Q & M Dental Group (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v 1. ) Tye Chee Wah 2. ) Chong Vooi Seong 3. ) Chan Sing Cheong 4. ) Pride Access Sdn Bhd

wa-24nccarb-28-07-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 10 December 2024 • WA-24NCC(ARB)-28-07/2024 • 38 min read
35 cases cited (3 SG, 32 foreign)

Catchwords

Setting Aside Application ought to be dismissed - Public Policy Argument has no merits at all - Not a situation where there is “patent injustice”, “manifestly unlawful and unconscionable”, “substantial injustice” or “serious irregularity” with regard to the Final Award - The 1st, 2nd and 4th Defendants, under the guise of “public policy” seeking to re-open and re-litigate matters - If a party made a bad bargain, that could not be a ground for the court to interfere - no requirement in either Section 38 or Section 39 Arbitration Act 2005 to first enforce the Final Award in the seat of the Arbitration before can apply for the Final Award to be recognised as binding – formal requirements for the registration of the Final Award under Section 38 of the Arbitration Act 2005 and under Order 69 Rule 8 of the ROC 2012 were complied with - New York Convention has removed the ‘double exequatur’ requirement under the Geneva Convention made in 1927 - Enforceability Argument has no merits at all.

Judges (1)

Ong Chee Kwan Delivered

Counsel (8)

Goh Keng Tat & Co. Firm Shan Chambers Firm Calvin Hooi Chung Wai Counsel Plaintiff Elisa Oyenz Jeson Counsel Defendant Goh Keng Tat Counsel Defendant Hafiiz Rashid Counsel Plaintiff Michael Chow Counsel Defendant Sm Shanmugam Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

Pride Access Sdn Bhd Respondent Q & M Dental Group Sdn Bhd Applicant Chan Sing Cheong Respondent Chong Vooi Seong Respondent Tye Chee Wah Respondent

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act
s 38 s 39
Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)
Contracts Act 1950 (Cap 136)
Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (35)

SG (1)
[2013] SGCA 57
SLR (2)
[2007] 1 SLR 597 [2007] 3 SLR 86
UK (1)
[2005] UKHL 43
MY (30)
[2007] 3 CLJ 185 [2007] 4 MLJ 113 [2009] 6 MLJ 795 [2010] 2 CLJ 420 [2010] 5 CLJ 83 [2011] 7 MLJ 539 [2012] 3 CLJ 423 [2013] 2 CLJ 395 [2013] 2 MLJ 620 [2014] 9 MLJ 149 [2015] 6 CLJ 649 [2015] MLJU 2319 [2015] MLJU 77 [2016] 1 CLJ 218 [2016] 1 CLJ 281 [2016] 1 MLJ 681 [2016] MLJU 1031 [2017] 9 CLJ 499 [2017] MLJU 1194 [2018] 2 MLJ 636 [2018] 3 MLJ 608 [2018] 6 CLJ 199 [2018] MLJU 630 [2019] 1 CLJ 1 [2019] 6 CLJ 588 [2019] MLJU 1755 [2020] 3 MLJ 1 [2020] 3 MLJ 184 [2020] MLJU 476 [2024] 9 CLJ 405
IN (1)
AIR 1987 SC 674

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