Janet Chai Pei Ying
About Janet Chai Pei Ying
Janet Chai Pei Ying appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026). These were heard before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
On the court record
Janet Chai Pei Ying's reported practice spans commercial, arbitration, energy-regulatory and land litigation, appearing in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and acting for plaintiffs and respondents.
Her land and civil-procedure work includes a matter concerning a joint venture over Malay reservation land, in which she acted for a plaintiff, on a stay of execution — an appeal not operating as a stay under section 73 of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 — and on the termination of the agreement, possession of the land, and the proprietary rights of registered owners of Malay reservation land.
Her arbitration work includes a Court of Appeal matter concerning Gumusut-Kakap Semi-Floating Production System (Labuan) Limited and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited, in which she acted for a respondent, on the enforcement of an arbitral award under section 39 of the Arbitration Act 2005 and the application to set it aside under section 37.
She also appears in regulatory litigation. Acting for a respondent, the Securities Commission, she was engaged on an application to set aside the leave granted for a judicial review, which the court allowed with costs.
A notable matter is an energy dispute. Acting for a plaintiff, Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, she obtained a mandatory injunction to preserve the status quo where the plaintiff was caught between competing payment claims from Petroliam Nasional Berhad and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad for the supply of natural gas in Sarawak, amid a dispute over conflicting federal and state legislation, so as to ensure continued gas supply with protected payments pending resolution of the underlying dispute. On this record the practice is commercial, arbitration, regulatory and land litigation, frequently at the intersection of private rights and public or regulatory power. The recurring task is to secure or resist urgent relief — a stay, an injunction, or the enforcement of an award — where a private commercial interest meets a regulator, a state authority or a competing statutory scheme.
How many cases has Janet Chai Pei Ying appeared in?
Janet Chai Pei Ying appears as counsel of record in 4 reported Malaysia judgments (2025–2026).
Which courts does Janet Chai Pei Ying appear in?
Janet Chai Pei Ying appears before MYHC (3) and MYCOA (1).
What does Janet Chai Pei Ying focus on in these decisions?
Commercial, arbitration, energy-regulatory and land litigation. Her matters include a stay-of-execution and Malay reservation land dispute, an arbitral-award enforcement matter concerning Gumusut-Kakap Semi-Floating Production System (Labuan) Limited and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited, a judicial-review matter for the Securities Commission, and a gas-supply injunction involving Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.
What was the gas-supply matter about?
Acting for the plaintiff, Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, she obtained a mandatory injunction to preserve the status quo where the plaintiff was caught between competing payment claims from Petroliam Nasional Berhad and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad for the supply of natural gas in Sarawak, amid a dispute over conflicting federal and state legislation, so as to ensure continued gas supply with protected payments pending resolution.
What was the arbitration matter about?
A Court of Appeal matter concerning Gumusut-Kakap Semi-Floating Production System (Labuan) Limited and Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Limited, in which she acted for a respondent, on the enforcement of an arbitral award under section 39 of the Arbitration Act 2005 and the application to set it aside under section 37.