1. ) SAL AGENCIES SDN. BHD. 2. ) WCS WAREHOUSING SDN. BHD. 3. ) REGIONAL SYNERGY (M) SDN. BHD. 4. ) INTREXIM SDN. BHD. 5. ) PIONEERPAC SDN. BHD. v 1. ) TRIBUNAL RAYUAN PERSAINGAN 2. ) SURUHANJAYA PERSAINGAN MALAYSIA

ba-25-22-05-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 September 2024 • BA-25-22-05/2023 • 23 min read

12 cases cited (0 SG, 12 foreign)

Catchwords

Civil Procedure: Judicial Review - Order for certiorari to quash the decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. Competition Act: Anti-competitive agreement – Whether the Applicants had entered into an anti-competitive agreement -Whether the Applicants had violated section 4 of the Act – Whether the Applicants qualified for relief under the Act – Whether the Respondent had denied the Applicants the right to be heard and right to mitigate – Whether the Respondent had jurisdiction to act in Port Klang Free Zone – Power of the Commission to investigate and gather evidence – Whether the decision of the Commission is wrong in interpreting the Agreement entered by the Applicants.

Judges (1)

Jamhirah binti Ali Delivered

Counsel (6)

David Gurupatham & Koay Firm Lim Chee Wee Partnership Firm Eirena Hoon Counsel Applicant Kwan Will Sen Counsel Respondent Mirdhulekha Muralidharan Counsel Applicant Muayyed bin Khairulmaimi Counsel Respondent

Parties (7)

INTREXIM Sdn Bhd Applicant PIONEERPAC Sdn Bhd Applicant REGIONAL SYNERGY Sdn Bhd Applicant SAL AGENCIES Sdn Bhd Applicant SURUHANJAYA PERSAINGAN MALAYSIA Respondent WCS WAREHOUSING Sdn Bhd Applicant Tribunal Rayuan Persaingan Respondent

Statutes Cited

Competition Act 2010 (Cap 712)

Federal Constitution

Art 135(2)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (12)

UK (3)

[1948] 1 KB 223 [1956] AC 14 [1985] AC 374

MY (9)

[1994] 1 MLJ 413 [1995] 2 MLJ 600 [1997] 1 MLJ 145 [1997] 1 MLJ 789 [1997] 2 CLJ 11 [2003] 4 CLJ 625 [2004] 2 MLJ 288 [2010] 6 MLJ 1 [2021] MLJU 1656

Judgment

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