PROFESSIONS
Engineers - Registration - Cancellation by Board of Engineers - Disciplinary proceedings held against engineer - Whether in breach of natural justice and procedural fairness - Whether 2/3 quorum of board members met - Whether board to follow adversarial system of justice - Whether board could act against engineer without complaint or complainant - Whether presence and/or participation of board s secretary and legal adviser rendered proceedings bad in law - Registration of Engineers Act 1967, s. 15(1)
LEMBAGA JURUTERA MALAYSIA v. LEONG PUI KUN
ZAKI TUN AZMI PCA; ALAUDDIN MOHD SHERIFF CJ (MALAYA); NIK HASHIM FCJ ([2008] 6 CLJ 93 ) [FC]

FAMILY LAW
Divorce - Division of matrimonial assets - Whether leave of court could be granted to party in petition to proceed with claim for property division after decree nisi has been made absolute - Jurisdiction of court - Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976, s. 76(1), (3)
MANOKARAM SUBRAMANIAM v. RANJID KAUR NATA SINGH
ZAKI TUN AZMI PCA, ARIFIN ZAKARIA FCJ, HASHIM YUSOFF FCJ ([2008] 6 CLJ 209) [FC]

CIVIL PROCEDURE
Striking out - Action - Breach of duty of care - Whether careful consideration given - Whether merits looked into by trial judge - Whether trial judge s dismissal of striking out application proper
ERNST & YOUNG v. MAXBIZ CORPORATION BHD
GOPAL SRI RAM JCA; HELILIAH MOHD YUSOF JCA; AHMAD MAAROP JCA ([2008] 6 CLJ 136) [CA]