Kerajaan Malaysia v LFL SDN BHD

01i-17-05-2023w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 27 June 2024 • 01(i)-17-05/2023(W)

Catchwords

sovereign immunity state immunity extra territoriality international law concepts Article 10(1)(a) of the Federal Constitution right to freedom of expression statements made in Malaysia which are the subject matter of foreign legislation Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (‘POFMA’) section 11 POFMA extra territorial jurisdiction of POFMA enforceability of POFMA in Malaysia POFMA's compatibility with the Federal Constitution extra territorial expansion of a state’s prescriptive jurisdiction principles on striking out summarily dismissing a case immunity as a threshold issue

Practice Areas

sovereign immunity state immunity extra territoriality international law concepts Article 10(1)(a) of the Federal Constitution right to freedom of expression statements made in Malaysia which are the subject matter of foreign legislation Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (‘POFMA’) section 11 POFMA extra territorial jurisdiction of POFMA enforceability of POFMA in Malaysia POFMA's compatibility with the Federal Constitution extra territorial expansion of a state’s prescriptive jurisdiction principles on striking out summarily dismissing a case immunity as a threshold issue

Judges (5)

Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim Delivered Hanipah binti Farikullah Coram Nallini Pathmanathan Coram Rhodzariah binti Bujang Coram Zabariah binti Mohd Yusof Coram

Parties (2)

Kerajaan Malaysia Appellant LFL Sdn Bhd Respondent

Case Significance

Kerajaan Malaysia v LFL SDN BHD is a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) decision dated June 27, 2024 (citation: 01i-17-05-2023w). The panel comprised Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim, Hanipah binti Farikullah, Nallini Pathmanathan, Rhodzariah binti Bujang and Zabariah binti Mohd Yusof, with Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim delivering the judgment.

What was the outcome of Kerajaan Malaysia v LFL SDN BHD?

Kerajaan Malaysia v LFL SDN BHD is a Federal Court decision dated June 27, 2024. The case was heard by Amar Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim. See the full judgment for details.