Chow Kum Yuen v Pendakwa Raya [2023] 2 AMR 425, CA

Dangerous drugs – Trafficking – Appeal against conviction and sentence – Conviction of trafficking in dangerous drugs under s 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 ("DDA") and possession under s 6 of the same – Whether trial judge erred in admitting evidence under s 27 of the Evidence Act 1950 without considering s 37B of the DDA – Whether s 2 and s 37(da) of the DDA could be invoked for two different charges – Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, ss 2, 6, 37, 37(da), 37B, 37B(1)(b), 39B(1)(a) – Evidence Act 1950, s 27

JKP Sdn Bhd v Anas Construction Sdn Bhd [2023] 2 AMR 443, HC

Civil procedure – Striking out – Writ and statement of claim – Application to strike out or stay suit filed on ground of operation of arbitration clause in agreement – Previous arbitration proceedings terminated due to non-payment of arbitrator's fees – Whether arbitrable disputes existed between parties – Whether arbitration agreement rendered inoperable – Whether filing of striking out application amounted to submission to jurisdiction of civil court – AIAC Arbitration Rules 2018 – Arbitration Act 2005

OSK Construction Sdn Bhd v Anuraadhaa a/p Jeyasingam (berniaga atas nama dan gaya Anura Arj Services Enterprise) [2023] 2 AMR 467, HC

Contract – Breach – Appeal – Magistrate's Court allowed subcontractor's claim and dismissed counterclaim by main contractor – New point of fact and law raised and argued in appeal by contractor qua locus standi to maintain suit – Whether locus standi of proprietorship firm affected by expiration of its business under Registration of Businesses Act 1956 – Which party breached contract and entitled to damages – Registration of Businesses Act 1956, s 8(1)

Pendakwa Raya v Gopal Nair a/l Krishnan (and 5 Other Criminal Trials) [2023] 2 AMR 491, HC

Criminal law – Offences affecting the human body – Murder – Charges for offence under s 302 of the Penal Code ("Code") and s 326 read with s 34 of the same – Accused's role as suspect at crime scene refuted – Identification by prosecution witnesses not satisfactory – Whether accused ought to be acquitted – Penal Code, ss 34, 302, 326

Public Prosecutor v Harkirath Singh a/l Harbans Singh [2023] 2 AMR 506, HC

Criminal procedure – Sentencing – Appeal – Offence of intruding into privacy of women under s 509 of the Penal Code – Hidden camera placed in bathroom – Guilty plea premised on mental disorder – Order for discharge under s 173A(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code conditional upon a bond of good behaviour – Whether order of discharge tenable in view of nature of offence under s 509 of the Penal Code – Criminal Procedure Code, ss 173A(2), 294 – Penal Code, ss 51A, 509

Tropicana Macalister Avenue (Penang) Sdn Bhd v Badan Pengurusan Bersama Tropicana 218 Macalister [2023] 2 AMR 521, HC

Building and common property – Common property – Maintenance charges – Parties sought declaratory reliefs qua determination of maintenance charges by joint management body ("JMB") in its resolutions – Whether resolutions passed by JMB void – Whether strata management tribunal or court empowered to determine rate of maintenance charges – Whether prohibitory injunction could be granted against a non-existent resolution – Strata Management Act 2013, s 25