GAN PEI LING v 1. ) YONG MEE LEE 2. ) Kon Ting Fei [Menuntut Sebagai Pegawai Awam Persatuan Kebajikan Inspirasi Kemanusiaan (Story Of Seed) (No. Pendaftaran: Ppm-016-10-251102016) Bagi Dan Untuk Pihaknya] 3. ) Audrey Yeoh Cheng Gin 4. ) Kon Ting Fei

ba-12b-109-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 2 March 2025 • BA-12B-109-10/2024 • 21 min read
10 cases cited (1 SG, 9 foreign)

Catchwords

Appeal after full trial – Defamation – Case remitted to Sessions Court for reconsideration - Sessions Court is not functus officio – Defence of justification - Section 8 of the Defamation Act 1957 – Whether the essential or substantial truth of the defamatory imputations has been proven on balance of probabilities - Whether onus of proof has shifted – Failure to call material witness - Section 114(g) of the Evidence Act 1950 – Whether Sessions Court Judge failed to properly analyse the entirety of the evidence

Judges (1)

Elaine Yap Chin Gaik Delivered

Counsel (6)

Desmond Chan & Jeff Law Firm Kanesalingam & Co Firm K Shamugan Counsel Appellant Kee Hui Yee Counsel Appellant Lee Chee Yang Counsel Respondent Teh Lei King Counsel Respondent

Parties (4)

Audrey Yeoh Cheng Gin Respondent Gan Pei Ling Appellant Kon Ting Fei Respondent Yong Mee Lee Respondent

Case Significance

GAN PEI LING v 1. ) YONG MEE LEE 2. ) Kon Ting Fei [Menuntut Sebagai Pegawai ... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 2, 2025 (citation: ba-12b-109-10-2024). The case was decided by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik.

What was the outcome of GAN PEI LING v 1. ) YONG MEE LEE 2. ) Kon Ting Fei [Menuntut Sebagai Pegawai ...?

GAN PEI LING v 1. ) YONG MEE LEE 2. ) Kon Ting Fei [Menuntut Sebagai Pegawai ... is a High Court decision dated March 2, 2025. The case was heard by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Defamation Act 1957
s 8
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (10)

SLR (1)
[1999] 1 SLR 94
UK (4)
[1963] 3 All ER 952 [1964] AC 234 [1971] 2 All ER 1156 [2002] EWCA Civ 1772
MY (5)
[1973] 2 MLJ 56 [1980] 1 MLJ 86 [1984] 2 MLJ 165 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [2021] 4 CLJ 155

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-12b-109-10-2024)