Season 2 - Episode 2 - A Whistleblowers Nightmare: The Uncovering of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad Scandal
Kidon IP War Stories David Cohen & Guan Huat Khoo
Courts in Paris and The Hague have recently refused to enforce awards from the same arbitration. These decisions confirm the logical limits to the pro-arbitration principle that arbitrators and courts should seek to uphold...more
On July 1, 2019, in Jaya Sudhir a/l Jayaram v Nautical Supreme Sdn Bhd & Ors (Federal Court Civil Appeal No. 02(i)-83-09/2018(W)) (“Jaya Sudhir Jayaram”), the Federal Court of Malaysia granted an application by a non-party to...more
Commercial parties, when entering into a contractual relationship, will have to address three key issues when negotiating the dispute resolution (or jurisdiction) clause. First, whether to resolve those disputes by...more
The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration ("KLRCA") has officially changed its name to the Asian International Arbitration Centre ("AIAC"). The name change was formally announced on February 7, 2018, during a signing...more
On February 7, 2018, a signing ceremony took place between Malaysian Minister Azalina Othman Said and the Secretary-General of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Kennedy Gastorn for an agreement to...more
The Second Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s decision to vacate its earlier judgment enforcing a Malaysian-based arbitration award against the government of Laos where a Malaysian court subsequently set aside the...more
On July 20th, the Second Circuit issued its opinion in Thai-Lao Lignite (Thailand) v. Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, a significant case about the enforcement of arbitral awards annulled by foreign courts....more
International arbitration in Asia has seen a dramatic surge in popularity in recent times. It has grown up alongside an increase in cross-border investment within and from outside Asia. There are three key reasons for this...more