DALAM PERKARA
ANTARA
ALASAN PENGHAKIMAN
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FAKTA RINGKAS
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“(2) All meetings were designed for the parties to meet and
settle their disputes amicably. The fact that these attempts at
settlement failed was not disputed. Communications made with a
view to settle disputes between the parties must be held to be
privileged communications and outside the purview of the
courts”
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Sehubungan dengan kes -kes yang dipetik itu defendan menambah lagi
bahawa jika dilihat kepada hal keadaan perbincangan dalam kes ini, 3
surat yang dirujuk tersebut bertujuan untuk mencari penyelesaian dan
tidak berhasrat digunakan sebagai keterangan sekiranya penyelesaian
gagal.
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“We therefore held the view that the learned judge erred in
law in taking the assertion as a triable issue on affidavit
evidence, having regard to the unequivocal admission of
liability under the scholarship agreement to pay the appellants
$70,000.00 for breach of contract. Liability was admitted
without qualification, and only the mode of payment was in
dispute.” (penekanan adalah dari mahkamah ini).
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Satu lagi kes yang dikemukakan oleh pihak plaintif untuk menunjuk
kepada mahkamah yang dikatakan telah menggunapakai prinsip
undang-undang yang sama (bahawa terdapat pengakuan yang nyata)
adalah Lien Chong Credit & Leasing Sdn. Bhd. v. Sri Saga Holdings
Sdn. Bhd & Ors [1997] 1 MLJ 367 di mana Mahkamah Rayuan
Malaysia dalam keputusannya ada menyebut seperti berikut:
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Selain daripada itu plaintif juga mengemukakan kes Rush & Tompkins
Ltd. v. Greater London Council and another [1998] 3 All ER 737
untuk menunjukkan bahawa ada kalanya bahan-bahan „tanpa prejudis‟
juga perlu dimasukkan dalam keterangan apabila keadilan kes
mewajarkannya. Perkara sedemikian adalah sepertimana diputuskan
dalam kes ini seperti berikut: -
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Dalam kes Bank Negara Malaysia v. Mohd Ismail & Ors (supra)
Mahkamah Agung dalam keputusannya ada menyebut bahawa keadaan
dalam kes itu terdapat, „ unequivocal admission of liability under
the scholarship agreement to pay the appellants $70,000.00 for
breach of contract. Liability was admitted without qualification, and
only the mode of payment was in dispute‟.
Dalam kes HSBS Bank Malaysia Bhd v. LH Timber Products Sdn. Bhd.
& Ors (supra) keputusan mahkamah menunjukkan, „The defendants
had admitted to the amount owing to the plaintiff‟.
Dalam kes Lien Chong Credit & Leasing Sdn. Bhd. v. Sri Saga
Holdings Sdn. Bhd & Ors (supra) yang mana Mahkamah Rayuan
Malaysia telah mengambil kira bahawa, „The first respondent in fact
conceded in a letter dated 31.3.88 that the total amount repayable to
the appellant was RM740,000.00‟.
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Fakta dalam kes Ted Bates (M) Sdn. Bhd. v. Balbir Singh Jholl
(supra) yang diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan menunjukkan
bahawa, “Respondent admitted owing the money and asked for time
to repay. In a letter dated August 7, 1975, Messrs. Dulip Singh & Co
wrote to appellants and the second paragraph reads -
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KAUNSEL:
Bagi pihak defendan - Lai Chee Meng; T/n CM Lai & Partners
Peguambela & Peguamcara
No. 7, Tingkat 1
Jalan Orkid
28400 Mentakab
Pahang Darul Makmur.
Hadi bin Hassan v. Suria Records Sdn. Bhd. & Ors [2005] 3 MLJ 522
Desaru Sdn. Bhd & Anor v. Wang Ah Yu & Ors [1999] 5 MLJ 449
Bank Negara Malaysia v. Mohd Ismail & Ors [1972] 1 MLJ 400
HSBS Bank Malaysia Bhd v. LH Timber Products Sdn. Bhd. & Ors
[2005] 6 MLJ 625
Lien Chong Credit & Leasing Sdn. Bhd. v. Sri Saga Holdings Sdn.
Bhd & Ors [1997] 1 MLJ 367
Ted Bates (M) Sdn. Bhd. v. Balbir Singh Jholl [1979] 2 MLJ
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Rush & Tompkins Ltd. v. Greater London Council and another [199 8]
3 All ER 737
Indah Desa Saujana Corp Sdn. Bhd. & Ors v. James Foong Cheng
Yuen, Judge, High Court Malaya & Anor [2008] 2 MLJ 11
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