Malaysia Case Law: Decisions & Judgments

Topic

Apparent bias

Legal area

Court

28 Aug 2024

Era Universe Development Sdn Bhd KEN LIP CONSTRUCTIONS & TRADING SDN. BHD.

Citation

JA-24C-19-08/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

JA-24C-19-08/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The High Court dismissed the application to set aside because the applicant failed to establish any of the statutory s15 grounds and merely attacked the merits; the enforcement application succeeded because there was an adjudication decision in favour of the applicant and non‑payment, and no valid bar to enforcement under CIPAA.
6 Feb 2024

Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia 1. ) Tey Por Yee 2. ) Lim Chye Guan 3. ) See Poh Yee 4. ) Francis Tan Hock Leong 5. ) Faizatul Ikmi Binti Abd Razak PENCELAH LIM SIEW GUAT

Citation

WA-22NCC-625-11/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCC-625-11/2022 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Applying the Malaysian 'real danger of bias' test and considering all circumstances, the judge found no cogent or convincing evidence that exposure to the Protasco Suit created a real danger he would unfairly favour or disfavour any party in the present action; the Protasco Suit and this action involve different facts and parties, the presumption of impartiality stands, the applicants failed to discharge the legal burden to justify recusal, and therefore the recusal application must be dismissed.
26 Jul 2023

CRCC MALAYSIA BERHAD TWIN PAVILION DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD

Citation

WA-24C-46-03/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-24C-46-03/2023 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The Court upheld CRCC's preliminary objection that Twin Pavilion's Affidavit In Support filed only in English contravened Rules of Court O.92 r.1(1), resulting in no valid AIS to support the Setting Aside Application; alternatively, on the merits the Court found no material denial of natural justice because the Adjudicator reasonably exercised his discretion under s25 CIPAA in refusing to extend time, Twin Pavilion failed to present what material evidence it would have produced, and the AD correctly assessed IPC No.7. Consequently the Setting Aside and Stay Applications were dismissed and the…
17 Apr 2023

EWE SAW LEE DATO' SRI ANDREW KAM TAI YEOW

Citation

WA-22NCvC-257-05/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

WA-22NCvC-257-05/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Defendant failed to satisfy the 'real danger of bias' test; allegations were speculative and based on interim observations in related proceedings rather than evidence showing disqualifying bias; recusal would amount to judge-shopping and abuse of process; accordingly recusal application (enclosure 165) was dismissed and costs awarded to the plaintiff (RM8,000 payable within 14 days).
4 Apr 2021

1. ) BA-24C-64-07/2020 ROSHA DYNAMIC SDN. BHD. (Co. No.: 623099-H) 2. ) BA-24C-91-09/2020 1.MOHD. SALEHHODIN BIN SABIYEE (NRIC No. 620709-10-5975) 2.MUHAMMAD NAZMIE BIN MOHD. SALEHHODIN (NRIC No. 930614-10-6039) 3.NAZRUL NAJIB BIN BIN MOHD.

Citation

BA-24C-64-07/2020, BA-24C-91-09/2020 & BA-24C-95-10/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-24C-64-07/2020, BA-24C-91-09/2020 & BA-24C-95-10/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

Adjudicator correctly dismissed claim for loss of profit as outside ‘payment’ under CIPAA but had jurisdiction to decide the works claim; alleged contractual or evidential errors, and alleged failure to follow the Letter of Award or to accept joint measurement/payment certificate, did not amount to excess of jurisdiction nor to breaches (fraud, bribery or material denial of natural justice) warranting setting aside under s15; therefore the application to set aside the adjudication decision is dismissed and leave to enforce the adjudication decision is granted under s28 with costs to the succe…
24 Jul 2019

BRICOMP MAJU SDN BHD VISI NUSAJAYA SDN BHD

Citation

BA-24C-12-01/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Court

High Court
Case number

BA-24C-12-01/2019 (Mahkamah Tinggi)

The court held VISI NUSAJAYA failed to establish a material breach of natural justice or apparent bias; the adjudicator lawfully exercised discretion to refuse a belated extension and properly considered the evidence. Consequently the s15 application to set aside was dismissed and BRICOMP’s s28 application to enforce the adjudication decision was granted as the statutory conditions for enforcement were satisfied.

Malaysia Case Law

Era Universe Development Sdn Bhd KEN LIP CONSTRUCTIONS & TRADING SDN. BHD.

Suruhanjaya Sekuriti Malaysia 1. ) Tey Por Yee 2. ) Lim Chye Guan 3. ) See Poh Yee 4. ) Francis Tan Hock Leong 5. ) Faizatul Ikmi Binti Abd Razak PENCELAH LIM SIEW GUAT

CRCC MALAYSIA BERHAD TWIN PAVILION DEVELOPMENT SDN BHD

EWE SAW LEE DATO' SRI ANDREW KAM TAI YEOW

1. ) BA-24C-64-07/2020 ROSHA DYNAMIC SDN. BHD. (Co. No.: 623099-H) 2. ) BA-24C-91-09/2020 1.MOHD. SALEHHODIN BIN SABIYEE (NRIC No. 620709-10-5975) 2.MUHAMMAD NAZMIE BIN MOHD. SALEHHODIN (NRIC No. 930614-10-6039) 3.NAZRUL NAJIB BIN BIN MOHD.

BRICOMP MAJU SDN BHD VISI NUSAJAYA SDN BHD