PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA v 1. MKINI DOTCOM SDN BHD (NO. SYARIKAT 489718-U) 2. KETUA EDITOR, MALAYSIAKINI

08l-4-06-2020w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 1 July 2020 • 08(L)-4-06/2020(W)

Catchwords

Contempt of Court - Decision on application to set aside leave order granted pursuant to O. 52 r. 3(1) of the Rules of Court 2012 - grounds for setting aside - Notice pursuant to O.52 r.2B - non-compliance is not fatal - the right forum - Federal Court - as impugned comments implicate the judiciary as a whole - does not necessarily have to commence at High Court - Application dismissed Evidence Law - section 114A of Evidence Act - presumption of fact on publication - impugned comments were contemptuous - prima facie publication on news portal

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (7)

Abang Iskandar bin Abang Hashim Coram Abdul Rahman bin Sebli Coram Azahar bin Mohamed Coram Mohd Zawawi bin Salleh Coram Nallini Pathmanathan Coram Rohana binti Yusuf Delivered Vernon Ong Lam Kiat Coram

Parties (3)

MKINI DOTCOM Sdn Bhd Respondent PEGUAM NEGARA MALAYSIA Applicant Ketua Editor, Malaysiakini Respondent

Judgment

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