Arbitration Notes

MALAYSIA: 2020 INSTITUTIONAL CASELOAD STATISTICS SHOW CONTINUED PREFERENCE FOR AIAC, HKIAC, ICC AND SIAC ARBITRATION BY MALAYSIAN PARTIES

MALAYSIA: HIGH COURT APPLIES HALLIBURTON V CHUBB ON ARBITRATOR APPARENT BIAS AND THE DUTY OF DISCLOSURE

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT GRANTS FIRST ANTI-ARBITRATION INJUNCTION ON THE GROUNDS OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

HONG KONG: CFI REFUSES TO SET ASIDE EX PARTE ORDER ALLOWING SERVICE OUT ON BASIS OF DEFENDANT'S SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION

MALAYSIA'S HIGH COURT ALLOWS JUDICIAL INQUIRY OF DAMAGES FOR A WRONGFULLY GRANTED COURT-ORDERED INJUNCTION WITHOUT AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF THE ARBITRATION

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT CONSIDERS THE LEGALITY OF AN UNDERLYING CONTRACT WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF ARBITRATION

THE APPLICABILITY OF MALAYSIA'S FEDERAL COURT RULING ON THE AUTHORITY OF SHARIAH ADVISORY COUNCIL IN CIVIL DISPUTES TO ARBITRATIONS ON ISLAMIC FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS

MALAYSIAN COURT OF APPEAL CONSIDERS INJUNCTIONS TO RESTRAIN THE CALLING OF PERFORMANCE BONDS IN SUPPORT OF ARBITRATION

In the first half of 2019, Malaysia's Court of Appeal considered no less than four appeals relating to applications to restrain the calling of …

MALAYSIAN APEX COURT DECIDES ON ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES INVOLVING A REMEDY OF STATUTORY FORECLOSURE, AND THE INCORPORATION OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN MULTI-CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS WHERE ONE CONTRACT CONTAINS AN ENTIRE AGREEMENT CLAUSE

Singapore court refuses set aside on the basis that the successful party in the arbitration did not call witnesses to give evidence and disclose certain documents

No U-Turns Ahead: Singapore Court of Appeal holds that commencement of court proceedings may lose you the right to later rely on arbitration agreements

In the recent landmark decision of Marty Ltd v Hualon Corp (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd [2018] SGCA 63, the Singapore Court of Appeal held that the commencement of …

Evolving Asia, New Frontiers in Dispute Resolution: CIArb (Malaysia Branch) International Arbitration Conference 2018 Keynote Address

At the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Malaysia Branch) International Arbitration Conference 2018, Peter Godwin, the Managing Partner of Herbert …