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Sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn bhd. And iii either the standard on. Sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn bhd federal court putrajaya civil appeal no 02 f 72 10 of 2013 a richard malanjum cj sabah and sarawak abdull hamid embong hasan lah abu samah and ramly ali fcjj 10 august 2015 civil procedure fraud standard of proof in civil action restatement of. In a civil claim even when fraud is alleged the civil standard of proof that is on the balance of probabilities should apply. Pu a pu b legislation alert.
I the balance of probabilities albeit a balance on a higher degree depending on the seriousness of the fraud. Sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn bhd 2015 5 mlj 1. Evidence standard of proof for fraud in civil claims 2015 7 clj 584 fc court of appeal. The federal court has drastically up ended the law via the decision of sinnaiyah sons v damai setia 2015 5 mlj 1.
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Federal court decision which lowered the standard of proof in civil fraud claims from beyond reasonable doubt to a balance of probabilities. Sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn bhd. Damai setia sdn bhd civil procedure. Civil fraud a drastic revision of the standard of proof required in malaysia the law on civil fraud and the standard of proof required has seen a sea change in recent days.
Over the years the courts have adopted three different standards of proof for fraud in civil claims. Ii the criminal standard of beyond reasonable doubt. Mahawangsa sdn bhd v dato shazryl eskay abdullah 6 fraudsters beware sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn bhd 10 the goose may be cooked kam leung sui wan v kam kwan lai ors 14 are spare parts protected as registered designs. Sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v.
Clj 2015 volume 7 part 5 3. Sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn b. In sinnaiyah sons sdn bhd v damai setia sdn bhd 2015 7 clj 584 the malaysian federal court took a bold step to restate the law on an issue of significant importance to the legal community that is the standard of proof to be applied to prove fraud in a civil claim.