel Defendant

Parties (8)

Kerajaan Malaysia Defendant PENGARAH HOSPITAL TELUK INTAN Defendant Ahmad Azib bin Ahmad Plaintiff Ahmad Hailme bin Abdul Halim Defendant Dr Edward Daniel a/l Jacob Defendant Dr Khairul Baharin bin Mohd Baharuddin Defendant Intan Shaharzad binti Mohd Azri Plaintiff Kasmani bin Kadir Defendant

Case Significance

1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD v 1. ) KERAJAA... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated May 7, 2025 (citation: aa-21ncvc-18-06-2021). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of 1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD v 1. ) KERAJAA...?

1. ) INTAN SHAHARZAD BINTI MOHD AZRI 2. ) AHMAD AZIB BIN AHMAD v 1. ) KERAJAA... is a High Court decision dated May 7, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (13)

UK (4)

[1961] AC 388 [1962] 2 QB 405 [1973] 1 WLR 1 [2002] UKHL 22

MY (9)

[1971] 2 MLJ 175 [2011] 1 CLJ 409 [2011] 2 MLJ 1 [2016] 10 MLJ 222 [2018] 1 AMR 209 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2018] 3 CLJ 427 [2018] 3 MLJ 281 [2018] 4 AMR 745

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (aa-21ncvc-18-06-2021)