ROHANA BINTI IBRAHIM v KHADIJAH BINTI ISKANDAR PIHAK TERKILAN Mohamad Yusri bin Abdullah

ba-23ncvc-67-12-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 January 2025 • BA-23NCvC-67-12/2021

Catchwords

TORT: Defamation – Slander and Libel – Offending statements uttered during meeting via MS Teams – An excerpt of the recording circulated via Whatsapp - Whether Offending Statements are capable of bearing the pleaded defamatory imputations about Plaintiff’s professional capability and moral character – No justification pleaded or proved – Explanation given appeared wholly incongruous with the fact – Whether Defendant responsible for the Publication and the Re-Publication of the Offending Statements - Meeting recorded and saved in public channel with access by all employees – Whether it was the natural and probable result of the original publication - Remedies - Quantum is limited by the size and influence of the circulation that the Defendant is legally responsible for – General and aggravated damages - Unapologetic conduct - Manufactured defence

Practice Areas

TORT: Defamation

Judges (1)

Elaine Yap Chin Gaik Delivered

Parties (3)

Khadijah binti Iskandar Defendant Mohamad Yusri bin Abdullah Aggrieved Party Rohana binti Ibrahim Plaintiff

Case Significance

ROHANA BINTI IBRAHIM v KHADIJAH BINTI ISKANDAR PIHAK TERKILAN Mohamad Yusri b... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 20, 2025 (citation: ba-23ncvc-67-12-2021). The case was decided by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik.

What was the outcome of ROHANA BINTI IBRAHIM v KHADIJAH BINTI ISKANDAR PIHAK TERKILAN Mohamad Yusri b...?

ROHANA BINTI IBRAHIM v KHADIJAH BINTI ISKANDAR PIHAK TERKILAN Mohamad Yusri b... is a High Court decision dated January 20, 2025. The case was heard by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik. See the full judgment for details.