Cecil Abraham
c/o Zul Rafique & Partners,
Suite 17.01, 17th Floor,
Menara PanGlobal,
No. 8 Lorong P Ramlee,
Wilayah, Kuala Lumpur
50250
Malaysia
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Advocate & Solicitor, Shearn Delamore & Co. (1970 – July 2007), Senior Partner, Zul Rafique & Partners (August 2007 – present).
Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA); SIAC; HKIAC; BANI;
FICCI Arbitration & Conciliation Tribunal (FACT); Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA); Singapore
Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Malaysia (CIArb), the Court
of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and ICSID. Member of the SIAC Advisory Council.
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Arbitrations
Sole-Arbitrator – Various disputes between 1995 and 2001, as well as the following: Dispute between a US
company and its parent company listed on New York Stock Exchange. Breach of Distributorship
Agreement. Award was handed down (2004); Dispute between a Swiss and a Malaysian company. Breach
of Agency Agreement. Award handed down (2005); Dispute between a Filipino and a Holland company.
Breach of Distributorship Agreement. Award handed down (2005); Dispute between an Indian and a US
company with regard to pre-contractual representations. Award handed down (2006).
Co-Arbitrator – Dispute between an Indian and a Japanese company. Breach of contract. Award handed
down (2005); Dispute between a Singaporean and a Malaysian company. Breach of contract. Partial Award
handed down (2006).
Chairman of Tribunal – Dispute between a Bahrain and a UK company [Claimants] and a Korean company
[Respondent]. Breach of contract. Matter settled. No Award handed down (2002); Dispute between a US
and a Filipino company. Breach of contract under the Supply and Services Agreement. Matter settled. No
Award handed down (2004); Dispute between a German and an Indian company. Breach of contract.
Interim Award handed down (2007).
Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Arbitrations
Sole Arbitrator –Dispute arising out of a Joint Venture Agreement between a Singaporean and Thai
company with regard to an aquarium. Award handed down (2006); Dispute arising out of Sales Contracts
between a Singaporean and a Chinese company. Award to be handed down shortly (2009); Dispute
between 2 Singaporean companies. Breach of contract. Arbitration pending (2009); Dispute between an
Indian company and a UK company. Breach of contract. 2 Awards handed down (2009).
Presiding Arbitrator – Dispute between a Chinese and a Singaporean company. Breach of contract. Award
and Decision handed down (2008); Dispute between a Canadian and a Chinese company. Breach of
contract. Arbitration pending (2008); Dispute between an Indonesian and a segregated portfolio company
established under the laws of Cayman Islands. Breach of contract. Award handed down (2009).
Three disputes as Presiding Arbitrator; served as Presiding Arbitrator/Chairman of Tribunal, Co-Arbitrator,
Sole Arbitrator, Counsel, and Member of Annulment Tribunal in various other foreign arbitrations.
Publications: Select Bibliography: Contributed Malaysian chapter in the following publications:
“Commercial Arbitration Law in Asia and The Pacific,” ICC Publication, Simmonds Hill Jarvin, ed.; in
“Arbitration in Asia,” Butterworths, Michael J Moser, ed.; in Global Legal Group “Questions for the
International Comparative Legal Guide: International Arbitration 2003”; in “Cargo Claims” by William
Tetley; in the International Bar Association publication “Judicial Sales of Vessels and Priority of Claims”,
Kluwer; in Arbitration World, 3rd Edition; in World Arbitration Reporter; and in Asia Arbitration Guide by
Dr. Andreas Respondek; authored the Chapter on “Role Played by the Party-Appointed Arbitrator” in The
Asian Leading Arbitrators Guide to International Arbitration, JurisNet, LLC; Edited volumes of the
Malaysian Court Forms (equivalent to the English Atkins Court Forms.); presented papers on various aspects
of commercial law at the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and at other regional
conferences.
Select Bibliography: Contributed Malaysian chapter in the following publications:“Commercial Arbitration Law in Asia and The Pacific,” ICC Publication, Simmonds Hill Jarvin, ed.; in“Arbitration in Asia,” Butterworths, Michael J Moser, ed.; in Global Legal Group “Questions for the International Comparative Legal Guide: International Arbitration 2003”; in “Cargo Claims” by WilliamTetley; in the International Bar Association publication “Judicial Sales of Vessels and Priority of Claims”, Kluwer; in Arbitration World, 3rd Edition; in World Arbitration Reporter; and in Asia Arbitration Guide by Dr. Andreas Respondek; authored the Chapter on “Role Played by the Party-Appointed Arbitrator” in The Asian Leading Arbitrators Guide to International Arbitration, JurisNet, LLC; Edited volumes of the Malaysian Court Forms (equivalent to the English Atkins Court Forms.); presented papers on various aspects of commercial law at the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association and at other regional conferences.