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Adjudication is now a well established method of resolving disputes in the construction field in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.

Excavation Works – Damages – Underground Cable – Non-Delegable Duty of Care – Independent Contractors – Negligence...

Facts There are three appeals laid before the Federal Court. Two of which are by Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (the ‘Appellant') and the third is by MMC Tepat Teknik Sdn Bhd (the ‘2nd Respondent').

Facts ASM Development (KL) Sdn Bhd (the 'Appellant') had engaged Econpile (M) Sdn Bhd (the 'Respondent'), for a construction project. Works were supposed to be completed by January 2018...

The Construction Industry Development Board of Malaysia (‘CIDB') had on 7 May 2020 introduced initiatives to ease the burden of construction industry players affected by the Movement Control Order...

The Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 ("CIPAA") came into operation on 15.4.2014.

In many construction or development projects ("Projects"), an employer ("Employer") will usually invite contractors ("Contractors") to submit their respective bids and offers ("Tenders")...

Time, for purposes of the Limitation Act 1953, stops to run upon commencement of a suit or other proceedings in a Court of law. However, what happens if the time bar sets in before the commencement...

Facts As the relevant local authority, the Datuk Bandar Kuala Lumpur (‘Appellant') granted a development order (‘Impugned Development Order') for a proposed development which comprises...

In most construction contracts, in particular the standard forms contract such as the PAM Contract 2018, AIAC Standard Form of Building Contract 2019,...

Your main contractor has defaulted in its payments to you, the subcontractor. After several ignored demands, you initiated adjudication proceedings under CIPAA 2012 for the payments due to you.

Adjudication under the Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 has strict timelines to be complied with and that is the one main purposes of this dispute resolution mechanism–speed.

Contractors should note that the aforementioned workers accommodation must be in compliance with the requirements of the Workers Minimum Standard and Amenities Act 1990.

Craig Shepherd and Arnold Hoong have recently published an article in the Global Arbitration Review's Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2023 on the contractual effects of sanctions on construction projects.

Refusing to pay arbitration deposits is a common strategy employed by parties to delay or make proceedings difficult for the counterparty.

The sale and purchase agreement is the primary definitive document which governs the rights and obligations of developers and purchasers of properties.

Retention sum is a sum retained by an employer against interim sums payable to the contractors for work done and will be released to the contractor...

As Malaysia approaches the second half of year 2021, it does so under a nationwide lockdown.