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The cost of an arbitration, which includes the fees of an arbitrator, is usually negotiated and agreed upon between parties and the arbitral tribunal before or at the start of the proceedings.

Arbitration in Malaysia is a widely used alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism for resolving commercial disputes.

The plaintiff was a sub-contractor employed by the defendant to carry out the basement carcass works for a construction project.

In an arbitration, jurisdictional challenges are commonly raised when a party contends that a particular claim does not fall within the scope of an arbitration agreement.

The 2023 edition of Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific reviewed some of our more interesting work over the past year as reproduced below.

As the spotlight shines on mediated settlements with the signing of the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 7 August 2019

The Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2020 ("IRA 2020") made some crucial amendments to the to the Industrial Relations Act 1967 ("the Act") and the main amendments with...

The case of the heirs of the Sultan of Sulu vs. Malaysia has every reason to become a textbook source for international arbitration courses.

The case involved ongoing proceedings in the Malaysian High Court and arbitration under the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA). An application for an anti-anti-arbitration injunction was subsequently.

In the recent case of Maple Amalgamated Sdn Bhd & Anor v Bank Pertanian Malaysia Bhd [2021] MLJU 1245, the Federal Court had to consider the following leave question...

On 9 April 2020, the ICC International Court of Arbitration issued its Guidance Note on Possible Measures Aimed at Mitigating the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic ("Guidance Note").

The use of adjudication as a rapid binding dispute resolution procedure for construction contracts has been slowly spreading around the world. Adjudication was first introduced in the UK in May 1998 as a result of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996.

There has been a steady increase in the number of payment disputes referred to adjudication under CIPAA 2012.

The Central Bank of Malaysia Act 2009 ("Act") designated Malaysia's Shariah Advisory Committee on Islamic finance ("SAC") as the authority for ascertaining Islamic law for the purposes of Islamic financial business.

A Special Interview with Mr Wang Chengjie, Vice Chairman & Secretary General of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), China.

In Tindak Murni Sdn Bhd v Juang Setia Sdn Bhd (Civil Application No. 03-2-11/2018(B) and Civil Application No. 02(i)-104-11/2018(B))

The Firm acted for a corporate licensed Moneylender in an appeal against the High Court decision in Summerhay Development Sdn Bhd v Ivory Ascent Sdn Bhd (2020 1 LNS 1491 and 2020 MLJU 1549)...

Boilerplate clauses are predominantly standard and often viewed as miscellaneous provisions in an agreement.