16 Dec 2022
KERAJAAN REPUBLIK DEMOKRATIK RAKYAT LAO THAI-LAO LIGNITE (THAILAND) CO. LTD.
- Citation
- WA-24NCC(ARB)-35-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
- Court
- ARB
- Case number
- WA-24NCC(ARB)-35-12/2020 (Mahkamah Tinggi)
Applying Malaysian law as the lex arbitri, the Federal Court's 17.8.2017 decision set aside the re‑arbitration order and brought finality to the dispute; the Defendant, having elected to pursue appeals and alternative proceedings in Thailand and failing to seek exclusion under s30(5) Limitation Act, is estopped from commencing the 2020 Arbitration and in any event the claims are time‑barred under Malaysian limitation law; continuation of the 2020 Arbitration would be oppressive, vexatious and an abuse of process, therefore an anti‑arbitration injunction is granted.