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Having spent many years advising on construction and infrastructure disputes, I have learned that a claim which eventually lands on a lawyer’s desk almost always began much earli
“A good client makes the firm better”
That line, from Datuk Megat Munir's speech on Friday, 31 July 2026, set the tone for an evening that was as much about gratitude as it was about celebration.
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Every pupil who walks through our doors already has the credentials. The degree, the CLP, the references, that part is a given. What we're really watching for is something a transc
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When You Execute a Charge, You Have Already Created One
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“By All Means, Please Do.” How Datuk Megat Munir built ZMM by trusting people to grow
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Construction disputes are not accidents, they are built into projects long before anyone files a claim. On 14 May 2026, ZMM's Senior Partner Andrew Heng and Founding Partner Datuk
CIPAA 2012 : Section 30 Direct Payment – Timing of Notice and “Money Due or Payable”
Tri Pacific Engineering Sdn Bhd v KL Eco City Sdn Bhd [W-02-(C)(A)-1102-07/2024]
What happens if the notice for direct payment is issued before the time for payment under the adjudication decision has expired? Further, how should the Court determine whether the
Stay Pending Arbitration: If the Liquidator Does Nothing, Does the Arbitration Clause Survive?
Hashim Abdul Razak & Ors v Pembinaan PD Jaya Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) [2026] 3 CLJ 22
Does the winding up of a company or the bankruptcy of a person render the arbitration agreement inoperative, thereby defeating the mandatory stay or justifying the setting aside of
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Enforcement of Arbitral Award Following Court-Ordered Arbitration
Pembinaan Jaya Zira Sdn Bhd v Sungai Lui Construction & Development Sdn Bhd & Another Appeal (W-02(C)(A)-538-04/2025 & W-02(C)(A)-547-04/2025
In construction disputes, parties typically refer their disputes to arbitration based on the arbitration clause in their construction contracts. However, is there any distinction b
On Demand Performance Bond : Unconscionable to Demand when Works Completed?
Pengerang Refining Company Sdn Bhd v Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co Ltd & Anor [W-02(C)(A)-565-04/2025 & W-02(IM)(C)-558-04/2025]
Where a project is completed, would a demand on the performance bond be unconscionable? Can an employer withhold certification of completion on the basis of unpaid LAD by the contr
Foreign Arbitral Award : Enforcement Confined to Arbitration Act or Extends to Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act?
ING Bank NV & Anor v Tumpuan Megah Development Sdn Bhd [2025] 8 CLJ 873
The primary issue in this case is whether a foreign arbitral award that has been converted into a judgment in the seat country may be enforced in Malaysia under the Reciprocal Enfo