THE PRINCIPLE OF ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE – TRULY ABSOLUTE?
The Federal Court in the case of Nor Aziz bin Mat Isa v Sun Teoh Tia (SAC) (Pengerusi Lembaga Tatatertib Polis Diraja Malaysia Bukit Aman) & Ors [2021] 2 MLJ 142 (the ‘Case’) decided on the extent of the principle of absolute privilege for defamatory statements contained in a police report lodged by a police …
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THE AIAC ARBITRATION RULES 2021 AND THE KEY CHANGES TO MALAYSIAN ARBITRATION PRACTICE & PROCEDURE
INTRODUCTION On 1st August 2021, the AIAC Arbitration Rules 2021 (“2021 Rules”) was launched and took effect, replacing all previous editions of the AIAC Arbitration Rules. The 2021 Rules shall apply to all arbitrations commenced after this date, unless agreed otherwise by the parties.