Choo Kah Sing
About JCA Choo Kah Sing
Choo Kah Sing has 59 reported Malaysia decisions (2024–2026). These were decided across MYCOA (59). By subject matter, the largest shares are Civil Procedure (15), Criminal Law (14) and Criminal Procedure (14). Of these, 17 as the delivering judge and 42 sitting on the coram.
On the judicial record
An appellate judge whose reported corpus is anchored in drug and human-trafficking appeals while extending into arbitration and administrative-law appeals.
Justice Choo Kah Sing sits in the Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan), and the reported decisions in this corpus combine criminal appeals with commercial and administrative ones. Drug-trafficking appeals under seksyen 39B(1)(a) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 (section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952), read where relevant with seksyen 34 Kanun Keseksaan (section 34 of the Penal Code), recur, including prosecution appeals against an order that the accused be dilepaskan dan dibebaskan (discharged and acquitted) where the trial court found no kes prima facie (prima facie case) established, and appeals turning on possession, custody, control and knowledge of the drugs.
Human-trafficking prosecutions also feature, including charges under section 26B(d) of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 read with section 34 of the Penal Code, engaging the procedure under section 170 of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Witness Protection Act 2009. Murder appeals arise as well, including a case where CCTV footage and the 'last seen together' principle were used as supporting evidence and the recovery of exhibits followed from information given by the accused.
On the civil and administrative side, an arbitration appeal examines whether an option clause offering a choice between litigation and arbitration constitutes a binding arbitration agreement under section 10 of the Arbitration Act 2005, and a university-discipline appeal turns on the legitimacy of an investigation committee and whether natural justice was denied for want of a fair hearing and the right to cross-examine or respond. Procedural questions on stays of execution and the declaration of a person as a vexatious litigant also come before the panel. The corpus reflects an appellate judge whose reported work is anchored in the criminal calendar while extending into arbitration and administrative appeals, each decided on whether the court or tribunal below applied the correct legal test.
How many cases has Choo Kah Sing decided?
Choo Kah Sing has 59 reported Malaysia decisions (2024–2026), 17 of them as the delivering judge.
Which courts does Choo Kah Sing sit in?
Choo Kah Sing sits in MYCOA (59).
What mix of appeals does Justice Choo Kah Sing hear?
Court of Appeal work combining drug-trafficking and human-trafficking appeals under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act 2007, murder appeals, and commercial and administrative appeals on arbitration and university discipline.
What arbitration question appears in the corpus?
Whether an option clause offering a choice between litigation and arbitration constitutes a binding arbitration agreement under section 10 of the Arbitration Act 2005, where the clause lacked express provisions for the conduct of an arbitration.