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The Court of Appeal today allowed Teh Chang Khoon’s appeal against the Industrial Court and High Court decisions that dismissed his claim for unfair dismissal.

Justice Shahnaz Sulaiman delivered the ruling via Zoom on behalf of a three-member bench chaired by Justice Alwi Abdul Wahab, with Justice Dean Wayne Daly as the third member.