Welcome to all participants of MMU Law Moot Competition 09/10

MONDAY, 16th NOVEMBER 2009

Dear all,

The organizing committee wishes to extend a very warm welcome to all the participants of the Multimedia University Law Moot Competition 2009/2010. We are currently undergoing some changes in the structure and management for Competition, therefore your kind patience will be very much appreciated. Rest assured that we will notify you once the official announcements are released. Meanwhile, keep checking your e-mail for any updates regarding the Competition.

Thank you very much.

Regards,
The Organizing Committee.

Messages

MESSAGE FROM ADVISOR OF

LAW SOCIETY (MULS)
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY

It gives me great delight in writing this foreword to commemorate the Grand Finals of the Multimedia University Law Moot Competition 2008/2009. This is an annual event of the Law School which draws the members of the Bar, the students and the academicians together for the main purpose of ensuring that the members are sufficiently well prepared for the real legal world.

Participation in simulated court proceedings such as the moots, is essential in ensuring that the law students are properly groomed prior to them appearing in the real courts. As such, mooting is an essential activity for all aspiring lawyers and is compulsory in most established law schools. The law school plays the essential role, both in disseminating legal knowledge as well as in ensuring that the students are moulded into skilled oralists with an ability to deliberate analytically and constructively.

For all participating students, do take this opportunity to learn and to improve on the various skills that will be necessary for you to succeed once yopu depart from the law school. No doubt that the pressure can sometimes be overwhelming, with the preparation for exams, assignments, the moots and other activities. The experience and practice gained nevertheless serve you well in the future. This also marks the first year where the moots are held both in English and in Bahasa Malaysia. To the participants , you have indeed shown that speaking in both languages pose no problem despite the fact that the degree is taught fully in English. Congratulations on a job well done.

Finally, this event owes much of its success to those who have shown their unduly support, encouragement and commitment in various ways. To the President’s Office, the Student Affairs and Sports Division (STAD) and the Faculty of Business & Law, my sincere appreciation on behalf of the Law Society for all contributions rendered in ensuring the success of this event.

To the members of the Bar and the Young Lawyer’s Association, a warm thank you for so graciously participating in all events organized by the Multimedia University Law Society including judging the many rounds of the Moot Competition.

To all lecturers and students, your immeasurable contribution have led to the success of this annual event. My sincere gratitude to the sponsors for assisting us in all ways possible. To the organizing committee of the moots, your hard work and untiring efforts must indeed be applauded.

Lastly, my sincere appreciation to those who are present here today, for so graciously taking time off your busy schedules to be with us here.

A very good day to all present.


Thank you.

Mr. Gary Ng Kit Min
Lecturer-Advisor
Multimedia University Law Society

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MESSAGE FROM HEAD ADMINISTRATORS

MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY LAW MOOT COMPETITION 2008/2009

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all, to this Grand Finals of the Multimedia University’s Law Moot Competition 2009, the third in the series since its inception in 2007. This marks yet another event successfully organized by the Law students under the auspices of the Multimedia University Law Society (MULS).

The word ‘moot’ is derived from the Latin ‘moveo’ signifying to move, agitate or argue. The first recorded reference to a moot is in the “ Law of Ethelred The Unready” in 997 Denmark. Its present form can be traced to the Inns of Court and Chancery in early 14th. century England. These moots were performed by students as preparatory to their commencing practice as ‘Utter Barristers’. When formal legal education began in the United States in the 18th. century, these practices were followed with lectures and practical moot court exercises. This modified English system continued till the modern case method was introduced at the Harvard Law School in 1870. Since then mooting has become an integral tradition of a Law School.

Here in MMU it has been a hectic and exciting road to the Finals. This year’s series has been unique in many ways. For the first time we’ve had the moots in both English and Bahasa Malaysia simultaneously auguring a new tradition. The number of participating teams increased to 70 teams competing in the preliminary rounds. Another first, is the creation of the MMU Law Moot webpage where news and constant updates regarding the competition are posted in keeping with the multimedia character of the university.

My warmest congratulations to Ms. Wong Jing En the Director of MMU Law Moot 2009 and her untiring team who have worked to ensure the success of this series. It has been a pleasure and an honour to be associated with such dedicated and enterprising students. May I also take this opportunity to record my gratitude to my colleagues in particular Mr. Jeong Phu, Ms. Asmida , Ms. Nurhayati, Ms. Mageswary, Ms.Manique and Mdm. Flora for their support and assistance. These moots have also been instrumental in forging a greater rapport with members of the Bar not only from Melaka but even from KL. Our humble appreciation for their generosity in giving us their time and expertise in acting as judges for these moots as well as sponsorship of various prizes.

Last but not least my very best wishes to the law students. May you grow with the law.

Thank you.

Gita Radhakrishna
Lecturer- Administrator
Multimedia University, Melaka Campus

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MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT OF
LAW SOCIETY (MULS),
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY

It is my greatest pleasure to extend a very warm welcome to all of you to Multimedia University’s Law Moot Competition 2008/2009.

Mooting can be somewhat described as a ‘rite of passage” that almost all law students must pass through before graduating and MMU law students who are in their third year of study are not excluded from taking part in such a “ritual”.

Mooting encourages students to apply legal principles in everyday situations and provide practical solutions as well as an opportunity to develop and hone their writing and advocacy skills. Besides that, it also provides a platform for the recognition of students who excel in developing these skills.

However, the law students of MMU would not have been able to receive such benefits from mooting if it were not for the collaborative efforts between all the relevant parties. Therefore, I would first like to express my gratitude on behalf of the Law Society, to the Melaka Bar and Melaka Young Lawyer’s Association who have been constantly providing their helping hand and cooperation in most of our events and activities, including this year’s Moot Competition being the third in its series.

Also, thank you to all sponsors and individuals for their generosity and contribution in making this event a success. Besides that, my gratitude goes to the faculty members of the Law School for their endless support and advice. This year’s mooting competition would not have been possible without their guidance and assistance.

Last but not least, a big “terima kasih” goes to Miss Wong Jing En and her very hardworking and dedicated team of committee members for organising the event. It has indeed been an uphill task for them especially since this year’s competition involves twice the number of participants compared to last year’s, and also a round that is being held in Bahasa Malaysia. The committee’s creative ideas such as holding a fundraising event as well as starting the moot website to keep participants well informed of the competition must also be applauded.

May the best team win!

Thank You.

“JUSTICIA INTEGRITY VENERATIO”

Teo Ju-li
President of Multimedia University Law Society
Multimedia University, Melaka Campus

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MESSAGE FROM DIRECTOR
MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY LAW MOOT COMPETITION 2008/2009

Welcome to the Grand Final of MMU Law Moot Competition 2008/2009.
It is indeed my honour to be given the opportunity to organize such a significant annual event for all the law school.

On behalf of the whole team, I would like to thank all the truly distinguished panel of judges who have so kindly and generously shared their time, knowledge and experience with us by judging many stages of the moot competition. This event owes much of its success to the Malacca Bar Committee for their support.

Credit definitely goes to the team around me, who has made this auspicious event possible. I have learned a lot from all of you. From having a fund raising carnival, setting up a blog, sponsorship hunting to five tiring evenings of Preliminary rounds, this long planned event will not be a success if not for the support given by the advisors of the Law Society, the moot administrators, lecturers and sponsors. My sincere gratitude to all of you.

Lastly, I would like to urge all law students to stand up for more MULS events. We who make a difference at law school, will make a difference in the society someday.

To law students, may every encounter, every positive experience of the moot competition will leave a trace on your heart. We are the sum of the books we have read, the stiff competitors we have met and the bittersweet experiences we have had.


Thank you.

Wong Jing En
Director,
MMU Law Moot Competition 2008/2009

MMU LAW MOOT:> GRAND FINAL 2008/2009

Good day.

The MMU Law Society (MULS) will be organizing a Law Moot Competition 2009 for the 3rd year law students. Hence, the Grand Final Rounds will be held on 25th April 2009. The details pertaining to the event are as follows:

Date: 25th April 2009

Time: 8.00 a.m. (0800)

Venue: MMU Law Moot Court (FBL Ground Floor) or through live telecast in FBL Ground Floor, Study Room.

Dress code: Formal
Lunch will be provided for all LAW students.


All the MMU students are invited to the event. If you need more details pertaining to the event, do drop by at our website at www.mmulawmoot.blogspot.com


The Important Reminder and Court Room Ethics.

- Please be reminded that no beverages and food is allowed in the court room.
- Switch off all hand phone or silent it during the court proceedings.
-Bow to the judges when entering and leaving the court room.
-Silent should be observed at all times. No talking or clapping or any disturbance is allowed.
-Please be reminded that except the official photographer, no other photographing, video taking or voice recording is permitted in the court room.



Thank you.
Regards,
Organising Committee MMU Law Moot Competition 2008/09

Grand Finalist (BM)

Team 44 (Izyan Syafinaz Bt. Ahmad Haspan; Jaslina bt. Tanzil)

Team 22 (Kesinee Aiyalu a/p Parthasarathee; Andrew Yeoh Teck Keong)

Grand Finalist (BI)

Team 66 (Melanie Tan; Janardhane a/p Muniandy)

Team 17 (Leong Zhi Hong; Lee Chong Hong)

Problem Clarification (BI)

Team 17

1. Is MY2 a subsidiary company to USA1 and USA3?
Fact is silent.

2. Whether the consent of USA1 obtained by USA3 when the license was given to Bermuda Co.?
Fact is silent

3. When was the license agreement to Bermuda Co. lapse? Fact is silent.

4. What was the license agreement for? To utilize the technology? Or to distribute the ‘Stopthief’? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

5. Was there any confidential agreement(s) between Bermuda Co. and Mr Tan? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

6. What was the confidential information(s) in specific that Mr Tan provided Mr Bala? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

7. Whether Car Secure Sdn Bhd aware of the source of information obtained from Mr Tan? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

8. Whether the application for patent by MY2 was approved prior to the launching of Stopjack? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

9. When did the Car Secure Sdn Bhd start to develop ‘Stopjack’? Fact is silent.

10. Whether USA1, USA3, MY2 or Car Secure Sdn Bhd has registered their trade mark in Malaysia? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

11. What are the similarities between Stopthief and Stopjack? Appearance? Function?
Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

12. When was the confidential agreement being signed between Mr Tan and Car Secure Sdn Bhd? Before or after the revelation of such confidential information regarding ‘Stopthief’? Fact is silent…read the question for any kind of inference

Team 66

1. What was the subject of the ‘licence agreement’ between USA3 Company and Bermuda Company? Fact is silent…
   
2. What was the nature of business between USA3 Company and Bermuda Company? read the question for any kind of inference
   
3. What was the subject of the business dealings between USA3 Company and Bermuda Company? Fact is silent…
   
4. What was the relationship between USA3 Company and Mr. Tan, as well as the relationship between USA3 Company and Bermuda Company? read the question for any kind of inference
   
5. How did Mr. Tan obtain the confidential information pertaining to the ‘Stopthief’ device? Fact is silent…
   
6. What is the status of MY2 Sdn Bhd’s application for patent protection to MyIPO as at 27 November 1995, 30 November 1995 and to-date? read the question for any kind of inference

Problem Clarification (BM)

Team 44
1. Adakah kegunaan alat Stopthief serupa atau sama dengan alat Stopjack?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

2. Apakah kepentingan syarikat US3 Co memasuki satu perjanjian lesen dengan Syarikat Bermuda?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

3. Berapa lamakah jurang masa di antara perletakan jawatan Encik Tan di Syarikat Bermuda sehingga beliau menjadi pengarah di Car Secure Sdn Bhd?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

4. Adakah permohonan MY2 Sdn Bhd untuk perlindungan patent kepada MyIPO pada 1 November 1995 telah diluluskan sebelum mereka melancarkan alat Stopthief?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

5. Adakah pemilik hak harta intelek bersamaan dengan memiliki perlindungan patent, cap dagangan dan hak cipta?
Sila buat penyelidikan sendiri.

6. Adakah Car Secure Sdn Bhd telah memohon perlindungan patent kepada MyIPO juga?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

7. Adakah Syarikat Bermuda juga mempunyai lesen untuk memasarkan alat Stopthief?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

8. Adakah MY2 Sdn Bhd merupakan pengedar sahaja bagi alat Stopthief?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

9. Apakah punca perletakan jawatan Encik Tan di Syarikat Bermuda?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

10. Bagaimanakah Syarikat Bermuda boleh mendapat maklumat rahsia tentang Stopthief?
Terbuka kepada andaian penghujjahan berdasarkan fakta.

11. Adakah syarikat US3 Co telah memasuki perjanjian lesen dengan Syarikat Bermuda dengan keizinan syarikat US1 Co?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

12. Adakah kedua-dua syarikat US1 Co dan US3 Co memiliki patent bagi alat Stopthief?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

13. Adakah syarikat MY2 Sdn Bhd telah mendaftarkan cap dagangan bagi alat Stopthief di Malaysia?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta. Fakta hanya menyebut MY2memohon lesen perlindungan paten dari MyIPO.




Team 22

1) Fakta menyatakan bahawa plaintiff ketiga (MY2) adalah syarikat yang diperbadankan bagi tujuan pemasaran produk Plaintif pertama dan kedua. Sejak bilakah MY2 beroperasi sebagai pemasar bagi alat “stopthief”?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta.

2) Adakah MY2 satu-satunya syarikat yang dibenarkan mengedar produk Stopthief di Malaysia?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta. MY2 hanya disebut sebagai badan bersama yg di beri kebenaran untuk menjadi pengedar barangan ‘stopthief’

3) Berdasarkan perjanjian antara USA3 dan USA1 Co dan MY2 untuk memasarkan produk “Stopthief” di Malaysia, adakah perjanjian tersebut membenarkan MY2 mempunyai possesi eksklusif bagi produk “Stopthief”?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta. Terbuka kepada penghujjahan.

4) Sejak tahun manakah MY2 menjadi pengedar produk USA1 Co dan USA3 Co?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

5) Pada tahun berapakah syarikat MY2 ditubuhkan?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta

6) Di manakah lokasi utama syarikat MY2 di Malaysia?
Tiada dalam fakta.

7) Adakah Syarikat MY2 mempunyai cawangan-cawangan lain di Malaysia yang memasarkan produk USA1 dan USA3?
Tiada dalam fakta.

8) Fakta menyatakan bahawa Syarikat Muda dan USA3 Co mempunyai perjanjian lesen. Apakah lesen yang diberikan kepada Syarikat Muda? Adakah ia lesen bagi tujuan pengedaran dan pemasaran produk USA3 Co ataupun bagi tujuan membuat produk USA3 Co?
Tiada dalam fakta

9) Jikalau lesen adalah bagi tujuan pemasaran, adakah Syarikat Muda diberikan sebarang informasi mengenai prosedur pembuatan produk tersebut?
Terbuka kepada penghujjahan.

10) Adakah lesen menyatakan bagaimana produk USA3 dicipta?
Terbuka kepada penghujjahan…sila buat selidikan sendiri.

11) Adakah perjanjian lesen di antara Syarikat Muda dan USA3 Co mempunyai terma bahawa informasi yang didapati di dalam perjanjian itu adalah ekslusif bagi kegunaan Syarikat Muda?
Tiada tersebut dalam fakta.

12) Adakah perjanjian lesen antara Syarikat Muda dan USA3 Co suatu perjanjian yang mempunyai terma-terma yang lazim di dapati di dalam sebarang perjanjian lesen?
Terbuka kepada hujjahan.

13) Adakah mana-mana pihak berhenti berurus niaga produk masing-masing selepas pelancaran pada tahun 1995?(sejak bulan November)
Tidak disebut dalam fakta.

14) Apakah keputusan MyIPO mengenai permohonan paten yang dibuat oleh MY2 Sdn Bhd? Adakah permohonan tersebut tertunggak atau di batalkan?
Tidak disebut dalam fakta. Terbuka kepada penghujjahan.

15) Apakah tahap keserupaan produk “Stopthief” dan “Stopjack”, dari segi kualiti produk?
Tiada tersebut dalam fakta. Sila buat andaian relevan.

16) Adakah mekanisme produk “Stopthief” dan “Stopjack”lebih kurang sama ataupun serupa?
Tiada tersebut dalam fakta

17) Apakah hubungan Syarikat MY2 dengan USA1 dan USA3? Adakah MY2 merupakan subsidiari syarikat Amerika Syarikat tersebut?
Sila rujuk fakta kes.

18) Adakah “Stopthief” sahaja produk yang dibuat dan dijual oleh USA1 dan USA3, ataupun adakah mereka juga menjual produk-produk yang lain?
Tiada tersebut dalam fakta.

19) Apakah isi kandungan perjanjian antara USA3 dan Syarikat Muda? Secara spesifik, adakah ia berkait dengan perjanjian lesen “Stopthief”?
Terbuka kepada hujjahan.

Announcement

Dear all,

Due to the delay of the publication of problem clarification, the administrators have decided to postpone the submission of final memorials to 19 April 2009, Sunday.

Submission & Exchange of Finals Memorials
Date: 19 April 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 8.00pm
Venue: law library

Please prepare six (6) hard copies of the same Memorial.
Five (5) hard copies are required to be submitted to the Head of Administrator and one (1) hard copy will be the team’s copy.

Regards,
Organising Committee
MMU Law Moot Competition 2008/09