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In a multi-tiered dispute resolution clause, there are typically certain procedural steps, such as mediation or negotiation, that parties must fulfill before a dispute can be referred to arbitration.

Have you ever, be it as a lawyer or a client, encountered scenario where at the stage where the pleadings have been closed (close of pleadings)...

Loshini Ramarmurty explains the first reported case on the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012.

Dave Barry, a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, was quoted as saying, "It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb cholesterol if you take it from another person's plate".

The Development comprised six blocks of shop and office lots.

Since its introduction in 2014, the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (‘CIPAA') and its effects have been widely felt throughout the construction industry.

Eyza Farizan Mokhtar examines a fight over the appointment of a provisional liquidator.

The PMC-19 will commence operations from 16 November 2020 and is only subject to the Act and not the Mediation Act 2012

On 29.7.2024, the Federal Court heard and decided on the case of Obata-Ambak Holdings Sdn Bhd v Prema Bonanza Sdn Bhd & Other Appeals [2024] CLJU 1657. While this case might be understood as a mere...

In Discoveries in Maritime Claims: (Part One) Pre-Trial Discovery and Specific Discovery of Documents, we discussed the legal armouries available to a litigant within the Malaysian...

This distinction may be challenging to apply in practice.

Wai Hong and Brenda explain a significant decision on medical negligence by the Federal Court.

In the recent decision of Yakin Tenggara Sdn Bhd v Gula Perak Berhad & 3 Ors and other appeals, our Apex Court had the opportunity to consider the effect of the appointment of both Tun Md Raus Sharif ("CJ") and ...

Legal fees charged by legal firms can vary based on factors such as the complexity of the case, the experience of a lawyer, the type of legal services hired, the duration of the proceedings and others.

When a dispute arises, the first avenue parties resort to resolving a dispute is through the Courts however there are the Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms which includes solving a dispute...

The Federal Court on 19 January 2021 held in PJD Regency Sdn Bhd v Tribunal Tuntutan Pembeli Rumah and Ng Chee Kuan and Other Appeals (Federal Court (Appellate Jurisdiction) Case No. 01(f)-29-10/2019(W)) ...

This doctrine has been widely recognised by the Commonwealth Courts.