Legal Research Methods

Assignment 2 - Online based legal research

Find the case of Tan Chong & Sons Motor Co. Sdn Bhd v Alan McKnight (1983) CLJ 394 using an online based research platform. Photocopy the entire case and attach it to your assignment.

Read the case and answer the following questions. All answers must be attached together with the case when handing it in.

1. Who is bringing this action? And again whom is this action taken?

2. Which court did the plaintiff first bring this action?

3. Name the lawyers that appeared for both the plaintiffs and the

defendants in this case?

4. Who were the judges in the Federal Court in this case? Who was the

first instance judge in this case?

5. Which cases did Tun Salleh Abbas consider to be binding and needed to

be followed in this case?

6. What was the decision in this case? Please summarise the findings and

the main principle arising from this case.

7. Were there any dissenting judgements in this case?

8. What were the total damages awarded in this case?