FAQ on buying and selling of property: Question: Who can be a party to the transaction? Answer: Anyone who is 18 and above and is not bankrupt. Question: How to find out more information on the property in question? Answer: Do a land search in the relevant land office. The land search would provide important…
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Brief facts of the case Harapan Ramai entered into a contractual agreement with Wan Kuari whereby Harapan Ramai engaged Wan Kuari as its contractor to execute drilling and blasting of granite blocks at the defendant’s quarry at Bukit Lunchu, Masai, Johor. Unfortunately, an uncontrolled explosion occurred at the quarry, killing one person and damaging nearby…
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Generally, in order to transfer property to another person, that person would actually have to buy it from the owner of the property. Today, we will briefly discuss this method i.e. buying/ selling of the property. Ps: we will discuss other ways of transferring properties in another article. General guideline Question: Who can be a…
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Is it possible for condominium management to sue a developer for defects in a condominium? This issue was recently dealt with in Dua Residency Management Corporation v Edisi Utama Sdn Bhd & Anor. Brief facts of the case Edisi Utama developed a portion of the land owned by them into a condominium. One of the…
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Star Asia Group entered into a SPA with Fung Keong Rubber whereby Fung Keong Rubber is to sell their plants and machinery to the Star Asia Group for a total sum of RM5,500,000.00. Before the SPA can be completed (and as per the terms of the SPA) Star Asia Group was given 14 days (upon…
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In this article, we will take a quick look at the case of Naza Italia Sdn Bhd v Perfect Logistic Services and whether the claim of vicarious liability was successfully established in that case. Brief facts of the case Naza Italia, a company that has exclusive rights in selling Ferraris and its spare parts in…
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Brief summary of the case Dato Cheah, owner, and director of ISM was the approach in 2006 to assist in the rehabilitation of an abandoned project located in KL called CN Gallery. As the land of the project was too small to be developed into a mixed-use commercial development of significant value, Dato Cheah conceived…
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Brief facts of the case Chee Wai and the rest of the plaintiffs in this case (totaling 143 of them including Chee Wai) are a group of orang asli from the Semai tribe from Kampung Kuala Senta, Perak. The defendants, in this case, are the Land Office of Perak, Perak State Government, and Bionest Corporation…
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When does the limitation period start to run for a meter tampering case? Is it when TNB discovers that a company/ individual has tampered with their electrical meter or when, for example, the company/ individual denies liability? This matter was discussed in multiple cases. We will briefly look at this issue, based on the recent…
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Brief facts of the case The plaintiffs, in this case, were a group of orang asli (Eddy Salim being one of them) who were in a land dispute with Iskandar Regional Development. They alleged that Iskandar Regional Development trespassed onto their native customary land while doing reclamation work for development purposes (mix development project). However,…
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