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Malaysian Legal Cases

BANKRUPTCY
Fraudulent debtor - Punishment - Guarantor for loan facility while being an undischarged bankrupt - Bankruptcy order - Annulment of - Whether annulment of bankruptcy order puts respondent in position as if there was no adjudication - Effect of - Whether respondent informed bank that he was an undischarged bankrupt before being a guarantor - Bankruptcy Act 1967, s. 109(1)(m)(ii)
PP v. Dato´ Suhaili Abdul Rahman
(Raus Sharif FCJ, Sulong Matjeraie, Mohamed Apandi Ali JJCA) [2012] 1 CLJ 301 [CA]

ARBITRATION
Arbitration clause - Construction of - Plaintiff sought to register and enforce Russian arbitration award against Malaysian defendant - Defendant alleged arbitral procedure in contract not followed - Arbitration clause enabled defendant to file claim in Ukraine tribunal and plaintiff to file in Russian tribunal - Defendant first to file for arbitration - Whether this ousted plaintiff&acuts right to file claim in Moscow tribunal - Whether subject matter before each tribunal different - Whether against public policy to enforce award - Arbitration Act 2005, ss. 38 & 39
Open Type Joint Stock Company Efirnoye (´Efko´) v. Alfa Trading Ltd
(Nallini Pathmanathan J) [2012] 1 CLJ 323 [HC]