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Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system

This chapter traces the historical development of the Malaysian legal system in brief with the intention to shed light on how the rules of equity developed in the UK was gradually introduced and thereby become part and parcel of the contemporary legal system of Malaysia. Accordingly, it specifically...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan, Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali, Masum, Ahmad
Format: Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters 2022
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K Law (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.1039282023-03-10T07:26:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/103928/ Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali Masum, Ahmad K Law (General) This chapter traces the historical development of the Malaysian legal system in brief with the intention to shed light on how the rules of equity developed in the UK was gradually introduced and thereby become part and parcel of the contemporary legal system of Malaysia. Accordingly, it specifically emphasises on section 3(1) of the Civil Law Act 1956 which allows the application of the common law of England and the rules of equity to Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sabah and Sarawak in the absent of local statute governing the subject matter up to the cut-off date in respective States when the local circumstances render its application necessary. Furthermore, it briefly discusses the application of English laws in commercial matters provided under section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1956. Finally, the chapter addresses the question whether the rules of equity are still applicable to transactions and dealings involving lands as section 6 of the Civil Law Act 1956 excludes the application of the law of England to the immovable property. Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters 2022-02-14 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/103928/2/103928_Development%20of%20Equity%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20Legal%20System.pdf Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan and Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali and Masum, Ahmad (2022) Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system. In: Equity & trust in Malaysia: law & practice. Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., pp. 27-48. ISBN 978-967-2723-16-5 http://www.sweetandmaxwellasia.com.my/BookStore/showProduct.asp?countrycode=MLY&bookstore=1&id=2951&ptab=1&&g=e12l2&ec=QSNBGDKTJJVZSVHOCFIZCQJNVZGOSGXENQRSKMPTOBJOJVSHUCN
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic K Law (General)
spellingShingle K Law (General)
Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Masum, Ahmad
Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system
description This chapter traces the historical development of the Malaysian legal system in brief with the intention to shed light on how the rules of equity developed in the UK was gradually introduced and thereby become part and parcel of the contemporary legal system of Malaysia. Accordingly, it specifically emphasises on section 3(1) of the Civil Law Act 1956 which allows the application of the common law of England and the rules of equity to Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sabah and Sarawak in the absent of local statute governing the subject matter up to the cut-off date in respective States when the local circumstances render its application necessary. Furthermore, it briefly discusses the application of English laws in commercial matters provided under section 5 of the Civil Law Act 1956. Finally, the chapter addresses the question whether the rules of equity are still applicable to transactions and dealings involving lands as section 6 of the Civil Law Act 1956 excludes the application of the law of England to the immovable property.
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author Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Masum, Ahmad
author_facet Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
Ali Mohamed, Ashgar Ali
Masum, Ahmad
author_sort Ahmad, Muhamad Hassan
title Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system
title_short Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system
title_full Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system
title_fullStr Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system
title_full_unstemmed Development of equity in the Malaysian legal system
title_sort development of equity in the malaysian legal system
publisher Sweet & Maxwell, Thomson Reuters
publishDate 2022
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/103928/2/103928_Development%20of%20Equity%20in%20the%20Malaysian%20Legal%20System.pdf
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