14 May Law Practice & Procedure of Arbitration

LAW, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF ARBITRATION — THE ARBITRATION ACT 2005 PERSPECTIVE cxxxvi Malayan Law Journal [2009] 2 MLJ cxxxvi

The statutory law on arbitration in Malaysia can be traced to the Arbitration Ordinance XIII of 1809, which governed what were then the British India-controlled Straits Settlements, comprising of Penang, Malacca and Singapore. It was in force for nearly 150 years before the Arbitration Act 1952 (Act 93) replaced it.