JAWAB MANA-MANA EMPAT (4) SOALAN SAHAJA

ANSWER ANY FOUR (4) QUESTIONS

SOALAN 1 (25 MARKAH)

(a) Jelaskan elemen-elemen asas bagi sesuatu kontrak yang sah. (15 markah)

(b) Bincangkan kes-kes di bawah dan undang-undang yang telah diputuskan.

i) Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain vs Boots Cash Chemist Ltd; (2 markah)

ii) Tan Soh Sim, Chan Law Kiong & ors vs Tan Saw Keow & ors; (2 markah)

iii) Springer vs Great Western Railway Company; (2 markah)

iv) Great Northern Railway Co. vs Swaffield; (2 markah)

v) Beale vs Taylor. (2 markah)

QUESTION 1 (25 MARKS)

(a) Describe the basic elements of a valid contract. (15 marks)

(b) Explain the following cases and the law that has been discussed in each of
them:-

i) Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain vs Boots Cash Chemist Ltd; (2 marks)

ii) Tan Soh Sim, Chan Law Kiong & ors vs Tan Saw Keow & ors; (2 marks)

iii) Springer vs Great Western Railway Company; (2 marks)

iv) Great Northern Railway Co. vs Swaffield; (2 marks)

v) Beale vs Taylor. (2marks)

SOALAN 2 (25 MARKAH)

Jelaskan doktrin entiti berasingan dan bincangkan lima pengecualian kepada undang-
undang yang mengatakan entiti sesuatu syarikat itu berasingan dari entiti pengarah-
pengarah.

QUESTION 2 (25 MARKS)

Describe the separate entity doctrine and discuss five exceptions to the general legal
principle that a company is a person separate from its directors.

SOALAN 3 (25 MARKAH)

(a) Fire Smelters Berhad telah bersetuju untuk menjual dpur leburan kepada
Mangkuk Sdn Bhd dan memberi jaminan bahawa suhu dapur tersebut adalah
tidak kurang daripada 1427 darjah Celsius. Setelah dapur itu dihantar oleh Fire
Smelters Berhad, Mangkuk Sdn Bhd mendapati suhu dapur tersebut hanya lah ke
tahap 1000 darjah Celsius sahaja. Apakah tindakan yang boleh diambil oleh
Mangkuk Sdn Bhd? (13 markah)

(b) Sam telah membeli arang dari Utama Jaya untuk digunakan oleh keluarganya di
rumah mereka. Apabila Sam hendak menyalakan api ke atas arang tersebut,
arang tersebut meletup dan Sam telah cedera parah. Didapati bahawa
terdapatnya bahan letupan di dalam bungkusan arang yang dibelinya. Apakah
kedudukan Sam dalam keadaan ini? (12 markah)

QUESTION 3 (25 MARKS)

(a) Fire Smelters Berhad has agreed to sell a melting furnace to Mangkuk Sdn. Bhd.
and has given an undertaking that the melting furnace would have a
temperature of not lower than 1427 degree celcius. Fire Smelters Berhad
delivered the furnace but the specification was not fulfilled, i.e. the furnace could
only reach a temperature of 1000 degree celcius. Advise Mangkuk Sdn. Bhd.
(13 marks)

(b) Sam buys a bag of charcoal from Utama Jaya so that his family can enjoy
themselves sitting around the fireplace in their flat. Unfortunately the bag of
charcoal contained an explosive device which exploded when Sam lit the fire.
Sam was badly injured. Advise Sam. (12 marks)
SOALAN 4 (25 MARKAH)

(a) Huraikan definisi “perkongsian”. (5 markah)

(b) Jose akan menubuhkan satu perniagaan di Kuala Lumpur dan ingin mengetahui
bagaimanakah sesuatu ejensi itu diwujudkan di Malaysia. Jelaskan kepada
beliau.
(10 markah)

(c ) Jelaskan cara-cara sesuatu ejensi itu ditamatkan. (10markah)

QUESTION 4 (25 MARKS)

(a) Define a “partnership”. (5 marks)

(b) Jose who is setting up a business in Kuala Lumpur would like to know how an
agency may arise or be created in Malaysia. Advise Jose. (10 marks)

( c) Describe the ways in which an agency can be terminated. (10 marks)

SOALAN 5 (25 MARKAH)

(a) Apakah perbezaan diantara kontrak terbatal dan kontrak boleh batal?
(5 markah)
(b) Nyatakan tiga (3) cara dimana sesuatu kontrak itu boleh ditamatkan.
(5 markah)

(c) Jelaskan tiga (3) remedi yang boleh diambil sekira berlakunya pelanggaran
kontrak. (5 markah)

(d) Alex telah mewujudkan satu kontrak dengan Jose. Bolehkah pihak ketiga iaitu
Roy menyaman Alex sekiranya Alex melanggar kontrak yang telah
diwujudkannya dengan Jose? Beri penjelasan anda? (5 markah)

(e) Apakah yang dimaksudkan dengan “tawaran balas” di bawah undang-undang

kontrak? (5 markah)
QUESTION 5 (25 MARKS)

(a) What is the main difference between a void contract and a voidable contract?
(5 marks)
(b) What are the three (3) ways in which a contract may be discharged?
(5 marks)

(c) Describe the three (3) most important remedies available for breach of contract.
(5 marks)

(d) Alex and Jose entered into a contract. As a general rule, can a third party, Roy,
sue Alex when Alex commits a breach of contract? Give reasons for your answer.
(5 marks)

(e) What is the meaning of “counter-offer” in relation to law of contract?

(5marks)

SOALAN 6 (25 MARKAH)

(a) Apakah hak-hak dan liabiliti-liabiliti seorang penjamin di bawah undang-undang

sewa-beli? (10 markah)

(b) Amir telah membeli kereta dari Honda Motor dengan dibiayai oleh Ambank
Berhad. Setelah Amir gagal untuk membayar ansuran bulanan selama dua (2)
bulan kepada Ambank Berhad, Ambank Berhad telah mengambil tindakan
sewajarnya di bawah Akta Sewabeli 1967 dengan menarik balik kereta tersebut.
Bincangkan hak-hak Amir dibawah Akta Sewabeli 1967. (15 markah)

QUESTION 6 (25 MARKS)

(a) What are the rights and liabilities of a guarantor under a hire-purchase
agreement? (10 marks)

(b) Amir bought a car from Honda Motor which was financed by Ambank Berhad.
When Amir defaulted in making two (2) monthly instalment payments and after
due compliance with the Hire-Purchase Act, the car was repossessed by
Ambank Berhad. Discuss the rights of Amir under the Hire-Purchase Act 1967.
(15 marks)