Malaysia Country Update - Asian Dispute Review View Malaysia Country Update by Dato’ Lim Chee Wee,Sharon Chong Tze Ying,Nimalan Devaraja - Asian Dispute Review Malaysia Country Update Dato’ Lim Chee Wee Nimalan Devaraja 20 2

This article provides an update on major institutional, case law and legislative developments in international commercial arbitration in Malaysia in 2017. It focuses primarily on (1) developments at the K uala Lumpur R egional Arbitration Centre (KLRCA), (2) new K LRCA arbitration rules, (3) leading recent case law, (4) changes made to the Arbitration Act 2005 by the Arbitration (Amendment) Act 2018, and (5) further changes proposed to the 2005 Act, in particular with regard to third party funding.

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