Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad
About Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad
Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025). These were heard before MYHC (2) and MYFC (2).
On the court record
Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad's reported practice combines commercial contract litigation with serious criminal defence at the apex court, appearing in the High Court and the Federal Court and acting for plaintiffs, defendants and accused persons.
His commercial work includes a High Court contract dispute concerning Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd and the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad, in which he acted for a plaintiff. It arose from an information-technology implementation project under a service level agreement, and turned on the interpretation of a termination clause providing for mutual termination by notice, whether a unilateral termination was valid, the relevance of section headings in construing the parties' intention, and the quantum of damages for wrongful termination calculated by reference to the percentage of work completed.
In a separate High Court matter concerning AJC Property Surveyors Sdn Bhd and TREC Holdings Sdn Bhd, in which he acted for a defendant, the issues were whether the plaintiff's action was time-barred under section 6(1)(a) of the Limitation Act 1953 and whether it was founded on an illegal act, engaging the maxims ex dolo malo non oritur actio and ex turpi causa non oritur actio.
His criminal work reaches the Federal Court. Acting for the accused, he was engaged on appeals concerning the elements of "seksyen 300(c) Kanun Keseksaan" (section 300(c) of the Penal Code) — whether an injury was "mencukupi pada lazimnya menyebabkan kematian" (sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death) — and the boundary with the lesser offence under "seksyen 304(a)" (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), including abetment. The practice pairs contract and commercial litigation with apex-court criminal defence. It is an unusual combination — the construction of a commercial agreement and the recovery of damages on one hand, and the ingredients of a homicide charge before the Federal Court on the other — but both halves turn on the same close reading of what must be proved, whether the source is a contract clause or a section of the Penal Code.
How many cases has Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad appeared in?
Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025).
Which courts does Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad appear in?
Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad appears before MYHC (2) and MYFC (2).
What areas does Dato' Hazman bin Ahmad cover in these decisions?
Commercial contract litigation and serious criminal defence. His matters include a contract dispute concerning Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd and the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad, a limitation and illegality dispute concerning AJC Property Surveyors Sdn Bhd and TREC Holdings Sdn Bhd, and Federal Court criminal appeals on the elements of homicide.
What was the Meridian Diversified contract dispute about?
A dispute arising from an information-technology implementation project under a service level agreement, involving Meridian Diversified (M) Sdn Bhd and the Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad. It turned on the interpretation of a termination clause providing for mutual termination by notice, whether a unilateral termination was valid, the relevance of section headings, and the quantum of damages for wrongful termination. He acted for a plaintiff.
What was the Federal Court criminal appeal about?
The elements of "seksyen 300(c) Kanun Keseksaan" (section 300(c) of the Penal Code) — in particular whether an injury was "mencukupi pada lazimnya menyebabkan kematian" (sufficient in the ordinary course of nature to cause death) — and the boundary with the lesser offence under "seksyen 304(a)" (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), including abetment. He acted for the accused.