HANNAH YEOH TSEOW SUAN v KAMARUL ZAMAN BIN HAJI YUSOFF

wa-23cy-10-02-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 29 May 2025 • WA-23CY-10-02/2022 • 72 min read
43 cases cited (1 SG, 42 foreign)

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Judges (1)

Counsel (9)

Parties (2)

Case Significance

HANNAH YEOH TSEOW SUAN v KAMARUL ZAMAN BIN HAJI YUSOFF is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated May 29, 2025 (citation: wa-23cy-10-02-2022). The case was decided by Aliza binti Sulaiman.

Key issues: Malice - Damages and Other Reliefs - General Damages - Aggravated Damages - Exemplary Damages - Injunction - Public Retraction and Apology.

What was the outcome of HANNAH YEOH TSEOW SUAN v KAMARUL ZAMAN BIN HAJI YUSOFF?

HANNAH YEOH TSEOW SUAN v KAMARUL ZAMAN BIN HAJI YUSOFF is a High Court decision dated May 29, 2025. The case was heard by Aliza binti Sulaiman. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Defamation Act 1957
s 8
Federal Constitution
Art 11
Penal Code (Cap 574)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (43)

SLR (1)
[1999] 1 SLR 94
UK (3)
[1929] 2 KB 331 [1963] 2 All ER 151 [1964] AC 1129
MY (39)
[1965] 1 MLJ 142 [1989] 1 MLJ 315 [1995] 1 MLJ 3 [1995] 2 MLJ 493 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [1999] 1 CLJ 461 [1999] 3 MLJ 529 [2001] 2 CLJ 385 [2005] 2 CLJ 569 [2006] 2 AMR 604 [2009] 3 MLJ 665 [2010] 5 CLJ 301 [2012] 2 CLJ 619 [2012] 2 MLJ 394 [2012] 3 MLRH 124 [2012] 4 MLJ 372 [2015] 8 CLJ 477 [2016] 2 MLJ 388 [2016] 5 MLJ 56 [2017] 2 MLJ 800 [2017] 8 CLJ 369 [2017] MLJU 627 [2018] 7 CLJ 622 [2019] 2 CLJ 261 [2019] 3 CLJ 729 [2019] 3 MLJ 141 [2019] 4 MLJ 259 [2019] 8 MLJ 1672 [2021] MLJU 2347 [2022] 5 CLJ 487 [2022] MLJU 2923 [2023] MLJU 1753 [2024] 1 MLJ 306 [2024] 9 MLJ 881 [2024] MLJU 2904 [2024] MLJU 3687 [2025] 10 MLJ 660 [2025] 8 MLJ 357 [2025] MLJU 287

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-23cy-10-02-2022)