This page aims to serves as a quick guide on where you can locate sources of Malaysian cases with various categories of resources, including:
Please be reminded that cases or judgments are not indexed in FIND@HKUL. To look for full text cases, you will have to search in relevant legal databases, or search by the full title of a law report in FIND@HKUL with "Books+" search scope.
Alternatively, you may change to Advance Search and enter the following search terms for all available law reports within the HKUL Collection:
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Being one of the biggest legal databases covering Malaysian cases, more than 80,000 judgments from all courts of Malaysia can be found on this platform, dating back to 1900s. Check out the video below on how to search for cases.
To access full archive of cases with summaries and headnotes, you are reminded to obtain login information via the path indicated in the FIND@HKUL record. HKUL Authentication is also required via login to your HKU Portal account.
A wide range of resources on case law of Malaysia can be found in Westlaw Asia. They include but not limited to All Malaysia Reports (A.M.R.), All Malaysia Commercial Reports (A.M.C.R.), All Malaysia Tax Cases (A.M.T.C.), unreported judgments and etc.
To look up for law reports, follow the steps below:
In Lexis Advance Hong Kong, you are able to find cases published under the Malayan Law Journal Reports, from 1932 to present.
To browse for law report, follow the steps below:
Published by Sweet & Maxwell, this title covers reporting of appellate and High Court decisions made by the Malaysian courts. Headnotes, catchwords and case summaries can be found.
Current Law Journal [CLJ]
Published by the Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd, C.L.J. provides comprehensive coverage on all courts in Malaysia with reputable recognition from the community.
Malayan Law Journal Reports [MLJ]
Another major law report in Malaysia, M.L.J. covers report of cases from all courts with case summaries and catchwords.
Office of The Chief Registrar Federal Court of Malaysia (click to visit)
Maintained by the Federal Court of Malaysia, the highest court in Malaysia, this official portal provides comprehensive information and resources, where judgments are also available. Please note that judgments are mostly reported in Malay (https://www.kehakiman.gov.my/en/judgmentment).
Asian Legal Information Institute (AsianLII) (click to visit)
With promotion to the free access of legal information, a wide range of resources can be easily found here with categorized of subjects and materials. AsianLII also works and connects with WorldLII and CommonLII in presentation of resources.
