Malaysian Court of Appeal considers injunctions to restrain the calling of performance bonds in support of arbitration

07 April, 2020
In the first half of 2019, Malaysia’s Court of Appeal considered no less than four appeals relating to applications to restrain the calling of performance bonds in the construction sector. These applications were made in support of arbitration under Section 11(1)(f) and (h) of the Malaysian Arbitration Act 2005 (“Act”) (prior to its amendments in … Read more

MALAYSIA’S HIGH COURT ALLOWS JUDICIAL INQUIRY OF DAMAGES FOR A WRONGFULLY GRANTED COURT-ORDERED INJUNCTION WITHOUT AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF THE ARBITRATION

03 October, 2019
In Jaks Island Circle Sdn Bhd v Star Media Group Bhd and Another (Originating Summons No. WA-24C(ARB)-11-02/2018), the Malaysian High Court considered whether an inquiry of damages arising out of an undertaking by an applicant to pay damages for an injunction wrongly granted by a court in support of arbitration proceedings should await the outcome … Read more