Manners Maketh Money: The Rising Costs of Bad Conduct
The recent case of Prince Court Medical Centre Sdn Bhd v Lim Yoke Har Prince Court Medical Centre Sdn Bhd v Lim Yoke Har (bertindak melalui anak lelaki dan wakil…
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Pemungut Duti Setem v Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd – Court of Appeal interprets the Stamp Duty Remission Order for Loans
The Court of Appeal recently issued its Grounds of Judgment for its decision in Pemungut Duti Setem v Ann Joo Integrated Steel Sdn Bhd. The Grounds of Judgment can be…
Customs Appeal Tribunal is not subservient to the Minister of Finance
JJNN’s Nicholas Mark Pereira and Sarah Aina succeeded in an appeal before the Court of Appeal on 8.10.2024. The appeal related to the decision of the Customs Appeal Tribunal (“Tribunal”),…
Doctor’s Mistake, Hospital Pays?
On 23 February 2024, the Federal Court delivered a landmark ruling, holding a private hospital (“Hospital”) jointly liable with a Consultant Anaesthesiologist, for negligence in the treatment of a patient…
Federal Court’s Ruling on Section 4C of the Income Tax Act – What’s Next?
In December 2020, the Federal Court in the case of Wiramuda (M) Sdn Bhd v Ketua Pengarah Hasil Dalam Negeri held that Section 4C of the Income Tax Act 1967…
Illegality and Attribution
On 18 January 2023, the Court of Appeal upheld the High Court’s decision allowing a takaful operator’s claim against loss adjusters appointed by the operator for breach of contract. The…
Insurable Interest in Life Insurance – Yes, but When?
Insurable interest is one of the most fundamental concepts in insurance law and is not without its share of criticism and discombobulation. For the uninitiated, in the realm of life…
JJNN Nominated as Finalist for “Rising Law Firm of the Year” Award
We are incredibly excited and honoured to announce that JJNN has been nominated as a finalist in the “Rising Law Firm of the Year” category at the upcoming Asian Legal…
Representative Action against Professional Trustee Company Struck Out
On 22nd December 2022, the High Court struck out a class action suit seeking more than RM300 million against our client, a professional trustee company. Our Christopher Foo and Harish…
Application to Set Aside Order Sanctioning Scheme of Arrangement Dismissed
On 16.02.2023, our Tai Wei Jeat and Maxine Lim successfully resisted an application by a creditor to set aside an order sanctioning a scheme of arrangement under Section 366 of…
Setting Aside Adjudication Decisions under CIPAA: Growing Judicial Trends
Setting Aside Adjudication Decisions under CIPAA: Growing Judicial Trends Since its introduction in 2014, the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (‘CIPAA’) and its effects have been widely felt…
Claim by Life Insurer for Refund of Commissions and Bonuses
The JJNN team of Christopher Foo, Juen Chong and Emeline Khoo recently succeeded in a claim for a life insurance company client who brought an action in Court against its…
Workshop: A Harassment-Free Workplace
On 4 November 2022, our Nicholas Mark Pereira and Harish Nair conducted a workshop at the International School of Kuala Lumpur (“ISKL”) on A Harassment-Free Workplace (Tempat Kerja Bebas Gangguan)….
Limitation Period for Claim for Total & Permanent Disability benefits
Our Christopher Foo, Chong Juen Quan and Emeline Khoo succeeded today in opposing an application for leave to appeal to the Federal Court. The Plaintiff had sought leave to appeal…
Importance of Documentation
Medical Records – Contemporaneous Evidence When doctors and hospitals are sued in Court for negligence, factual disputes often turn on the contents of the medical records pertaining to the patient….
A Cautionary Tale: From Adjudication Decision to Winding-Up
The question of whether a company can be wound up for failing to make payment in accordance with the terms of an adjudication decision was recently canvassed by the Court…
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