LIM JEN LIN @ LIM JEN LING v 1. ) PETRONAS REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION SDN BHD 2. ) PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD

w-02ncvca-1033-06-2024 Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) 3 July 2024 • W-02(NCvC)(A)-1033-06/2024 • 10 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Catchwords

Stay of execution — Appeal to Court of Appeal — Application for stay of High Court Order pending disposal of appeal — High Court declared appellant a vexatious litigant and ordered publication in the Gazette — Whether "special circumstances" existed to justify a stay — Whether the appeal would be rendered nugatory if stay was refused — Irreversibility of publication in the Federal Gazette — Irreparable harm to personal and professional reputation — Balance of convenience — Courts of Judicature Act 1964, sections 44 & 73 — Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994, rule 13. Declaration and consequential orders — Order for publication of name in the Gazette — Restraint from instituting or continuing legal proceedings without leave of the High Court — Potential consequences of publication on employment and professional standing — Stay of execution of vexatious litigant order pending appeal. "Special circumstances" — "Nugatory" — "Status quo" — "Vexatious litigant" — Meaning and application in the context of a stay of execution pending appeal

Judges (3)

Azizah binti Haji Nawawi Delivered Azizul Azmi bin Adnan Coram Choo Kah Sing Coram

Counsel (3)

Zul Rafique & Partners Firm Lee Shee Yee Counsel Respondent Siti Sarah Kamaruzaman Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD Respondent PETRONAS REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION Sdn Bhd Respondent Lim Jen Lin @ Lim Jen Ling Appellant

Statutes Cited

Courts of Judicature Act 1964 (Cap 91)
s 43 s 73

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)
[1953] MLJ 116 [1983] 1 MLJ 406 [2002] 3 MLJ 49 [2004] 1 MLJ 257 [2022] 8 CLJ 817

Judgment

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