VIEW ESTEEM SDN BHD … APPELLANT v BINA PURI HOLDINGS BERHAD … RESPONDENT

02f-11-02-2017-w Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) 5 November 2017 • 02(f)-11-02/2017 (W)

Catchwords

Building and Construction Law — Appeal — Adjudication award — Construction contracts — Payment disputes — Whether a jurisdictional challenge can be made any time by way of application or whether such an application can only be made upon the application to set aside an Adjudication Award — Application to challenge jurisdiction of the Adjudicator — Whether the Adjudicator has the right to exclude the defences of the appellant — Whether the exclusion of defence amounts to a denial of natural justice — Whether the Adjudicator had acted in breach of natural justice in excluding and refusing to consider certain defences — Application seeking the registration and enforcement of the adjudication decision as a judgment of the Court — Application to set aside and/or stay the award— Whether applications ought to be set aside and dismissed — Construction Industry Payment and Adjudication Act 2012 [Act 746], section 2, section 3, section 4, section 5, section 6, section 15, section 16, section 26, section 27, section 28, section 41

Practice Areas

Building and Construction Law

Judges (5)

Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi Coram Seri Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin Delivered Suriyadi bin Halim Omar Coram Wira Aziah binti Ali Coram Zaharah binti Ibrahim Coram

Parties (2)

BINA PURI HOLDINGS BERHAD … RESPONDENT Respondent VIEW ESTEEM Sdn Bhd … APPELLANT Appellant

Case Significance

VIEW ESTEEM SDN BHD … APPELLANT v BINA PURI HOLDINGS BERHAD … RESPONDENT is a Federal Court (Mahkamah Persekutuan) decision dated November 5, 2017 (citation: 02f-11-02-2017-w). The panel comprised Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi, Seri Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin, Suriyadi bin Halim Omar, Wira Aziah binti Ali and Zaharah binti Ibrahim, with Seri Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin delivering the judgment.

What was the outcome of VIEW ESTEEM SDN BHD … APPELLANT v BINA PURI HOLDINGS BERHAD … RESPONDENT?

VIEW ESTEEM SDN BHD … APPELLANT v BINA PURI HOLDINGS BERHAD … RESPONDENT is a Federal Court decision dated November 5, 2017. The case was heard by Balia Yusof bin Haji Wahi. See the full judgment for details.