EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH)

wa-24carb-18-05-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 December 2025 • WA-24C(ARB)-18-05/2025 • 4 min read

Catchwords

CONSTRUCTION LAW – Arbitration – Setting aside of arbitral award – Application under sections 37(1)(a)(iv), 37(1)(b)(ii) and 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 2005 – Breach of natural justice – Whether arbitrator failed to consider Interpretation Argument premised on textual comparison of Bills of Quantities between two contract packages – Whether Award reasoning disclosed a break in the chain of reasoning – Whether arbitrator exceeded jurisdiction by making findings on waiver and acquiescence not pleaded by parties – Whether observations on absence of contemporaneous complaints constituted legal findings of waiver or mere factual inferences drawn from the matrix to resolve pleaded contractual interpretation issue – Whether complaints in truth amounted to challenge on merits, weighing of evidence and findings of fact – Whether expert witness evidence on industry meaning of "erection" in construction contracts to be preferred over textual analysis – Minimal curial intervention – Finality of arbitral award.

Practice Areas

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Judges (1)

Rajes Raghavji Delivered

Parties (2)

EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM Sdn Bhd Applicant JABATAN KERJA RAYA Respondent

Case Significance

EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH) is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 9, 2025 (citation: wa-24carb-18-05-2025). The case was decided by Rajes Raghavji.

What was the outcome of EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH)?

EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH) is a High Court decision dated December 9, 2025. The case was heard by Rajes Raghavji. See the full judgment for details.

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal.

Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-24carb-18-05-2025)