Reliance Electro Mechanical Plumbing Contracting Co LLC (Sebuah syarikat yang diperbadankan di United Arab Emirates dengan No. Peti Surat: 52027) v Zelan Holdings (M) Sdn Bhd

wa-24nccarb-22-07-2023 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 6 March 2025 • WA-24NCC(ARB)-22-07/2023 • 7 min read
3 cases cited (0 SG, 3 foreign)

Catchwords

filed an Originating Summons-enforcement of a foreign arbitration award-the mandatory requirement under section 38(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 2005-Compliance with section 38(2) of the AA 2005 is mandatory-The word ‘shall’ in s 38(1) of the AA is, as the word denotes, a mandatory requirement -Section 38(2)(b) of AA 2005 states that an applicant filing an application for recognition and enforcement of an arbitration award “shall produce-(a)the duly authenticated original award or a duly certified copy of the award; and-(b)the original arbitration agreement or a duly certified copy of the agreement.”-I dismiss the OS with costs of RM 20,000 subject to allocatur. For the record that I disallow the OS solely for non-compliance with section 38(2)(b) of AA 2005 and have not considered the merits of other arguments raised before me

Judges (1)

Leong Wai Hong Delivered

Counsel (8)

Ariff Rozhan & Co. Firm Cheah Teh & Su Firm Christopher Arun Counsel Defendant Liew Lok Yee Counsel Plaintiff Muhammad Aiman bin Mohd Firhad Counsel Defendant Peter Justin Skelchy Counsel Plaintiff Sylvie Tan Counsel Defendant Tan Zhixin Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Reliance Electro Mechanical Plumbing Contracting Co LLC (Sebuah syarikat yang diperbadankan di United Arab Emirates dengan No. Peti Surat: 52027) Applicant Zelan Holdings Sdn Bhd Respondent

Case Significance

Reliance Electro Mechanical Plumbing Contracting Co LLC (Sebuah syarikat yang... is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated March 6, 2025 (citation: wa-24nccarb-22-07-2023). The case was decided by Leong Wai Hong.

What was the outcome of Reliance Electro Mechanical Plumbing Contracting Co LLC (Sebuah syarikat yang...?

Reliance Electro Mechanical Plumbing Contracting Co LLC (Sebuah syarikat yang... is a High Court decision dated March 6, 2025. The case was heard by Leong Wai Hong. See the full judgment for details.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)
s 38(2)(b)

Cases Cited (3)

MY (3)
[2003] 1 MLJ 389 [2006] 6 MLJ 607 [2020] 3 MLJ 184

Judgment

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Source: eJudgment (wa-24nccarb-22-07-2023)