RIO DE GIBBRAELLO PTE LTD v 1. ) TETUAN HARJIT SANDHU, WAN & ASSOCIATES 2. ) HARJIT SINGH SANDHU 3. ) PRAMJIT SINGH A/L RAGHBIR SINGH

wa-22ncvc-222-04-2024 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 4 March 2026 • WA-22NCvC-222-04/2024 • 24 min read
41 cases cited (0 SG, 41 foreign)

Outcome

I allow D1D2’s stay application. I order all further proceedings in this action to be stayed pursuant to subsection 10(1) of the AA 2005, and refer this dispute to the SIAC under Clause 8.1 of the EA for arbitration, with costs of RM7K to be paid by P to D1D2 by 6.4.2026. Costs are subject to the allocatur.

Quoted verbatim from the judgment of High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) (wa-22ncvc-222-04-2024). Read the full judgment on the official Malaysia Courts portal for the complete decision.

Catchwords

The First Defendant (D1) and the Second Defendant (D2)—referred to together as “D1D2”—apply for a stay of this court proceeding under subsection 10(1) of the Arbitration Act 2005 (AA 2005), so that the dispute between the parties may be referred to arbitration before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). The Plaintiff (P) opposes the application - Should the subsection 10(1) stay be granted?

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (1)

Kenneth Yoong Ken Chinson St James Delivered

Parties (4)

RIO DE GIBBRAELLO PTE LTD Plaintiff TETUAN HARJIT SANDHU, WAN & ASSOCIATES Defendant Harjit Singh Sandhu Defendant Pramjit Singh a/l Raghbir Singh Defendant

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act 2005 (Cap 646)
s 10(1)

Cases Cited (41)

UK (1)
[1967] 2 QB 786
MY (40)
[2007] 6 MLRH 764 [2008] 2 AMR 467 [2008] 3 MLJ 872 [2009] 3 MLRH 699 [2009] 4 AMR 562 [2009] MLJU 286 [2010] 3 CLJ 634 [2016] 5 AMR 635 [2016] 5 MLJ 417 [2016] 9 CLJ 1 [2018] 3 AMR 400 [2018] 3 MLRH 203 [2018] 8 CLJ 394 [2018] AMEJ 1415 [2018] MLJU 1650 [2019] 7 MLJ 59 [2020] 2 AMR 387 [2020] 3 MLJ 345 [2020] 4 CLJ 301 [2020] 4 MLJ 835 [2020] 6 CLJ 616 [2020] AMEJ 0505 [2021] AMEJ 0444 [2022] 8 MLJ 786 [2022] MLJU 875 [2023] 4 MLJ 551 [2023] AMEJ 1097 [2023] AMEJ 2723 [2024] 10 CLJ 216 [2024] 2 MLJ 471 [2024] 3 AMR 125 [2024] 4 CLJ 243 [2024] 5 MLJ 388 [2024] AMEJ 1754 [2025] 4 MLJ 181 [2025] 5 AMR 225 [2025] 7 CLJ 578 [2025] AMEJ 3039 [2026] 2 CLJ 477 [2026] 3 MLJ 152

Judgment

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