Handbook on Enforcement and Recovery Proceedings | 2025

Handbook on Enforcement and Recovery Proceedings | 2025

✅ All-in-One Enforcement Guide
Covers every key enforcement method in Malaysia — from garnishee proceedings to writs, insolvency, and winding up.

✅ Practical & Ready-to-Use
Includes sample forms and templates for immediate application in real cases.

✅ Covers Foreign & Arbitral Awards
Guidance on enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards, with international case law references.

✅ Clear Legal & Procedural Insights
Organized for easy understanding with both legal principles and step-by-step procedures explained.

This book provides an in-depth examination of the legal framework governing enforcement and recovery proceedings in Malaysia. It covers various enforcement methods, execution procedures, and key statutory provisions, offering a detailed analysis of Malaysian case law. Additionally, it extends its coverage to include the enforcement of foreign judgments, orders, and arbitral awards, with references to international case law for a broader perspective.

Organized for clarity, the book first explores substantive legal principles before delving into procedural aspects in each chapter. To enhance practical application, sample forms are included at the end of each chapter, serving as valuable resources for readers.

This edition serves as a comprehensive and essential reference for enforcement and recovery proceedings in Malaysia.

• A practical, all-in-one guide to enforcement and recovery proceedings.

• Detailed legal analysis supplemented with relevant forms.

• Written from a practitioner’s perspective, making it an invaluable resource for legal professionals, academicians, students, and anyone involved in enforcement and execution proceedings.

Contents of Handbook on Enforcement and Recovery Proceedings

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Garnishee Proceedings
Chapter 3 Writ of Seizure and Sale
Chapter 4 Committal
Chapter 5 Judgment Debtor Summons
Chapter 6 Writ of Possession
Chapter 7 Enforcement of Charges
Chapter 8 Writ of Distress    

Chapter 9 Insolvency Proceedings
Chapter 10 Company Winding Up
Chapter 11 Charging Orders and Stop Notice
Chapter 12 Receivers by Equitable Execution
Chapter 13 Rateable Distribution
Chapter 14 Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Chapter 15 Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards

About The Author:

Gan Chong Chieh is a dynamic partner at Messrs. MahWengKwai & Associates, where he leads the firm’s ASEAN-China Desk, specializing in both inbound and outbound investments. His diverse legal practice spans estate disputes, construction, strata management, debt recovery, as well as commercial and general litigation.

A respected author and contributor to legal scholarship, Gan co-authored the Annotated Statutes of Malaysia – Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 and played a key role in Atkin’s Court Forms Malaysia for Evidence and Probate. His expertise and commitment to the legal profession distinguish him as a prominent figure in the field.