Edmund Bon Tai Soon
About Edmund Bon Tai Soon
Edmund Bon Tai Soon appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026). These were heard before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
Edmund Bon Tai Soon's reported practice combines administrative and public-law litigation with commercial and arbitration work, appearing in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and acting for applicants, plaintiffs and appellants.
A distinct strand is judicial review of public-service discipline. Acting for an applicant in related High Court matters, he challenged disciplinary decisions taken against a public officer of the Road Transport Department by the departmental disciplinary board and the Public Services Commission. The officer had been granted no-pay leave to accompany her husband on an overseas assignment and had failed to report for duty when the leave ended; a first disciplinary action, not aimed at dismissal, resulted in a warning and a reduced salary for thirty-six months, and a second action was then taken with a view to dismissal as she continued to be absent. The matters engaged the Public Services Disciplinary Board Regulations, questions of double disciplinary action, and a related application for a stay of the impugned decision pending the disposal of the judicial review under Order 53 rule 2(5) of the Rules of Court 2012, on whether special circumstances justified a stay.
His commercial and arbitration work includes a Court of Appeal matter concerning Apex Communications Sdn Bhd and Sumber Khazanah Sdn Bhd (in liquidation), in which he acted for a plaintiff, on the applicability and interpretation of an arbitration clause and an exclusive-jurisdiction clause against a third-layer subcontractor who had been assigned the rights of a subcontract, and the dismissal of a stay application.
He has also acted for an appellant in an appeal from the Sessions Court concerning Bestinet Sdn Bhd and 3B Ideation Sdn Bhd, against the dismissal of a claim and the allowing of a counterclaim, and against the refusal of an application to amend the writ and statement of claim. The practice is public-law, arbitration and commercial litigation, with a recurring focus on the fairness of official decisions and the interpretation of dispute-resolution clauses.
How many cases has Edmund Bon Tai Soon appeared in?
Edmund Bon Tai Soon appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2024–2026).
Which courts does Edmund Bon Tai Soon appear in?
Edmund Bon Tai Soon appears before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
What does Edmund Bon Tai Soon focus on in these decisions?
Administrative and public-law litigation together with commercial and arbitration work. His matters include a judicial review of public-service disciplinary decisions against an officer of the Road Transport Department, an arbitration and jurisdiction-clause dispute concerning Apex Communications Sdn Bhd and Sumber Khazanah Sdn Bhd (in liquidation), and a Sessions Court appeal concerning Bestinet Sdn Bhd and 3B Ideation Sdn Bhd.
What was the public-service discipline judicial review about?
A challenge to disciplinary decisions taken against a public officer by the Road Transport Department's disciplinary board and the Public Services Commission, after she failed to report for duty at the end of approved no-pay leave. It engaged the Public Services Disciplinary Board Regulations, the question of double disciplinary action, and a stay of the impugned decision pending the judicial review under Order 53 rule 2(5) of the Rules of Court 2012. He acted for an applicant.
What was the arbitration-clause dispute about?
A Court of Appeal matter concerning Apex Communications Sdn Bhd and Sumber Khazanah Sdn Bhd (in liquidation), on the applicability and interpretation of an arbitration clause and an exclusive-jurisdiction clause as against a third-layer subcontractor who had been assigned the rights of a subcontract, and the dismissal of a stay application. He acted for a plaintiff.