Defamation Cases In Malaysia 2017

Judge azman abu hassan said the court found wong had proven her case and that the remarks made by lee were indeed defamatory.

Defamation cases in malaysia 2017. In malaysia the recent case of gs realty sdn bhd v lee kong seng has set the precedent for the imposition of liability for third party comments. Bernama november 30 2017 5 17 pm. Was successful before a jury in the high court the case was appealed to the irish supreme court on grounds that the damages awarded at first instance eur 1 872 000 were excessive. For example tycoon tan sri vincent tan was awarded rm7 million against journalists in one case as a high profile business owner who would suffer major loss if his reputation was wrongly stained.

Instead the definition of defamation is to be found in malaysian case law and the english common law. Pratap will be one of the lawyer panelists speaking on cyberbullying and defamation at collision 8 on 8th june 2017 from 6 30 pm to 8 30pm. Cyberbullying and defamation in 2017 singapore. The number of cyber related tort cases filed in the kuala lumpur high court in 2018 increased to 60 over from over 50 cases.

Most of these cases were related to cyber defamation. The court dealt with numerous defamatory online postings that went viral. By virtue of section 3 of the civil law act 1956 the common law of england as at 7 april 1956 in relation to defamation is applicable in malaysia. Each case of defamation is unique to its facts and generally the more serious the defamation and the more high profile the person involved the higher the compensation will be.

In this case lee kong seng was sued for defamation for his defamatory statements posted in certain facebook public forums and on his own facebook page. Azman ordered lee to pay wong rm350 000 in general damages and rm50. Elaw my is malaysia s largest database of court judgments and legislation streamlined in a powerful yet user friendly engine for busy legal professionals like yourself. It is nonetheless interesting to note that in cases of online defamation.

In these cases the high court has granted damages between rm50 000 to rm100 000. Singapore s issues cannot be compared with malaysia s fiasco. The defamation act does not define the word defamation. 2017 file photo former vice presidential candidate sarah palin speaks at a rally in montgomery ala.

Case law elaw s digital library houses more than 80 000 judgments from the industrial court high court court of appeal and federal supreme court of malaysia dating all the way back from the 1900s.