EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH)

wa-24carb-18-05-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 9 December 2025 • WA-24C(ARB)-18-05/2025 • 4 min read

Catchwords

CONSTRUCTION LAW – Arbitration – Setting aside of arbitral award – Application under sections 37(1)(a)(iv), 37(1)(b)(ii) and 37(2)(b) of the Arbitration Act 2005 – Breach of natural justice – Whether arbitrator failed to consider Interpretation Argument premised on textual comparison of Bills of Quantities between two contract packages – Whether Award reasoning disclosed a break in the chain of reasoning – Whether arbitrator exceeded jurisdiction by making findings on waiver and acquiescence not pleaded by parties – Whether observations on absence of contemporaneous complaints constituted legal findings of waiver or mere factual inferences drawn from the matrix to resolve pleaded contractual interpretation issue – Whether complaints in truth amounted to challenge on merits, weighing of evidence and findings of fact – Whether expert witness evidence on industry meaning of "erection" in construction contracts to be preferred over textual analysis – Minimal curial intervention – Finality of arbitral award.

Practice Areas

CONSTRUCTION LAW

Judges (1)

Rajes Raghavji Delivered

Parties (2)

EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM Sdn Bhd Applicant JABATAN KERJA RAYA Respondent

Case Significance

EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH) is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated December 9, 2025 (citation: wa-24carb-18-05-2025). The case was decided by Rajes Raghavji.

What was the outcome of EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH)?

EXPOWARISAN KONSORTIUM SDN BHD v JABATAN KERJA RAYA (SABAH) is a High Court decision dated December 9, 2025. The case was heard by Rajes Raghavji. See the full judgment for details.