PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK PEJABAT PENDAFTARAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & ANOR vs POH YANG HONG

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2016 MarsdenLR 1962

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK PEJABAT PENDAFTARAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & ANOR – Appellant
Versus
POH YANG HONG – Respondent

Table of Content
1. plaintiff's appeal against negligence ruling. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. misrepresentation by land administrators leading to plaintiff's claims. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
3. court establishes required duty of care standards. (Para 8 , 9 , 24)
4. relevance of search types in establishing duty of care. (Para 12 , 13 , 18)
5. distinction between private and official searches holds no relevance for liability. (Para 19 , 30)
6. liability for maintaining accurate land title records. (Para 25 , 31)
7. common law claims for damages arise from statutory duties. (Para 38)

[1] This is an appeal by the appellants against the decision of the Court of Appeal in affirming the decision of the High Court in allowing the respondent's claim against the appellants for damages premised on the tort of negligence on the part of the 1st appellant.

[2] Before the High Court, the respondent, Poh Yang Hong was the plaintiff. The Pendaftar Hakmilik, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, the 1st appellant herein was the 2nd defendant and the Government of Malaysia, the 2nd appellant was the 3rd defendant in the High Court. The 1st defendant at the High Court was the vendor with whom the plaintiff had entered into

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2016 MarsdenLR 1962

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYAPENDAFTAR HAKMILIK PEJABAT PENDAFTARAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & ANOR – AppellantVersusPOH YANG HONG – Respondent

Cases Referred (1)

FEDERAL COURT PUTRAJAYA
PENDAFTAR HAKMILIK PEJABAT PENDAFTARAN WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN KUALA LUMPUR & ANOR – Appellant
Versus
POH YANG HONG – Respondent