{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Yew Huoi, How &amp; Associates | Leading Malaysia Law Firm","provider_url":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my","title":"EXEMPLARY DAMAGES \u2013 STATUTORY BODY DUTY \u2013 DAMAGES \u2013 OBTAINING APPROVAL | Yew Huoi, How &amp; Associates | Leading Malaysia Law Firm","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qy29Ixd3kC\"><a href=\"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/exemplary-damages-statutory-body-duty-damages-obtaining-approval\/\">EXEMPLARY DAMAGES \u2013 STATUTORY BODY DUTY \u2013 DAMAGES \u2013 OBTAINING APPROVAL<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/my\/exemplary-damages-statutory-body-duty-damages-obtaining-approval\/embed\/#?secret=qy29Ixd3kC\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;EXEMPLARY DAMAGES \u2013 STATUTORY BODY DUTY \u2013 DAMAGES \u2013 OBTAINING APPROVAL&#8221; &#8212; Yew Huoi, How &amp; Associates | Leading Malaysia Law Firm\" data-secret=\"qy29Ixd3kC\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/yhalaw.com.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/exempdamages.jpg","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"In Big Man Management Sdn Bhd v Tenaga Nasional Bhd [2025] 5 MLJ 290, the Federal Court reinstated nearly RM3.56 million in special damages and awarded RM100,000 in exemplary damages against TNB for wrongfully disconnecting electricity to an ice factory. The Court ruled that \u201cstrict proof\u201d of special damages does not mean a higher burden beyond the civil standard of proof and affirmed that TNB, as a statutory monopoly, breached its statutory duty by using disconnection as leverage to collect payment. The judgment underscores that public utilities cannot misuse statutory powers, and consumers wrongfully deprived of essential services may be entitled to punitive remedies in exceptional cases."}