Month: May 2011
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Personal Data Protection Act 2010
by Foong Cheng Leong and Halina Jael Abu Bakar After a long wait, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709] (“the Act”) has finally been passed. The Act seeks to regulate the processing of personal data of individuals involved in commercial transactions by data users so as to provide protection to the individual’s personal…
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Sherrina Nur Elena bt Abdullah v Kent Well Edar Sdn Bhd
Kota Kinabalu High Court Suit No.: K22-187-2009-I The Plaintiff, who was a beauty queen, sued the Defendant for publishing, without consent, her photograph and image appearing on packaging of the Defendants’ products, particularly packages of rice being displayed and sold in various retail shops, grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets in Kota Kinabalu. The Plaintiff also…