Judicial Review In Malaysia: Case Commentaries On Key Topics | 2024

Judicial Review In Malaysia: Case Commentaries On Key Topics | 2024

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“This publication presents a comprehensive and valuable perspective on the legal landscape concerning judicial review principles in Malaysia. It delves into important procedural and legal aspects associated with judicial review proceedings, …”

From the Foreword by
Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan Mat
Chief Justice of Malaysia

This book offers an in-depth examination and practical guidance on applying judicial review principles across various domains. The first section addresses the general law and foundational principles of judicial review, while the second section explores the application of judicial review in assessing the legality of executive and administrative decisions across 26 specific areas, including citizenship, construction disputes, elections, income tax, indirect taxes, preventive detention, and trade unions.

By analyzing key decisions within each sector, the book extracts clear principles to guide the effective use of judicial review in challenging public decisions.

Authored by a team of over 50 expert contributors under the leadership of distinguished General Editors, this book fills a significant gap in local legal literature and is expected to become the primary reference for court lawyers, judges, government officials, business owners, in-house counsel, and public decision-makers.

Key Features of Judicial Review In Malaysia: Case Commentaries On Key Topics:
- Comprehensive discussion on the law and procedures of judicial review.
- Insightful analysis on the application of judicial review to various topics.
- Focus on subject-specific aspects of judicial review compiled in a single volume.
- Extensive compilation of Malaysian judicial review cases.
- Analysis of the most recent Malaysian judicial review cases.
- Inclusion of relevant judicial dicta from foreign courts for added perspective.
- Contributions from a team of seasoned practitioners.

Table of Contents of Judicial Review In Malaysia: Case Commentaries On Key Topics :

1. Evolution of Judicial Review in Malaysia: The New Horizon
2. Locus Standi in Judicial Review Proceedings
3. Leave Test in Judicial Review Applications
4. Decision in Judicial Review Proceedings
5. Judicial Review: Other Procedural Matters
6. Limitations of Judicial Review
7. Impact of Alternative Remedy to Judicial Review Proceedings
8. Stay Order in Judicial Review Proceedings
9. Attorney-General: Powers and Functions
10. Citizenship
11. Commercial Disputes
12. Constitutional and Administrative Law
13. Construction Disputes
14. Consumer Claims
15. Contracts with Public Bodies
16. Corruption
17. Elections, Delimitation and the Right to Vote
18. Environmental Disputes
19. Housing Development Control and Licensing
20. Income Tax
21. Indirect Taxes
22. Intellectual Property
23. Land Acquisition
24. Land Law
25. Local Government and Planning Matters
26. Preventive Detention
27. Professional Bodies
28. Public Policy
29. Religion and Religious Authorities
30. Securities Law
31. Statutory Bodies
32. Strata Management Tribunals
33. Trade Unions
34. Transfer Pricing
35. Utilities

About The Author(s):

YA Datuk Noorin Badaruddin is currently a High Court Judge at the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Criminal Court No. 5). She previously served as the presiding judge at the Kuala Lumpur High Court (Special Powers Division 2), where she issued several landmark rulings on judicial review applications involving public interest issues, employment law, and tax law. Datuk Noorin began her career at the Attorney General’s Chambers as a Deputy Public Prosecutor.

S Saravana Kumar is a tax lawyer leading the Tax, SST & Customs practice at Rosli Dahlan Saravana Partnership (RDS). He chairs the Taxation & Customs Committee of LAWASIA and is a Trustee of the Malaysian Tax Research Foundation. Saravana previously served as an Adjunct Professor at Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) for nearly a decade, teaching tax law in the accounting faculty. Since 2019, he has been a member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee, where he currently co-chairs the Civil Practice & Court Liaison Committee and the Professional Development Committee.