The successful party in adjudication proceedings can commence winding-up proceedings against the losing party based on the adjudication decision.

Dewan Negara today passed five bills, namely the Finance Bill (No. 2) 2017, the Labuan Business Activity Tax (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2017, the Income Tax (Amendment) Bill 2017...

Ambank Islamic Berhad (the ‘Respondent') filed a Winding up Petition at the High Court of Kuala Lumpur and served on Prolink Marketing Sdn Bhd (the ‘Appellant').

The Malaysian High Court has refused to impose a condition on a party seeking a stay of proceedings under section 10 of the Arbitration Act 2005 to pay its share of the deposit in the arbitration...

In the case of Pyo Travel (MY) Sdn Bhd & Anor v Modalku Ventures Sdn Bhd [2020] MLJU 575, the Malaysian High Court affirmed the Sessions Court's decisions in granting summary judgment...

A recently reported Malaysian case has illustrated the difficulties in accessing the merits of granting an interlocutory injunction based on infringement of a registered design, where similar registered designs are at issue.

Facts Abd Ghani Golamdin (the 'Appellant') was initially employed by Universiti Utara Malaysia (the '1st Respondent') as a Senior System Analyst in 1989 and later became the Chief System Analyst...

On 22 October 2019, the Asian International Arbitration Centre ("AIAC") published its 2018 statistics, showing a steady maintenance of its arbitration caseload

Issue: Mdm Y*, 55, a small-time business owner, was first admitted into a private hospital in Kuala Lumpur for a surgery known as a bilateral oophorectomy (First Surgery) to remove two ovarian cysts in July 2013.

As the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded, the legal landscape of Malaysia underwent a significant transformation.

Following on from our previous updates in 2019, 2020, and 2021, we analyse the publicly available caseload statistics for the usage of various arbitral institutions by Malaysian parties...

This article is part of a series that considers how the courts in Malaysia have construed and interpreted sections 8, 37 and 42 of the 2005 Act.

The Malaysian High Court has reconfirmed that if the same interim relief can be granted by an arbitral tribunal and the courts, a party should first apply to the tribunal.

In Coneff Corporation Sdn Bhd v Vivocom Enterprise (Originating Summons No. WA-24C(ARB)-26-06/2019) the Malaysian High Court for the first time considered the test for an application to...

The deceased died intestate leaving, amongst others, five pieces of lands ("Lands") to his wife and two children.

Facts Ashvine A/P Hari Krishnan (the ‘Respondent') was employed by 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd (the ‘Appellant') as its Senior Manager of Human Resources in 2019.

Lim Keng Jit is an authorized officer of the Residents Association of Parkville Sunway Damansara. The Respondent is the Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya, the relevant local council under the Local Government Act 1976.

Previously, we highlighted the High Court decision in Hindustan Oil on Limitation laws in the arbitration context. On 4 April 2023, the Court of Appeal affirmed the High Court decision...

Malaysia has taken a major step forward in modernising its arbitration landscape with the entry into force of the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2024 (Act) and the Code of Practice...

The appellants comprised of Amber Court Condominium's management corporation ("the MC") and 5 of its council members.