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A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Malaysia continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act 2005, to which no legislative amendments have been made since 2018. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) in Malaysia has released its latest updates in the form of AIAC Arbitration Rules 2023, AIAC i-Arbitration 2023, and AIAC Mediation Rules 2023 ( “Rules”), which has taken effect from 24 August 2023. These Rules…

MALAYSIA Eddie Chuah A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1       Legislation International arbitration in Malaysia continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act 2005 (“Act”), to which no legislative amendment has been made since the latest amendments in 2018. A.2       Institutions, Rules and Infrastructure The Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) continues to rise as the leading arbitration institution in Malaysia. On 13 November 2020, the Government of Malaysia appointed former Malaysian Federal Court judge The Honourable Tan…

Two years after its noted decision enforcing an annulled award in the Pemex[1] case, the Second Circuit again took up the issue of enforcement of an annulled award. This time, noting different facts, the Second Circuit affirmed a District Court’s decision to not enforce an annulled award that had been annulled after the original judgment of confirmation. The circumstances of this case are unique: The award was originally enforced in two secondary jurisdictions (the U.S.…

Agreement has been reached on the long-awaited Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a free trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim nations, including Australia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United States, which represent around 40% of global GDP and one third of world trade. The text of the TPP is still being finalised by the TPP States and is not yet available. Reports indicate that the TPP includes an Investment Chapter with a…