A good mastery of the Rules of Court 2012 is the foundation of court work and Malaysian Civil Procedure 2024 is an indispensable reference tool that arms the practitioner with current information, practical insights and confidence to succeed in all areas of civil court work. The team of some 100 expert contributors have researched and analysed relevant case law developments to update the commentaries accordingly.

The illuminating commentaries to the Rules of Court 2012 are supplemented by a second volume featuring comprehensive and current annotations to ten key legislation important to civil litigation. The second volume is enhanced with additional Practice Directions from both Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sabah and Sarawak.

The commentaries which have been prepared by a team of specialist practitioners and carefully reviewed by an experienced panel of Advisory Editors offer clear guidance for assured practice at all levels of the Malaysian courts.

Key Features

• Unparalleled quality and accuracy in true White Book tradition
• Comprehensive Order-by-Order commentary to the Rules of Court 2012 presented clearly under succinct headings
• Fully up-to-date text of 10 key civil legislation with incisive annotations
• Inclusion of case law developments from mid-2021 to the present
• Contributors curated from leading law firms, the Judiciary and academia to provide authoritative commentaries
• Reviewed by experienced panel of expert Advisory Editors to ensure high quality of substantive content
• Extensive collection of court Practice Directions including directions from Sabah and Sarawak with the inclusion of an additional 26 items in this edition

Significant developments covered in this edition

• Order 3 (Time)

• Order 14A (Disposal of Case on Point of Law)

• Order 15 (Causes of Action, Counterclaims and Parties)

• Order 20 (Amendments)

• Order 21 (Withdrawal and Discontinuance)

• Order 23 (Security for Costs)

• Order 24 (Discovery and Inspection of Documents)

• Order 26 (Interrogatories)

• Order 32 (Applications and Proceedings in Chambers)

• Order 33 (Mode of Trial)

• Order 33A (Proceedings Through Remote Communication Technology)

• Order 38 (Evidence: General)

• Order 41 (Affidavits)

• Order 45 (Enforcement of Judgment and Orders)

• Order 52 (Committal)

• Order 53 (Application for Judicial Review)

• Order 59 (Costs)

• Order 69 (Arbitration Proceedings)

• Order 69A (Adjudication Proceedings)

• Order 70 (Admiralty Proceedings)

• Order 81 (Actions for Specific Performance, Summary Judgment)

• Order 86 (Inheritance (Family Provision) Act 1971)

• Order 89 (Summary Proceedings for Possession of Land)

List of Annotated Legislation

• Rules of the Federal Court 1995

• Rules of the Court of Appeal 1994

• Courts of Judicature Act 1964

• Subordinate Courts Act 1948

• Civil Law Act 1956

• Limitation Act 1953

• Limitation Ordinance (Sabah Cap. 72)

• Limitation Ordinance (Sarawak Cap. 49)

• Specific Relief Act 1950

• Debtors Act 1957