res judicata

4 cases · August 2025 to December 2025

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Interlocutory order — Stay order not appealed — Whether subsequent application to set aside constitutes re-litigation — Abuse of process — Principle of finality. 1 Whether previous suit involving same parties and subject matter bars current claim — Identity of issues and parties — Whether insurers are privies to insured in earlier suit 1 breached the rule of natural justice — 2ND SET ASIDE THE FINAL AWARD — section 42 of the Arbitration Act 2005 — section 37 of the Arbitration Act 2005 — setting aside Application against an arbitral award can only enquire into the decision-making process of the arbitrator and not the decision in and of itself — section 37 of the Arbitration Act 2005 — Res ipsa of a ‘jurisdictional challenge’ — right to be heard in limine — term “public policy” within section 37 (1)(b)(ii) of the Arbitration Act 2005 — principle of estoppel per rem judicatam (or res judicata) — estoppel 1 Striking out — Plaintiffs memfailkan saman pemula baharu berhubung hak milikan dan injunksi ke atas hartanah yang sama yang telah diputuskan dalam prosiding terdahulu — Isu dan pihak-pihak adalah sama — Tindakan baharu terhalang oleh prinsip res judicata — Litigasi berganda menyalahi prinsip finality of litigation — Mahkamah menegaskan bahawa Aturan 18 r.19(1)(b) & (d) Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 membolehkan pliding dibatalkan jika ia remeh, menyusahkan atau suatu penyalahgunaan proses — Permohonan Defendan dibenarkan, saman pemula dibatalkan dengan kos. 1

Interlocutory order — Stay order not appealed — Whether subsequent application to set aside constitutes re-litigation — Abuse of process — Principle of finality. 1 case

Whether previous suit involving same parties and subject matter bars current claim — Identity of issues and parties — Whether insurers are privies to insured in earlier suit 1 case

breached the rule of natural justice — 2ND SET ASIDE THE FINAL AWARD — section 42 of the Arbitration Act 2005 — section 37 of the Arbitration Act 2005 — setting aside Application against an arbitral award can only enquire into the decision-making process of the arbitrator and not the decision in and of itself — section 37 of the Arbitration Act 2005 — Res ipsa of a ‘jurisdictional challenge’ — right to be heard in limine — term “public policy” within section 37 (1)(b)(ii) of the Arbitration Act 2005 — principle of estoppel per rem judicatam (or res judicata) — estoppel 1 case

Striking out — Plaintiffs memfailkan saman pemula baharu berhubung hak milikan dan injunksi ke atas hartanah yang sama yang telah diputuskan dalam prosiding terdahulu — Isu dan pihak-pihak adalah sama — Tindakan baharu terhalang oleh prinsip res judicata — Litigasi berganda menyalahi prinsip finality of litigation — Mahkamah menegaskan bahawa Aturan 18 r.19(1)(b) & (d) Kaedah-Kaedah Mahkamah 2012 membolehkan pliding dibatalkan jika ia remeh, menyusahkan atau suatu penyalahgunaan proses — Permohonan Defendan dibenarkan, saman pemula dibatalkan dengan kos. 1 case

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Arbitration Act 2005
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English Arbitration Act 1950
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Insolvency Act 1986
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Companies Act 2016
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