MAPLE STEEL SDN. BHD. v EAKONMECH SDN. BHD.

wa-24c-38-03-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 24 July 2023 • WA-24C-38-03/2023 • 37 min read

27 cases cited (0 SG, 27 foreign)

Catchwords

Whether the Adjudicator acted in excess of his jurisdiction by considering the Smoke Spill System related works at Levels 4 and 5 when they are not part of the construction contract in dispute in the adjudication - Whether the Adjudicator acted in excess of his jurisdiction when he made a determination of the Sub-Contract value and retention sum - Whether there is a denial of natural justice due to all or any of the following reasons: (a) By rewriting the terms of the TCS; (b) When the Adjudicator unilaterally introduced conditions for LAD; (c) By depriving Eakonmech of the right to be heard on the issue of its back charges

Judges (1)

Aliza binti Sulaiman Delivered

Parties (2)

EAKONMECH Sdn Bhd Respondent MAPLE STEEL Sdn Bhd Applicant

Statutes Cited

Construction Industry Payment & Adjudication Act 2012

s 25(j)

Evidence Act 1950 (Cap 56)

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (27)

MY (27)

[1998] 1 MLJ 532 [2002] 3 CLJ 380 [2015] 4 AMR 565 [2015] MLJU 1125 [2015] MLJU 695 [2015] MLJU 941 [2016] MLJU 1776 [2017] 7 AMR 887 [2017] 7 MLJ 732 [2018] 10 CLJ 293 [2018] 2 MLJ 22 [2018] MLJU 300 [2019] 1 CLJ 592 [2019] 10 MLJ 58 [2019] 2 CLJ 229 [2019] MLJU 1225 [2020] 1 CLJ 193 [2020] 3 MLJ 704 [2020] 9 MLJ 499 [2020] MLJU 1405 [2020] MLJU 659 [2021] MLJU 2249 [2022] 1 AMR 249 [2022] MLJU 1931 [2023] MLJU 404 [2023] MLJU 52 [2024] MLJU 1907

Judgment

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