Cheah Cheng Huat v AIG Malaysia Insurance Berhad (dahulunya dikenali sebagai American Home Assurance Company) [2023] 7 AMR 321, HC

Civil procedure – Appeal – Maintainability – Damages claimed amounted to more than RM10,000 – Sessions Court granted only RM3,050 as judgment sum – Whether monetary limit in s 28(1)(a) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 ("CJA") related to judgment sum or claimed amount – Whether appeal based on question of law and saved under exception to s 28(1)(a) of the CJA – Whether appeal incompetent, defective and not maintainable – Courts of Judicature Act 1964, s 28(1)(a)

Kam Siew v Tan Tong Keong & 2 Ors [2023] 7 AMR 334, HC

Contract – Breach – Construction contract – Failure to complete renovation works of property with regard to preparation of building plans – Property vacated by contractor upon receipt of local authority's notice – Whether counsel's oral evidence could be relied upon in construction of settlement agreement – Whether defendants jointly and severally liable for breach of settlement agreement ("SA") and consent judgment – Whether defendants liable for liquidated ascertained damages – Whether plaintiff had duty under SA to obtain necessary approval – Whether performance of contract frustrated by local authority's notice to stop construction work – Whether plaintiff entitled to claim for cost to complete works in accordance with building plans – Contracts Act 1950, ss 57(2), 75 – Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974, s 70(9)(a), (b), (11), (14)

Pirelli & C SpA v Chip Hwa Sdn Bhd [2023] 7 AMR 374, HC

Intellectual property – Trade marks – Infringement and passing off – Company sought declaratory relief of its trademarks being well-known – Application to revoke another company's mark – Whether plaintiff's trademarks were well-known and entitled for protection under the Trademarks Act 2019 – Whether defendant committed passing off – Whether defendant's mark should be revoked and invalidated – Whether limitation and/or doctrine of delay and laches applicable – Whether claims ought to be allowed – Limitation Act 1953, s 6(1)(a) – Trademarks Act 2019, ss 4, 46, 46(1), 47, 47(6) – Trade Marks Regulations 1997, reg 13B – Trademark Regulations 2019, reg 5, 5(b), (c), (d)

Tropicana Macalister Avenue (Penang) Sdn Bhd v Badan Pengurusan Bersama Tropicana 218 Macalister [2023] 7 AMR 407, HC

Building and common property – Management corporation – Rights and duties – Parcel owner and unit holder in mixed development project disallowed to vote at annual general meeting ("AGM") of joint management body – Whether parcel owner had right to vote in AGM – Whether non-inclusion of parcel owner's motion in AGM invalid – Whether rejection on account of limitation of parcel owner's nomination for membership of joint management committee invalid – Strata Management Act 2013 – Strata Management (Maintenance and Management) Regulations 2015, Form 11