MN PERMAI NETCOM SDN BHD SMCC MALAYSIA SDN BHD

MN PERMAI NETCOM SDN BHD SMCC MALAYSIA SDN BHD

The Adjudicator excluded and disregarded SMCC's set offs and counterclaims presented in the Adjudication Response, thereby denying SMCC procedural fairness; this denial of natural justice satisfies section 15(b) CIPAA and requires the Amended Adjudication Decision dated 5.3.2024 to be set aside.

Citation
WA-24C-47-03/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Plaintiff (os 40); Defendant (os 47): SMCC Malaysia Sdn Bhd; Defendant (os 40); Plaintiff (os 47): MN Permai Netcom Sdn Bhd
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
8 October 2024
Case Number
WA-24C-47-03/2024 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Originating Summons Under CIPAA (set Aside and Enforcement Applications) / Judgment on Applications to Set Aside Adjudication Decision and to Enforce Adjudication Decision
Outcome
Amended Adjudication Decision dated 5.3.2024 set aside for denial of natural justice; stay application dismissed as academic; enforcement application dismissed.
Legal Topics
CIPAA S15 Set Aside, CIPAA S28 Enforcement, Natural Justice, Jurisdiction to Consider Set Offs and Counterclaims, Stay of Adjudication Decision
Source Language
Malay/English
Construction Law Statutory Adjudication Administrative Law Civil Procedure CIPAA S15 Set Aside CIPAA S28 Enforcement Natural Justice Jurisdiction to Consider Set Offs and Counterclaims +1 more

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Parties

SMCC Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Plaintiff (os 40); Defendant (os 47)

MN Permai Netcom Sdn Bhd

Defendant (os 40); Plaintiff (os 47)

Procedural Posture

Originating Summons Under CIPAA (set Aside and Enforcement Applications) / Judgment on Applications to Set Aside Adjudication Decision and to Enforce Adjudication Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Adjudicator breached natural justice by excluding or disregarding respondent's set offs and counterclaims
  2. 2 Whether the Adjudication Decision should be set aside under section 15 CIPAA
  3. 3 Whether the Adjudication Decision should be enforced under section 28 CIPAA

Ratio Decidendi

The Adjudicator excluded and disregarded SMCC's set offs and counterclaims presented in the Adjudication Response, thereby denying SMCC procedural fairness; this denial of natural justice satisfies section 15(b) CIPAA and requires the Amended Adjudication Decision dated 5.3.2024 to be set aside.

Court Disposition

Amended Adjudication Decision dated 5.3.2024 set aside for denial of natural justice; stay application dismissed as academic; enforcement application dismissed.

Orders

  • Set aside the Amended Adjudication Decision dated 5.3.2024 pursuant to section 15(b) CIPAA (prayers 1 and 2 in Enclosure 1 of OS 40)
  • Enclosure 2 (stay application) dismissed with no order as to costs