PUNCAK TASNIM SDN BHD v KT ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD

aa-24nccarb-1-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 March 2025 • AA-24NCC(ARB)-1-07/2024 • 11 min read
15 cases cited (0 SG, 15 foreign)

Catchwords

Contract — Construction contract — Adjudication under Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 (CIPAA) — Adjudicator found in favour of subcontractor — Main contractor applied to set aside and stay adjudication decision — Whether adjudicator exceeded jurisdiction under s 15(d) CIPAA — Whether adjudicator acted with bias or failed to act impartially under s 15(c) — Whether failure to consider “without prejudice” admission letter breached natural justice — Whether adjudicator obliged to consider all defences raised in adjudication response — Whether failure to consider uncertified claims invalidates adjudication — Whether decision should be set aside — Whether enforcement allowed where award remains without being stayed or set aside, or superseded — Whether condition under s 28(1) & (2) CIPAA satisfied for enforcement of adjudication decision

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (1)

Moses Susayan Delivered

Counsel (5)

Rajandran Domnic & Co Firm Shook Lin & Bok Firm Domnic Selvam Counsel Plaintiff Hoo Yee Huan Counsel Defendant Sukhvinder Singh Sidhu Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

KT ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION Sdn Bhd Respondent PUNCAK TASNIM Sdn Bhd Applicant

Case Significance

PUNCAK TASNIM SDN BHD v KT ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 6, 2025 (citation: aa-24nccarb-1-07-2024). The case was decided by Moses Susayan.

What was the outcome of PUNCAK TASNIM SDN BHD v KT ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD?

PUNCAK TASNIM SDN BHD v KT ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION SDN BHD is a High Court decision dated March 6, 2025. The case was heard by Moses Susayan. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act 1940
s 30
Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Cases Cited (15)

UK (1)
[2010] EWHC 837
MY (14)
[1998] 1 MLRH 487 [1998] 4 AMR 3245 [1998] 6 MLJ 545 [2015] 8 CLJ 728 [2015] MLJU 941 [2016] MLJU 1776 [2018] 8 AMR 641 [2018] 8 AMR 655 [2018] MLJ 22 [2018] MLJU 1711 [2019] 2 CLJ 229 [2019] 2 CLJ 615 [2019] 2 MLJ 362 [2019] 5 CLJ 479

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (aa-24nccarb-1-07-2024)