English Law In Malaysia Case Study
NAME AND MATRIX NO:
ANIS FATIN BINTI ABDUL RAHIM
A156394
PREPARED FOR:
DR. HANIWARDA BINTI YAAKOB
COURSE NAME AND CODE:
UUUK1053- PENGENALAN KEPADA SISTEM UNDANG-UNDANG MALAYSIA 1
TOPIC:
APPLICATION OF ENGLISH STATUTE IN MALAYSIA UNDER CIVIL LAW ACT 1956
Contents
1.Introduction. 3
2.General Application of English Law Based on Section 3 Civil Law Act 1956. 3
3.Specific Application of English Law in Commercial Matters or Mercantile Law - Section 5 Civil Law Act 1956. 7
4. Non Application of English Land Law Under Section 6 Civil Law Act 1956. 10
5. Conclusion. 12
Question 4: Professor Bartholomew in his article, “ the Commercial Law of Malaysia: A Study in the Reception of English Law” (1965) argued that English statutes are
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