The Practice

Alternative Dispute Resolution

The firm is actively involved in high value and complex arbitrations, and is regularly consulted on a range of disputes, including Islamic financial transactions, as well as challenges to final awards in Malaysia and regionally.

Notable cases include:

  • Counsel to a leading service provider in Malaysia’s trade facilitation and energy sector to: (i) initiate arbitration proceedings in the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) against a foreign investor in respect of a proposed shares issuance exercise; and (ii) act for the company and its subsidiary, in respect of arbitration proceedings initiated in AIAC by a foreign company in respect of shareholder disputes.
  • Counsel to a local company which holds a licence to provide network facilities and services in an arbitration proceeding initiated in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) by a Singaporean company and its local counterpart. The pleaded claim in the arbitration “does not exceed SGD 6 million”.
  • Counsel to a local company for the arbitration proceedings against a State Government. The subject of the dispute was worth approximately RM355 million. The matter was ultimately settled.
  • Counsel to an oil and gas company to set aside an arbitration award issued by 3 former Supreme Court judges from the United Kingdom. The arbitral award granted damages in the sum of approximately RM680 million against the oil and gas company. The parties managed to settle the dispute before the hearing of a setting aside application by the oil and gas company.
  • Counsel and solicitors to a Fortune 500 petroleum company in respect of a challenge in the Malaysian High Court to an award given in arbitration proceedings concerning the supply of dry gas to an Independent Power Producer. The value of the award was approximately RM700 million. The litigation spanned several jurisdiction and was ultimately resolved.
  • Counsel to a claimant in arbitration proceedings against a large telecommunication company in respect of alleged breaches of confidential information. The claim was in excess of RM300 million.