NORDIN BIN KASSIM v MURALLITHARAN A/L MUNISAMY PENCELAH MAJLIS PEGUAM

wa-17d-22-07-2022 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 September 2023 • WA-17D-22-07/2022 • 13 min read
5 cases cited (0 SG, 5 foreign)

Outcome

Finding [42] For the foregoing reasons, this appeal is dismissed. [43] Costs is fixed at RM1,000 each for the respondent and the intervener.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-17d-22-07-2022). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

Legal Profession — Disciplinary proceedings — Disciplinary Board/Committee — Disciplinary Board (‘DB’) affirmed Disciplinary Committee’s (‘DC’) decision on liability that appellant committed misconduct under s 94(3)(n) and (o) of the Legal Profession Act 1976 (“LPA”) Legal Profession – DB affirmed the DC’s findings on liability – s 103D(1) LPA - DB rejected the recommendation on punishment of restitution by the DC Legal Profession - Professional negligence — Whether there was solicitor-client relationship between plaintiff and respondent — Whether plaintiff could disavow that there was any solicitor-client relationship with plaintiff

Practice Areas

Legal Profession

Judges (1)

Wan Ahmad Farid bin Wan Salleh Delivered

Counsel (7)

Abu Talib Shahrom Firm Jeffrey & Co Firm Nordin Kassim & Aziz Firm Juanita Binti Johari Counsel Intervener Nordin Bin Kassim Counsel Appellant Santhini Thanapalan Counsel Respondent Yogesswary Singam Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

MAJLIS PEGUAM Intervener Murallitharan a/l Munisamy Respondent Nordin bin Kassim Appellant

Statutes Cited

Legal Profession Act 1976 (Cap 166)
s 100(1)(b) s 103D

Cases Cited (5)

MY (5)
[1998] 3 MLJ 341 [2015] 1 CLJ 719 [2017] 1 MLJ 770 [2018] 2 MLJ 265 [2021] 3 MLJ 505

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-17d-22-07-2022)