Evidence Law
15 cases · November 2023 to January 2026
Case Volume by Year
2 23
8 24
3 25
2 26
2023–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
Adverse inference — Section 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 — Withholding or suppression of evidence — Distinction from mere failure to adduce evidence — No adverse inference drawn where material documents already disclosed and other sufficient evidence exists 1 Conclusive proof under s 112 Evidence Act 1950 — Scope and effect — Whether DNA evidence admissible in non-adversarial context — Consent of former husband 1 Admissibility of Trust Agreement — Original document produced — Document stamped and witnessed before solicitor — Plaintiff’s payment records — Loss of receipts explained — 1996 affidavit as interim reflection of ongoing payments — Defendant’s denials lacking personal knowledge — Empty denials — Contradictions in testimony 1 Burden of Proof — Affidavit — Explanation of Delay — Justification — Evidentiary Material 1 Admissibility of audio recording and its transcript — Conversations recorded secretly by Wife — Application of principle in Kuruma v R — Whether Court had discretion in civil cases, to exclude relevant evidence but improperly obtained — Evidence Act, section 136 1 Admissibility of audio recording and its transcript — Whether made without prejudice — Whether inference can be made that parties to the conversation recorded had agreed that such evidence should not be admitted in Court — Whether negotiations made with intention of settling family dispute — Whether section 23 of Evidence Act applied to exclude such evidence 1 Admissibility of emails, text messages, Whatsapp messages — Testimony by expert witnesses — Role of expert witnesses — Factors to consider when evaluating expert witness — Evidence Act, sections 45, 51 1 Witnesses — Credibility — Factors to consider when evaluating witnesses — Reliance on documentary evidence when witnesses not credible 1 Burden of Proof — Balance of Probabilities — Evidence Act 1950 — Section 101(1) — Section 103 — Judicial Admission — Oral Admission — Documentary Evidence — Contemporaneous Evidence — Cross-Examination — Witness Testimony — Failure to Challenge 1 Proof of Documents / Signatures — Signature Comparison / Verification — Section 73(1) of Evidence Act 1 Burden of Proof — Balance of Probabilities — Witness Testimony — Cross-Examination — Documentary Evidence — Oral Evidence — Failure to Challenge 1 Witness Testimony — Admissibility and Probative Value — Hearsay Evidence — Admissibility — WhatsApp Messages and Audio Recordings — Admissibility — Whether the WhatsApp agreement is admissible — Whether the audio recording of the Meeting is admissible as evidence 1 Oral Evidence — Witness Testimony — Cross-Examination — Burden of Proof — Admissibility of Evidence — Contemporaneous Documents — Electronic Messages 1 Evidence Act 1950, ss. 101, 103, 114(g) — Burden of proof — Balance of probabilities — Adverse inference — Documentary evidence v. oral testimony — Bare denial — Corroborating evidence 1 Expert Testimony — Medical Opinion — Reliance on expert medical opinion — Medical Records — Contemporaneous Documentation — Accuracy and completeness — Mention of advice in medical records. 1 Burden of proof — admissibility of evidence — cross-examination 1 Affidavits — Exhibits — Letter of Confirmation — Acknowledgment of Consent Order 1 Burden of Proof — Balance of probabilities — Establishing breach, conspiracy — Establishing abuse — Witness Testimony — Credibility, reliability — Absence of board members — Direct vs. indirect involvement 1
Adverse inference — Section 114(g) Evidence Act 1950 — Withholding or suppression of evidence — Distinction from mere failure to adduce evidence — No adverse inference drawn where material documents already disclosed and other sufficient evidence exists 1 case
Conclusive proof under s 112 Evidence Act 1950 — Scope and effect — Whether DNA evidence admissible in non-adversarial context — Consent of former husband 1 case
Admissibility of Trust Agreement — Original document produced — Document stamped and witnessed before solicitor — Plaintiff’s payment records — Loss of receipts explained — 1996 affidavit as interim reflection of ongoing payments — Defendant’s denials lacking personal knowledge — Empty denials — Contradictions in testimony 1 case
Burden of Proof — Affidavit — Explanation of Delay — Justification — Evidentiary Material 1 case
Admissibility of audio recording and its transcript — Conversations recorded secretly by Wife — Application of principle in Kuruma v R — Whether Court had discretion in civil cases, to exclude relevant evidence but improperly obtained — Evidence Act, section 136 1 case
Admissibility of audio recording and its transcript — Whether made without prejudice — Whether inference can be made that parties to the conversation recorded had agreed that such evidence should not be admitted in Court — Whether negotiations made with intention of settling family dispute — Whether section 23 of Evidence Act applied to exclude such evidence 1 case
Admissibility of emails, text messages, Whatsapp messages — Testimony by expert witnesses — Role of expert witnesses — Factors to consider when evaluating expert witness — Evidence Act, sections 45, 51 1 case
Witnesses — Credibility — Factors to consider when evaluating witnesses — Reliance on documentary evidence when witnesses not credible 1 case
Burden of Proof — Balance of Probabilities — Evidence Act 1950 — Section 101(1) — Section 103 — Judicial Admission — Oral Admission — Documentary Evidence — Contemporaneous Evidence — Cross-Examination — Witness Testimony — Failure to Challenge 1 case
Proof of Documents / Signatures — Signature Comparison / Verification — Section 73(1) of Evidence Act 1 case
Burden of Proof — Balance of Probabilities — Witness Testimony — Cross-Examination — Documentary Evidence — Oral Evidence — Failure to Challenge 1 case
Witness Testimony — Admissibility and Probative Value — Hearsay Evidence — Admissibility — WhatsApp Messages and Audio Recordings — Admissibility — Whether the WhatsApp agreement is admissible — Whether the audio recording of the Meeting is admissible as evidence 1 case
Oral Evidence — Witness Testimony — Cross-Examination — Burden of Proof — Admissibility of Evidence — Contemporaneous Documents — Electronic Messages 1 case
Evidence Act 1950, ss. 101, 103, 114(g) — Burden of proof — Balance of probabilities — Adverse inference — Documentary evidence v. oral testimony — Bare denial — Corroborating evidence 1 case
Expert Testimony — Medical Opinion — Reliance on expert medical opinion — Medical Records — Contemporaneous Documentation — Accuracy and completeness — Mention of advice in medical records. 1 case
Burden of proof — admissibility of evidence — cross-examination 1 case
Affidavits — Exhibits — Letter of Confirmation — Acknowledgment of Consent Order 1 case
Burden of Proof — Balance of probabilities — Establishing breach, conspiracy — Establishing abuse — Witness Testimony — Credibility, reliability — Absence of board members — Direct vs. indirect involvement 1 case
Key Statutes
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 9 cases Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
cited in 4 cases National Land Code (Cap 828)
cited in 4 cases Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 2 cases Rules of Court 2012
cited in 2 cases Specific Relief Act 1950 (Cap 137)
cited in 1 case Evidence Ordinance
cited in 1 case Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
cited in 1 case Births and Deaths Registration Act 1957
cited in 1 case Federal Constitution
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Top Firms
Wilson Lim 2 Wee Choo Keong & Faaiz 2 Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill 2 Mohd Amirul Ramli & Co. 1 Sharihah Thauhirah Osman & Associates 1 Ahmad Farid & Associates 1 Azlina & Alfian 1 Arnold Andrew & Co 1 Kiranjit Randhawa & Co 1 Carmen & Fiona 1 S. Ravichandran & Anuar 1 Chambers Of Koon 1 Kumar Partnership 1 Skrine 1 Preakas & Partners 1
Top Lawyers
Wee Choo Keong 2 Yeo Wei Min 2 Mohd Amirul Bin Ramli 1 Nor Hafiza Binti Alias 1 Ahmad Farid 1 Wilson Lim 1 Syazwani 1 Chong Man Yee 1 Siti Zuhairah 1 Dalveena Jit Kaur Korotana a/p Malkit Singh 1 Sarrenya a/p Santhakumar 1 Muhammad Ashrul Haikal bin Ashri 1 Sean Yeow Huang-Meng 1 Andrea Chew Mei 1 Aainaa Nadira 1
Cases
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21 January 2026
MYCOA
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13 January 2026
MYHC
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22 July 2025
MYHC
ka-24ncvc-682-09-2018
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16 March 2025
MYHC
wa-33-546-09-2018
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27 February 2025
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-498-07-2021
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16 December 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-383-07-2020
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5 December 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-168-03-2020
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25 September 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-174-03-2020
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9 July 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-353-07-2020
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25 June 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-206-04-2020
Ramlah Binti Abd Aziz v ECO COMMERCIAL VEHICLES SDN. BHD.
9 June 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-489-08-2020
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22 April 2024
MYHC
wa-23ncvc-18-03-2020
1. ) MOHAMMAD ASWAT IKRAM BIN HAT 2. ) RINI SUNARTI BINTE AB RASHID v 1. ) SUNWAY INTERNATIONAL HOTELS & RESORTS SDN. BHD. 2. ) SUNWAY PUTRA HOTEL SDN. BHD.
6 February 2024
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-437-08-2020
ASIA PACIFIC HIGHER LEARNING SDN. BHD. v 1. ) SSB CAPITAL SDN. BHD. 2. ) MALAYSIA AIRLINES BERHAD
6 December 2023
MYHC
wa-22ncvc-748-11-2018
RAHMAN HYDRAULIC TIN SDN BHD v 1. ) DATO' SERI DR MOHD AJIB BIN ANUAR 2. ) SMART ALADDIN SDN BHD 3. ) HEDD INDUSTRIES (M) SDN BHD 4. ) DATO' HAJI MUSA BIN HAJI NORDIN 5. ) JOHAIZAL BIN HAJI MUSA 6. ) Sharifah Faridah Binti M.a.g. Abdul Rasheed
7 November 2023
MYHC