Residents in Kuala Sanglang undergo screening for Covid-19 following the outbreak of cases from the Sivagangga cluster.
The group of NGOs led by the Consumers Association of Kedah had planned to sue the restaurant owner for causing Kedahans hardship and affecting businesses.However, if a person had suffered physical loss leading to economic hardship, the lawsuit might stick, he said. “Then you could claim a consequential loss,” he said. “The suit cannot be based on economic losses alone.”“The clearest case is for an infected person to sue the spreader, provided that he or she can prove it,” he added.
He cited a case in 1988 where Lim Kit Siang sought to declare as invalid a letter of intent issued by the government to UEM Engineers Bhd for the construction of the North-South Expressway.