PBJV GROUP SDN BHD ENQUEST PETROLEUM PRODUCTION MALAYSIA LTD

PBJV GROUP SDN BHD ENQUEST PETROLEUM PRODUCTION MALAYSIA LTD

The court dismissed Enquest's setting aside application under s.15(b) CIPAA because there was no denial of natural justice—the adjudicator afforded opportunities, considered submissions, and provided intelligible reasons—and allowed PBJV's enforcement application under s.28 CIPAA, enforcing the adjudication decision as a High Court judgment with costs awarded.

Citation
WA-24C-18-01/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Parties
Plaintiff (os 1); Defendant (os 2): PBJV Group Sdn Bhd; Defendant (os 1); Plaintiff (os 2): Enquest Petroleum Production Malaysia Ltd
Court
High Court
Jurisdiction
Malaysia
Judgment Date
5 July 2022
Case Number
WA-24C-18-01/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Procedural Posture
Originating Summons Under CIPAA (setting Aside and Enforcement of Adjudication Decision) / High Court Decision on Cross Applications; Appeal Filed to Court of Appeal
Outcome
OS 1 allowed; OS 2 dismissed
Legal Topics
CIPAA S15 Setting Aside, CIPAA S28 Enforcement, Natural Justice (audi Alteram Partem), Reasoned Adjudication Decision, Scope of Judicial Review of Adjudication
Source Language
Malay/English
Construction Law Adjudication Law Contract Law Civil Procedure CIPAA S15 Setting Aside CIPAA S28 Enforcement Natural Justice (audi Alteram Partem) Reasoned Adjudication Decision +1 more

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Parties

PBJV Group Sdn Bhd

Plaintiff (os 1); Defendant (os 2)

Enquest Petroleum Production Malaysia Ltd

Defendant (os 1); Plaintiff (os 2)

Procedural Posture

Originating Summons Under CIPAA (setting Aside and Enforcement of Adjudication Decision) / High Court Decision on Cross Applications; Appeal Filed to Court of Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the adjudication decision should be set aside under s.15(b) CIPAA for denial of natural justice
  2. 2 Whether the adjudicator failed to consider contractual clauses and specific arguments such that the decision is unreasoned
  3. 3 Whether failure by the adjudicator to seek clarification amounted to procedural unfairness

Ratio Decidendi

The court dismissed Enquest's setting aside application under s.15(b) CIPAA because there was no denial of natural justice—the adjudicator afforded opportunities, considered submissions, and provided intelligible reasons—and allowed PBJV's enforcement application under s.28 CIPAA, enforcing the adjudication decision as a High Court judgment with costs awarded.

Court Disposition

OS 1 allowed; OS 2 dismissed

Orders

  • Originating Summons WA-24C-18-01/2022 (OS 1) allowed: adjudication decision dated 29 December 2021 enforced as judgment of the High Court
  • Originating Summons WA-24C-33-01/2022 (OS 2) dismissed