Kerugian Ekonomi Tulen: Perbandingan di antara Pendekatan Mahkamah di England dengan Mahkamah di Malaysia
Pure Economic Loss: A Comparison of Court Approaches in England and Malaysia

Fakulti Undang-undang
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

irahmah@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Undang-undang
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

leenda@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Undang-undang
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

kinasay@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Undang-undang
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

zie@ukm.edu.my

Fakulti Undang-undang
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.

aqua9278@hotmail.com

Abstract

Pure economic loss claims do not receive favaourable treatment from courts. The courts are too cautious in allowing claims for pure economic loss. This may be due to various factors, such as, the difficulty in determining the amount of damages and there is also an apprehension that many people will take advantage by making fictitious claims. Adopting the content analysis methodology on the decided cases in England and Malaysia, the objective of this article is to analyse the decided cases in England and Malaysia pertaining to pure economic loss and thereafter compare the approach taken by the courts in both countries in the aspect of their willingness to allow claims for pure economic loss. Analysis of several relevant decided cases showed that the English courts had made some effort to reform their approach by allowing pure economic loss. However, subsequent decided cases showed that the courts in England still maintain their traditional approach by not allowing claims for pure economic loss. On the other hand, the development of cases in Malaysia in the1990s and early 2000 showed a significant development whereby the claims for pure economic loss in relation to defective buildings were allowed. Whether the courts in this country will allow claims for pure economic loss in other negligent cases, are yet to be ascertained. Nevertheless, this development shows the willingness of the Malaysian courts to create its own common law principles.

Keywords

defective building; England; Malaysia; Negligence; pure economic loss
https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2018-51-24

Citation

Ismail, R., Mohamed Fadzil, R., Shaik Ahmad Yusoff, S., Mohamed Isa, S., & Abd Halim, A. (2017). Kerugian Ekonomi Tulen: Perbandingan di antara Pendekatan Mahkamah di England dengan Mahkamah di Malaysia. Jurnal Pengurusan, 51, 285–295. https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2018-51-24

@article{ismail2017kerugian,
  title={Kerugian Ekonomi Tulen: Perbandingan di antara Pendekatan Mahkamah di England dengan Mahkamah di Malaysia},
  author={Ismail, Rahmah and Mohamed Fadzil, Rozlinda and Shaik Ahmad Yusoff, Sakina and Mohamed Isa, Suzanna and Abd Halim, Affaf},
  journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
 

volume={51},
  number={},
  pages={285—295},
  year={2017},
  doi={https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2018-51-24},
  publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}

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