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Admiralty Court functions as a specialist Court that responds to disputes with efficiency, skill and speed, to ensure that maritime litigants’ rights are effectively protected and enforced.
The High Court at Kuala Lumpur has been designated as the Admiralty Court. In practice one of the courts in the Commercial Division of the Kuala Lumpur Court has been assigned to hear Admiralty matters. Irrespective of which High Court in Malaysia a maritime claim is filed, it will be transferred to be heard by the Admiralty Court in Kuala Lumpur.
This article gives an overview of the Malaysian Admiralty Court set up in 2010 as well as the law and practice of Ship Arrests in Malaysia. The article also provides some key differences from the Admiralty law of Singapore.
Dec 2, 2021 · In Malaysia, the importance of having a specialist Admiralty Court (“ Court”) gained impetus from the needs of the industry and this culminated with the setting up of the Court in October 2010. A common order issued by the Court is the Warrant of Arrest (“ Warrant”).
The designation of Commercial Court 3 of the High Court of Malaya at Kuala Lumpur as the Admiralty Court is a significant and a positive development in making Malaysia an attractive centre for maritime dispute resolution. This officially took place by a simple Court Circular which took effect from 1 July 2005.
Dec 3, 2021 · In Malaysia, the importance of having a specialist Admiralty Court ("Court") gained impetus from the needs of the industry and this culminated with the setting up of the Court in October 2010. A common order issued by the Court is the Warrant of Arrest (" Warrant ").
If the ship is already in Malaysian waters, the Warrant of Arrest can be served on board typically within the same day or the next day, by the Sheriff of the Admiralty Court accompanied by the arresting party’s solicitor.
