1. ) DATUK ROGER TAN KOR MEE PENGERUSI JAWATANKUASA TATATERTIB KUMPULAN PENGURUSAN TERTINGGI DAN EKSEKUTIF (TUJUAN BUANG BUANG KERJA ATAU TURUN PANGKAT) SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AIR NEGARA (SPAN) 2. ) DATUK LIANG TECK MENG PENGERUSI JAWATANKUASA TATATERTIB KUMPULAN PENGURUSAN TERTINGGI DAN EKSEKUTIF SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AIR NEGARA (SPAN) 3. ) ANGGOTA-ANGGOTA JAWATANKUASA TATATERTIB KUMPULAN PENGURUSAN TERTINGGI DAN EKSEKUTIF SURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AIR NEGARA (SPAN) 4. ) DATUK SERI PANGL...

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1. ) DATUK ROGER TAN KOR MEE PENGERUSI JAWATANKUASA TATATERTIB KUMPULAN PENGU... is a Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) decision dated February 24, 2025 (citation: w-01a-189-04-2022). <p>SPAN's Disciplinary Committee dismissed a senior legal director for disclosing confidential legal opinions, and her judicial review challenging the dismissal was allowed by the High Court. The Court of Appeal reversed the High Court's decision, finding the dismissal was correct on the merits as the employee's disclosure of confidential legal opinions breached the trust and confidence reposed in her, regardless of any procedural complaints.</p> The panel comprised Alwi bin Abdul Wahab, Azizul Azmi bin Adnan and Supang Lian, with Azizul Azmi bin Adnan delivering the judgment. Counsel appearing: Aida Yasmin Cheree Mohamad (counsel for appellant), Dato' Thavalingam C. Thavarajah (counsel for appellant), Ebrina Zubir (counsel for respondent), Muhammad Taqiyuddin Mohd Redzuan (counsel for appellant).

Key issues: Judicial review; claim for unlawful dismissal; statutory corporation; whether the ultimate decision to dismiss the employee was correct, regardless of any complaint of procedural impropriety..