Limitation

4 cases · July 2024 to December 2025

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Limitation of actions — Tenancy agreement executed in 2018 — Suit commenced in 2025 — Whether claim statute-barred — Postponement of limitation — Alleged fraud or concealment — Means of discovery with ordinary diligence — Public land records — Limitation Act 1953, ss 6, 29 1 Laches — Equitable defence — Whether applicable where statutory limitation period not expired — Suit filed within six-year limitation period — Delay of seven months not unreasonable — Defence rejected — Limitation Act 1953, s.6(1)(a). 1 Tort — s.6(1)(a) Limitation Act — One-day late filing — s.29 concealment — Whether referral letter withheld — Discovery during custody proceedings — Fact-sensitive issue. Medical Negligence — Psychiatric referral letter — Issued without examination — Breach of duty — Need for viva voce evidence. Confidentiality — Medical records — Disclosure without consent — MMC confidentiality rules — Letter given to husband — Whether wrongful disclosure. Vicarious Liability — Clinic operator — Relationship between D1 and D2 — Control and integration — Triable issue. Abuse of Process — Late service — No mala fides — Serious allegations — Not frivolous or vexatious. 1 when the cause of action arose — whether the cause of action arose after the decision of Ang Ming Lee & Ors v. Menteri Kesejahteraan Bandar, Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan & Anor And Other Appeals [2020] 1 MLJ 281 or within 6 years after the execution of the SPAs. 1

Limitation of actions — Tenancy agreement executed in 2018 — Suit commenced in 2025 — Whether claim statute-barred — Postponement of limitation — Alleged fraud or concealment — Means of discovery with ordinary diligence — Public land records — Limitation Act 1953, ss 6, 29 1 case

Laches — Equitable defence — Whether applicable where statutory limitation period not expired — Suit filed within six-year limitation period — Delay of seven months not unreasonable — Defence rejected — Limitation Act 1953, s.6(1)(a). 1 case

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