Asia Disputes Notes

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT IMPLIES ADDITIONAL DUTIES FOR EXPERTS

For the first time, the Malaysian High Court has found that party-appointed experts owe implied duties to the court.  It is well-established that …

BEYOND STATUTORY ENFORCEMENT: MALAYSIA'S APEX COURT DISMISSES A COMMON LAW ACTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENT DUE TO FAILURE TO ADDUCE THE FOREIGN JUDGMENT

There is a simple, but fundamental, difference between a statutory enforcement under Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1958 (“REJA”) and a common …

Malaysia: Directors beware - indemnity in a company's constitution is not foolproof

Future of Consumer APAC: Climate change and ESG litigation trends in the consumer sector

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT CLARIFIES COVID-19 ACT RELIEF FOR PARTIES UNABLE TO PERFORM CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

Launch of our new Malaysia Notes Blog

MALAYSIAN FEDERAL COURT STREAMLINES CORPORATE VEIL PIERCING PRINCIPLES WITH MODERN ENGLISH LAW APPROACH

LATEST EDITION OF ASIA PACIFIC DISPUTE RESOLUTION GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE

Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements comes into force tomorrow - 12 September 2020

Malaysia: High Court finds that arbitral tribunal has jurisdiction to determine insolvency set-off

Malaysia: High Court considers validity of applications determined through remote hearings during the Movement Control Order

Malaysia: Court of Appeal suspends recognition and enforcement of an award on the basis it is not yet binding

In Malaysian Bio-Xcell Sdn Bhd v Lebas Technologies Sdn Bhd and another appeal (Civil Appeal Nos. W-02(IM)(C)-1532-07/2018 and W-02(IM)(C)-1533-07/2018), …