Conclusion
51 cases · July 2021 to March 2026
Case Volume by Year
1 21
8 24
41 25
1 26
2021–2026
Key Issues & Sub-Topics
The High Court erred in law — Insisting on the IO’s personal attendance imposes unnecessary rigidity, disrupts investigations, and burdens police operations — The appeal is allowed and the High Court’s decision is set aside. 1 revocation valid and constitutional — no entitlement to compensation, only possible damages — Appeal dismissed with costs of RM15,000.00 subject to allocator fee. 1 Appeal on tax liability dismissed — Penalty under Section 113(2) ITA 1967 set aside. 1 Held, appeal against conviction dismissed, conviction upheld — trial judge’s findings were sound, based on evidence and legal principles — Appeal against sentence allowed: death sentence replaced with 30 years’ imprisonment, effective from date of arrest — whipping is waived as the Appellant is over 50 years old. 1 No appealable errors in trial judge’s findings on all three issues — Conviction upheld based on strong circumstantial evidence and legal principles on intention and motive — Crime deemed extremely serious; public interest requires strong deterrence — No error in trial — Appeal dismissed, conviction upheld. 1 Appeal No. 463 is allowed partly with costs of RM5,000.00 to be paid to the Plaintiff subject to allocator — Appeal No 71 is allowed partly with each party to bear their own costs. 1
The High Court erred in law — Insisting on the IO’s personal attendance imposes unnecessary rigidity, disrupts investigations, and burdens police operations — The appeal is allowed and the High Court’s decision is set aside. 1 case
revocation valid and constitutional — no entitlement to compensation, only possible damages — Appeal dismissed with costs of RM15,000.00 subject to allocator fee. 1 case
Appeal on tax liability dismissed — Penalty under Section 113(2) ITA 1967 set aside. 1 case
Held, appeal against conviction dismissed, conviction upheld — trial judge’s findings were sound, based on evidence and legal principles — Appeal against sentence allowed: death sentence replaced with 30 years’ imprisonment, effective from date of arrest — whipping is waived as the Appellant is over 50 years old. 1 case
No appealable errors in trial judge’s findings on all three issues — Conviction upheld based on strong circumstantial evidence and legal principles on intention and motive — Crime deemed extremely serious; public interest requires strong deterrence — No error in trial — Appeal dismissed, conviction upheld. 1 case
Appeal No. 463 is allowed partly with costs of RM5,000.00 to be paid to the Plaintiff subject to allocator — Appeal No 71 is allowed partly with each party to bear their own costs. 1 case
Key Statutes
Rules of Court 2012
cited in 21 cases Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
cited in 10 cases Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)
cited in 9 cases Federal Constitution
cited in 6 cases National Land Code (Cap 828)
cited in 6 cases Limitation Act 1953 (Cap 254)
cited in 3 cases Dangerous Drugs Act 1952
cited in 2 cases Penal Code (Cap 574)
cited in 2 cases Companies Act 2016 (Cap 777)
cited in 2 cases Income Tax Act 1967 (Cap 53)
cited in 1 case Poisons Act 1952
cited in 1 case Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 593)
cited in 1 case Defamation Act 1957
cited in 1 case Contracts Act
cited in 1 case Legal Profession Act 1976
cited in 1 case Court Distribution
Key People & Firms
Top Judges
Akhtar bin Tahir 43 Mohamed Zaini bin Mazlan 5 Ahmad Zaidi bin Ibrahim 3 Azizan bin Md. Arshad 2 Alwi bin Abdul Wahab 2 Yaacob bin Haji Md. Sam 1 Wira Hj Ahmad Nasfy bin Hj Yasin 1 Gunalan a/l Muniandy 1 Noorin binti Badaruddin 1 Azman bin Abdullah 1 Hadhariah bt Syed Ismail 1 Azizah binti Haji Nawawi 1 See Mee Chun 1
Top Firms
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Top Lawyers
Iskandar Zulkarnaen bin Che Mohd Nor 3 Eugene Choong 3 Crystal Tiah Hui Min 3 Dinesh Nandrajog 2 Vishal Kumar 2 Simon Murali 2 Rueben Mathiavaranam 2 Kok Wuen Lin 2 Sumita Balasubramaniam 2 George Lim 1 Chew Peng Hui 1 Ashrina binti Ramzan Ali 1 Surani binti Che Ismail 1 Michael Denis Tan 1 Wan Kher Ching 1