AKIRAN SERVICES SDN BHD v KPJ PERDANA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL SDN BHD

wa-24nccarb-17-06-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 27 August 2025 • WA-24NCC(ARB)-17-06/2025 • 49 min read

57 cases cited (4 SG, 53 foreign)

Catchwords

Arbitration – to set aside award – non-recognition of award – grounds enumerated in s.37 are exhaustive and the court cannot set aside an award for reasons other than those that are listed– the court do not sit as an appellate court – the merits before the arbitral tribunal are not open to scrutiny - section 37 of the Arbitration Act -Section 39 of the Arbitration Act Arbitration Law - Waiver – Estoppel – Not specifically pleaded in claim – relied on during course of proceeding – can be extended by conducts of parties – can be considered by the arbitrator based on the facts of the case – accepting the application for extension – not rejecting the application

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (1)

Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin Delivered

Counsel (5)

Alami & Partners Firm Amar Syiimir Izzat & Sham Firm Fatin Adriana Counsel Plaintiff Mohd Shahrysham Counsel Plaintiff Noor Alia Qistina Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

AKIRAN SERVICES Sdn Bhd Applicant KPJ PERDANA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL Sdn Bhd Respondent

Case Significance

AKIRAN SERVICES SDN BHD v KPJ PERDANA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL SDN BHD is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated August 27, 2025 (citation: wa-24nccarb-17-06-2025). The case was decided by Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin.

What was the outcome of AKIRAN SERVICES SDN BHD v KPJ PERDANA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL SDN BHD?

AKIRAN SERVICES SDN BHD v KPJ PERDANA SPECIALIST HOSPITAL SDN BHD is a High Court decision dated August 27, 2025. The case was heard by Mohd Arief Emran bin Arifin. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act

s 37 s 38 s 39 s 42

Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)

Contracts Act

s 74

Cases Cited (57)

SLR (4)

[2007] 1 SLR 597 [2007] 3 SLR 86 [2012] 4 SLR 98 [2018] 2 SLR 1311

UK (7)

[1932] 1 KB 371 [1975] 3 All ER 314 [1976] 1 QB 225 [1976] 2 All ER 641 [1982] 1 QB 84 [1996] 3 All ER 641 [2005] UKHL 43

MY (46)

[1976] 2 MLJ 58 [1984] 2 CLJ 319 [1990] 2 CLJ 913 [1990] 3 MLJ 287 [1993] 1 MLJ 393 [1995] 1 CLJ 619 [1995] 3 MLJ 331 [1995] 4 CLJ 283 [1997] 2 MLJ 590 [1997] 3 CLJ 216 [2007] 3 CLJ 185 [2007] 4 MLJ 113 [2008] 6 MLJ 391 [2009] 6 MLJ 795 [2009] MLJU 793 [2010] 2 CLJ 420 [2010] 5 CLJ 83 [2011] 7 MLJ 539 [2011] MLJU 1537 [2012] 3 CLJ 423 [2012] 9 MLJ 181 [2013] 2 CLJ 395 [2014] 11 MLJ 561 [2014] 9 MLJ 149 [2015] 1 CLJ 617 [2015] 6 MLJ 126 [2015] MLJU 77 [2016] 1 CLJ 218 [2016] 1 CLJ 281 [2016] 1 MLJ 681 [2017] 9 CLJ 273 [2018] 2 MLJ 636 [2018] 3 MLJ 608 [2018] 6 CLJ 199 [2018] 8 CLJ 291 [2018] MLJU 630 [2019] 1 CLJ 1 [2019] 2 MLJ 413 [2019] 6 CLJ 588 [2019] MLJU 1755 [2020] 12 MLJ 198 [2020] 9 CLJ 213 [2020] 9 CLJ 466 [2020] MLJU 476 [2023] 10 CLJ 644 [2023] 3 CLJ 175

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (wa-24nccarb-17-06-2025)