Handbook on Arbitration: The Practitioner's Companion to Arbitral Practice in Malaysia

Author

Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo

ISBN: 9786297851372

Published: June 2026

Format: Hardback + eBook

Language: English

Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell

Description

Handbook on Arbitration: The Practitioner's Companion to Arbitral Practice in Malaysia reflects how arbitration in Malaysia has changed. Virtual hearings are now the default, AI-assisted document review is approaching universal adoption, and sanctions, ESG, third-party funding and cryptocurrency disputes are arriving in the hearing room. The 2024 amendments to the Arbitration Act 2005 and the new AIAC Suite of Rules 2026 have reset the procedural map, and this Handbook is built for that current landscape.

Across 38 chapters, the Handbook follows the entire arbitral life cycle — from the arbitration agreement through jurisdiction, the tribunal, evidence, awards, costs, and enforcement under the New York Convention. Every provision is read against the UNCITRAL Model Law and the leading Model Law jurisdictions, drawing on the author's three decades in practice and more than 300 arbitrations.

Key Features

• Follows the practical, chronological stages of an arbitration across 38 chapters — agreement, tribunal, proceedings, award, courts, enforcement
• Every provision benchmarked against the UNCITRAL Model Law and comparable Model Law jurisdictions
• Addresses current practice developments: virtual hearings, AI-assisted document review, sanctions, ESG, third-party funding, and cryptocurrency disputes
• Incorporates the 2024 amendments to the Arbitration Act 2005 and the new AIAC Suite of Rules 2026
• Written as the practical companion to the author's section-by-section commentary, The Arbitration Act 2005 (2nd Edition)

Coverage

The arbitration agreement; jurisdiction and composition of the tribunal; conduct of arbitral proceedings and evidence; awards; costs; enforcement of awards under the New York Convention; court involvement at each stage; current developments including virtual hearings, AI-assisted document review, sanctions, ESG, third-party funding and cryptocurrency disputes; the AIAC Suite of Rules 2026.

About the Author

Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo is recognised as Malaysia's first full-time arbitrator, practising since 1997, and has acted as arbitrator in more than 300 international and domestic cases across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. He has served twice as Director of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (2010-2018 and 2023-2024), is Founding President of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, and was elected President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London in 2016. He has authored 12 leading treatises, including the companion volume The Arbitration Act 2005 (Amended 2011, 2018 and 2024): UNCITRAL Model Law as Applied in Malaysia, 2nd Edition.

Why buy this book?

Where the author's companion commentary is organised around the statute itself, this Handbook is organised around the practical life of an arbitration — the working reference for anyone actually conducting one. Current with the 2024 Arbitration Act amendments and the new AIAC Suite of Rules 2026, and written by Malaysia's first full-time arbitrator with three decades and 300+ cases of practice behind it.

Keywords

Malaysia arbitration practice, arbitral procedure, UNCITRAL Model Law, AIAC Suite of Rules 2026, third-party funding arbitration, New York Convention enforcement, international arbitration Malaysia

Target Audience

Arbitrators, counsel, in-house counsel, arbitral institutions, judges, and academics and students of arbitration practice

Genre

Arbitration, International Arbitration, Comparative Law

Q&A

Where can I buy Handbook on Arbitration: The Practitioner's Companion to Arbitral Practice in Malaysia?
You can order this title directly from CLNZ Books at clnzbooks.com, with worldwide shipping via trusted international courier and payment by card or PayPal.

How is this different from the author's Arbitration Act 2005 commentary?
This Handbook follows the practical stages of conducting an arbitration; the companion volume is a section-by-section statutory commentary. Sundra Rajoo designed the two as complementary references.

Does it cover the new AIAC Suite of Rules 2026?
Yes — the Handbook incorporates the new AIAC Suite of Rules 2026 alongside the 2024 amendments to the Arbitration Act 2005.

Does it address emerging issues like AI and cryptocurrency disputes?
Yes — it addresses current developments including virtual hearings, AI-assisted document review, sanctions, ESG, third-party funding, and cryptocurrency disputes.

Who is this book for?
Arbitrators, counsel, in-house counsel, arbitral institutions, judges, and academics and students working on Malaysian or comparative international arbitration practice.

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