TAN GIDEON v 1. ) TEY POR YEE 2. ) OOI KOCK AUN PENCELAH MAJLIS PEGUAM

wa-17d-42-10-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 28 April 2026 • WA-17D-42-10/2024 • 30 min read
14 cases cited (0 SG, 14 foreign)

Catchwords

Whether there was a breach of natural justice – (i) as the DB failed to provide reasons for rejecting the DC’s recommendations; (ii) as the DB failed to notify the Applicant of its intention to impose a punishment which is different from the DC’s recommendation Whether the DB failed to consider the principles of proportionality in meting out the punishment

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Counsel (6)

Gideon Tan Razali Zaini Firm Sabarudin Othman & Ho Firm Harjinder Singh Counsel Intervener Michael Chow Counsel Applicant Samantha Sam Counsel Intervener Teo Qing Ying Counsel Applicant

Parties (4)

MAJLIS PEGUAM Intervener Ooi Kock Aun Respondent Tan Gideon Appellant Tey Por Yee Respondent

Statutes Cited

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
s 126
Federal Constitution
Interpretation Act
s 17A
Legal Profession Act 1976 (Cap 166)
s 103D(1) s 103E

Cases Cited (14)

MY (14)
[1998] 4 CLJ 878 [2000] 5 CLJ 475 [2010] 2 MLRH 705 [2016] 3 AMR 775 [2016] 7 CLJ 667 [2017] 1 CLJ 543 [2017] 1 MLJ 596 [2017] 10 CLJ 417 [2017] 4 CLJ 225 [2017] 6 MLJ 586 [2018] 2 CLJ 1 [2020] 5 MLJ 121 [2022] 2 CLJ 858 [2025] 1 MLJ 250

Judgment

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