MAY 12 — The term “discovery” is used to describe a certain process by which a party to a civil action is enabled or allowed to obtain from the opposite party: (1) answers on oath to questions as to the facts in dispute between them; and (2) information as to, and production of, the documents … Read more
APRIL 20 ― In “What is an interlocutory matter, and why hearsay evidence is admissible?” I raise the question whether an application for leave for judicial review under Order 53 rule 3(1) Rules of Court 2012 is an interlocutory proceeding. I refer to the more than a century-old English case of Gilbert v Endean [1878] … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — The High Court has fixed June 13 to hear the government’s application to strike out an originating summons by the Hindu Rights Action Front (Hindraf) over its deregistration. Senior federal counsel Liew Horng Bin said the date was set by Deputy Registrar Lee Ka Full during the case management conducted … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — The High Court was today told that the application by former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin and his wife, Toh Puan Na’imah Abdul Khalid, to strike out the charge made against them for failing to declare their assets should have been made in the Criminal Court and not in the … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The High Court here set April 4 for the decision on an application by Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumah Bonda Kuala Lumpur (Rumah Bonda) for a judicial review to challenge the Federal Territory Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) action in sealing its premises. Rumah Bonda, through its chairman Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, filed … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 — The High Court here set April 4 for the decision on an application by Pertubuhan Kebajikan Rumah Bonda Kuala Lumpur (Rumah Bonda) for a judicial review to challenge the Federal Territory Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) action in sealing its premises. Rumah Bonda, through its chairman Siti Bainun Ahd Razali, filed … Read more
FEBRUARY 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Monday said he took responsibility for ensuring that the Pardons Board heard Najib’s application. Anwar said that as prime minister, it was his responsibility to ensure that all pardon applications received were to be given prompt attention, including Najib’s. Anwar however denied Najib’s application was … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Challenged to a debate, Bukit Gelugor MP Ramkarpal Singh today said he will not be participating in the purported event that was posted by persons unknown on the Facebook page of convicted former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak. The DAP lawmaker added that he refuses to be exploited for … Read more
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev., Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (NYSE: TPH), one of the largest homebuilders in the U.S., today announced the nationwide launch of its proprietary customer experience and communication platform, the Tri Pointe Homes Homebuyer App. Created to keep homebuyers engaged and provide ongoing communication throughout the homebuying process, … Read more
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 2 — Malaysia welcomes South Africa’s application to institute proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), concerning the violations to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, said the Malaysian Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) in a statement on Tuesday. The proceedings against Israel comes under the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and … Read more
