BRIEF DESCRIPTION: 

This is an advanced textbook which is intended to guide lawyers on the law and best practices pertaining to injunctions in Malaysia, including Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders and more besides. The book is written by lawyers experienced in obtaining injunctions. and our firm’s senior lawyer, Ashley Danker played a pivotal role in managing and editing this publication, coordinating the efforts of all the authors.

CONTENTS/ CHAPTERS 

1. A General Overview of Injunctions
2. Mareva Injunction
3. Anton Piller Orders
4. Interim Preservation of Property
5. Practice and Procedure 1
6. Practice and Procedure 2
7. Practice and Procedure 3 Enforcing the Injunction & Contempt of Court
8. Injunctions in Relation to General and Extraordinary Meetings and Directors’ Duties
9. Fortuna Injunctions and Injunction Applications Under the Companies Act 2016
10. The Anti-Suit Injunction
11. Restraining Calls on Bank Guarantees, Performance Bonds and Letters of Credit
12. Injunctions in Relation to Receivers and Managers, Liquidators and Officers of the Court
13. Injunctive Relief in Matrimonial Proceedings
14. Injunctions in Tort
15. Injunctions in Intellectual Property Law
16. Worldwide Mareva Injunction

KEY FEATURES:

• Clear and detailed commentary on substantive law, practice and procedure

• Instructive and detailed court forms and precedents by authors who are experienced advocates and solicitors of the High Court of Malaya

• Detailed and incisive analysis of judicial considerations in the granting and refusal of injunctions, as well as consequences for non-compliance, supported by relevant authorities

• Valuable comparative analysis on the use of injunctive relief as between Malaysia and other jurisdictions

Injunctions present themselves as a challenging exercise for the practitioner. One needs to be fully conversant not only with the practice and procedure in adjectival law by also wiht the substantive law of the cause in question. For this reason, this text has been written not only with the practice in mind by also with the very many areas of practice that may be involved which are as diverse as family law and intellectual property.

This book aims to explain the law, practice and procedure of injunctions in Malaysia. Written and edited by an eminent legal practitioner, in collaboration with a group of expert authors, this publication has been prepared with court lawyers in mind, specifically those with the challenging task of praying for (and prevailing upon the court to grant) relief in circumstances where damages are simply not an adequate remedy.

The extensive coverage includes Mareva injunctions, Anton Piller orders, interim preservation of property, Erinford injunctions, enforcement of injunctions, Fortuna injunctions and applications under the Companies Act 2016, anti-suit injunctions, Worldwide Mareva injunctions as well as injunctions in matrimonial proceedings, insolvency & liquidation, tort, intellectual property and banking.

This book is useful for lawyers, pupils in chambers, officers of the judiciary and other students of the law with an interest in civil practice and procedure.