DATIN PADUKA CHE ASMAH IBRAHIM v Kamarul Zaman Bin Haji Yusoff

ba-12bcy-7-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 April 2025 • BA-12BCY-7-10/2024 • 15 min read

23 cases cited (0 SG, 23 foreign)

Catchwords

Appeal – Defamation – Whether the impugned words are defamatory or capable of bearing the pleaded defamatory imputations - Whether the ordinary reasonable person was likely to understand the impugned words in a defamatory way, under the circumstances in which the impugned words were published – Defence of Justification and fair comment

Judges (1)

Elaine Yap Chin Gaik Delivered

Counsel (5)

Raja Riza & Associates Firm The Law Office of Mohd Harris Firm Mohamad Nufail Altaf Bin Mohd Zaim Munir Counsel Appellant Mohamad Reza bin Abu Hassan Counsel Appellant Mohd Harris Mohan bin Abdullah Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Datin Paduka Che Asmah Ibrahim Appellant Kamarul Zaman bin Haji Yusoff Respondent

Case Significance

DATIN PADUKA CHE ASMAH IBRAHIM v Kamarul Zaman Bin Haji Yusoff is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated April 24, 2025 (citation: ba-12bcy-7-10-2024). The case was decided by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik.

What was the outcome of DATIN PADUKA CHE ASMAH IBRAHIM v Kamarul Zaman Bin Haji Yusoff?

DATIN PADUKA CHE ASMAH IBRAHIM v Kamarul Zaman Bin Haji Yusoff is a High Court decision dated April 24, 2025. The case was heard by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Defamation Act 1957

s 8

Cases Cited (23)

UK (7)

[1952] 1 All ER 501 [1963] 1 QB 309 [1963] 3 All ER 952 [1964] AC 234 [1971] 2 All ER 1156 [1972] 3 All ER 417 [2002] EWCA Civ 1772

MY (16)

[1965] MLJ 142 [1972] 1 MLJ 45 [1973] 2 MLJ 56 [1980] 1 MLJ 226 [1985] 1 MLJ 334 [1989] 1 CLJ 152 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [1997] 5 MLJ 523 [1999] 1 CLJ 461 [2004] 5 MLJ 377 [2006] 3 CLJ 909 [2006] 6 MLJ 521 [2017] 6 CLJ 129 [2018] MLJU 1365 [2019] 3 CLJ 729 [2021] 4 CLJ 155

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (ba-12bcy-7-10-2024)