Woo J Enn
About Woo J Enn
Woo J Enn appears as counsel of record in 3 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (1).
On the court record
Engages the civil immunity of the prosecutor, the variation of injunctions on a material change of circumstances, and the principles governing the interpretation of contracts.
Woo J Enn's appearances in this corpus engage the immunity of public prosecutors, injunctions and the construction of contracts. In the Court of Appeal (Mahkamah Rayuan) he acted as counsel for the appellant in a matter raising whether the Attorney General is immune from civil action where prosecutorial discretion is said to have been abused. The questions included whether a misfeasance action was premature; whether a tort of malicious process exists; whether the Attorney General could be sued in negligence for statements made after retirement; whether misfeasance and negligence had been sufficiently pleaded; whether any facts had been pleaded to support an abuse of process; and whether there had been a breach of Article 8 of the Federal Constitution on the footing that other accused persons had allegedly been treated differently. These are questions at the intersection of tort, constitutional law and the special position of the office of prosecutor.
In the High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) he acted as counsel for the plaintiff in a matter concerning the variation of an interlocutory injunction. The court applied the test of a material change of circumstances — whether new facts coming to light after the grant justified variation, and whether a change in the project's status from construction to completion, or the obtaining of regulatory approvals and a certificate of completion and compliance, amounted to such a material change.
In a further Court of Appeal matter he acted as counsel for the appellant on the construction of contracts, where the principles engaged were how to resolve ambiguity or contradiction in contractual terms — the use of evidence of the surrounding circumstances before the contract is signed as an aid to construction, and the rule that evidence of conduct after signing cannot be used to construe the terms. Across these matters, Woo J Enn's practice engages the civil immunity of the prosecutor, the variation of injunctions on a material change of circumstances, and the interpretation of contracts.
How many cases has Woo J Enn appeared in?
Woo J Enn appears as counsel of record in 3 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Woo J Enn appear in?
Woo J Enn appears before MYCOA (2) and MYHC (1).
What questions about prosecutorial immunity arose?
Whether the Attorney General is immune from civil action where prosecutorial discretion is said to have been abused, whether a misfeasance action was premature, whether a tort of malicious process exists, whether the Attorney General could be sued in negligence for post-retirement statements, and whether Article 8 of the Federal Constitution was breached.
What test governed the variation of the injunction?
The material-change-of-circumstances test — whether new facts after the grant justified variation, and whether a change in the project's status from construction to completion, or regulatory approvals and a certificate of completion and compliance, amounted to a material change.