Anantha Krishnan
About Anantha Krishnan
Anantha Krishnan appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before MYHC (2), MYFC (1) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
Anantha Krishnan's reported practice is in commercial and arbitration litigation, with a distinct line of professional-costs work, appearing in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court and acting for plaintiffs, respondents and appellants.
A distinct matter concerns the taxation of a solicitor's bill. Acting for a plaintiff connected with a trust holding land for an Orang Asli community, he was engaged on whether ten invoices were gross-sum bills, whether the application to have them taxed under the Legal Profession Act 1976 was out of time, and whether the court retained an inherent discretion to order taxation despite the time bar.
His arbitration work is prominent. In related matters concerning Universiti Malaya and Esa Jurutera Perunding Sdn Bhd, in which he acted for a respondent and, in a related appeal, for an appellant, the central question was whether court proceedings should be stayed in favour of arbitration under section 10(1) of the Arbitration Act 2005 — in particular the meaning of taking a step in the proceedings, whether filing a notice to produce documents amounted to an unequivocal waiver of the right to arbitrate, and the significance of an express reservation and an extension of time.
He also handles contract disputes turning on the integrity of an agreement. Acting for a respondent, he was engaged on an allegation of duress in the signing of an agreement, where inordinate delay in raising duress was held against the party alleging it and a party who entered a further agreement based on an earlier one was barred from asserting that the earlier agreement was signed under duress. The practice is commercial, arbitration and professional-costs litigation, with a recurring focus on when a party is bound by what it has signed. The same discipline runs through the arbitration, contract and costs work: holding parties to their agreements, and to the time limits and procedural steps the rules require.
How many cases has Anantha Krishnan appeared in?
Anantha Krishnan appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Anantha Krishnan appear in?
Anantha Krishnan appears before MYHC (2), MYFC (1) and MYCOA (1).
What does Anantha Krishnan focus on in these decisions?
Commercial and arbitration litigation, with a distinct line of professional-costs work. His matters include a solicitor's-bill taxation dispute, arbitration-stay proceedings involving Universiti Malaya and Esa Jurutera Perunding Sdn Bhd, and a contract dispute turning on an allegation of duress.
What was in issue in the arbitration-stay proceedings?
Whether court proceedings should be stayed in favour of arbitration under section 10(1) of the Arbitration Act 2005 in matters involving Universiti Malaya and Esa Jurutera Perunding Sdn Bhd — in particular the meaning of taking a step in the proceedings, whether filing a notice to produce documents amounted to an unequivocal waiver of the right to arbitrate, and the effect of an express reservation and an extension of time. He acted for a respondent and, in a related appeal, for an appellant.
What was the solicitor's-bill taxation matter about?
Acting for a plaintiff connected with a trust holding land for an Orang Asli community, whether ten invoices were gross-sum bills, whether the application to tax them under the Legal Profession Act 1976 was out of time, and whether the court retained an inherent discretion to order taxation despite the time bar.