Adjunct Prof. Dr. Arun Kasi

Summary

Dr. Arun Kasi is highly experienced in commercial and shipping practice, both in litigation and arbitration. He regularly deals with cross-border disputes, and appears before all levels of higher courts and before arbitral tribunals around the world including Malaysia, Singapore, London, New Zealand, Brunei. He has had conduct of arbitration under various rules including those of CIArb, AIAC, LMAA and SCMA and ad hoc arbitrations. 

He is ranked by Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500 Asia Pacific for shipping practice in Malaysia. He is instructed by P&I clubs, marine insurers and major commercial law firms in London and the USA, among others. He holds a doctorate in shipping law. He is an Adjunct Professor of shipping law at the Gujarat Maritime University, India. On shipping law, he has written numerous books including The Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea, Springer, 2021, and more than 30 articles.

He is a fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is included in the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) database of arbitrators and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) list of arbitrators. He is included in the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) panel of arbitrators and of the construction disputes adjudicators. He undertakes work both as an arbitration counsel and as an arbitrator.

He is the author of the book Arbitration: Stay of Court Proceedings and Anti-Suit Injunctions, CLJ Publication, 2014. He has written more than 15 articles on arbitration.

He speaks English, Tamil and Malay.

International Rankings

• Chambers & Partners – Asia Pacific Guide 2025 (Malaysia) – Shipping
• Legal 500 – Asia Pacific Guide 2025 (Malaysia) – Shipping

Practising Jurisdictions

• Advocate & Solicitor, Malaysia
• Barrister, England and Wales

Professional Memberships

• Adjunct Professor of Shipping Law, Gujarat Maritime University (GMU)
• Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (CIArb)
• Arbitrator, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
• Arbitrator, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) [formerly KLRCA]
• Adjudicator, Construction Industry Payment Dispute, AIAC
• Accredited Mediator, The Society of Mediators, London (SOM)
• Member, London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
• Member, Indian Maritime Association, UK (IMA UK)

Books Published

• Arun Kasi, The Law of Carriage of Goods by Sea, Singapore, Springer, 2021
• Arun Kasi, Speed-Consumption Claims: A Guidebook, The Marine Law Box, 2022
• Arun Kasi, Karthika A, General Average: A Handbook (Cases Summary 2012 – 2021 included), The Marine Law Box, 2021 
• Arun Kasi, Arbitration: Stay of Court Proceedings and Anti-Suit Injunctions, Malaysia, CLJ Publication, 2014
• Arun Kasi, Law of Contract: Lecture Notes, Malaysia, Institute Perkim Goon, 1996.
• Arun Kasi, et al, Essential Doctrines of International Law. A tribute to the Law School of the Bolivarian University of Chile, Chile, Editorial Hammurabi, 2023
• Ashgar Ali, Arun Kasi, et al, Alternative Dispute Resolution: Law & Practice, Malaysia, CLJ Publication, 2020
• Hamid Sultan, Mah Weng Kwai and Arun Kasi, Civil Procedure, 6th edn., Malaysia, Janab, 2018
• Hamid Sultan, Mah Weng Kwai and Arun Kasi, et al, The Law of Evidence, Advocacy and Professional Ethics, 5th edn., Malaysia, Janab, 2018
• Hamid Sultan, Mah Weng Kwai, Arun Kasi, et al, Practical Conveyancing and Islamic Banking, 3rd edn., Malaysia, Janab, 2018

Articles Published

Shipping: Open-source publications

• Arun Kasi, ‘Common Charterparty Mistakes: How Cargo Interests Unintentionally Frustrate the Chosen Dispute Resolution Mode and Law in Cargo Claims’, The Marine Law Box, 6 May 2025
• Arun Kasi, ‘Arrest beyond sister ship’, The Marine Law Box, 26 March 2025
• Arun Kasi, ‘Ship Arrest to enforce an Arbitral Award?’, The Marine Law Box, 11 March 2025
• Arun Kasi, ‘Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952’, The Marine Law Box, 29 January 2025
• Arun Kasi, ‘Domestic Shipping Licence for foreign ships in Malaysia – the “cabotage” rule ‘, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 25 October 2024
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 8, October 2024
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 7, September 2024
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 6, August 2024
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 5, July 2024
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 4, June 2024
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 3, May 2024 
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 2, April 2024 
• AK on Shipping, monthly, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Issue 1, March 2024 
• Arun Kasi & Omkar Joshi, ‘Time counts, but in which time zone?’, 15 May 2023 
• Arun Kasi & Kishore Sharma, ‘Case Note – Maersk v Mercuria ‘, 6 February 2023 
• Arun Kasi & Kishore Sharma, ‘The “Thorco Lineage”: Hague-Visby Rules liability limitation extends to economic loss; The “Limnos” not followed‘, 27 January 2023
• Arun Kasi, ‘Bottom Fouling: Whose head does it fall on?’, The Report: The Magazine of the International Institute of Marine Surveying, Issue 98, December 2021, p. 85 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Hague/Hague-Visby Rules and Common Law Doctrine of Stages A revisit to The Makedonia’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 3 Dec 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Ransom Payments to Pirates: Who Must Pay in General Average?’, The Maritime Executive, 26 Nov 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘General Average on Piracy Ransom: Water stirred by The Longchamp and The Polar’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 23 Nov 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Weather Data vs. Deck Logs in Speed-Consumption Claims’, The Maritime Executive, 29 Sept 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘WRC or Deck Log?’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 22 Sept 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Charterparty Risks: A Vessel Description “Without Guarantee”’, The Maritime Executive, 16 September 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘‘WOG’ Danger in Speed-Consumption Warranties’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 17 Sept 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘The risks of hire deductions and reductions in a booming market’, Splash247, 15 September 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘A Revisit to The Ocean Virgo’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 13 Sept 2021 (also in SCMA Articles) 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Whose Pays for Bottom Fouling’, The Maritime Executive Newsletter, 6 Sept 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Bottom Fouling: Whose head it falls on?’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 6 Sept 2021 (also in SCMA Articles) 
• Arun Kasi, ‘The ‘About’ Margin in Speed-Consumption Warranty’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 30 Aug 2021 (also in SCMA Articles) 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Hire Deductions and Reductions: Implications of Resorting to the Self-Help Remedy?’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 16 Aug 2021 (also in SCMA Articles) 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Op-Ed: Speed Claim vs Off-Hire Claim’, The Maritime Executive Newsletter, 13 Aug 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Time Charter: Speed Claim or Off-Hire Claim’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 11 Aug 2021 (also in SCMA Articles) 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Malaysia switches to Hague-Visby Rules (with SDR Protocol) wef 15 July 2021: Implications?’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 5 Aug 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘NYPE Performance Claims: Proving Breach and Quantifying Loss’, The Maritime Executive Newsletter, 19 July 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Performance Claims under NYPE 1946 and 1993 (Time Charter): Establishing and Extrapolating’, The Marine Law Box Bulletin, 15 June 2021 (also in SCMA Articles) 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Freight Forwarder’s Bill of Lading: Are they Bills of Lading?’, THAC’s Newsletter, No. 3, December 2020, p. 2

Shipping: Law journals

• Arun Kasi, ‘Doctrine of stages under the Hague and the Hague-Visby Rules: a revisit to The Makedonia’, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, Vol. 22, No. 6, August 2022
• Arun Kasi,  ‘Herculito Maritime Ltd v Gunvor International BV (“The Polar”) [2021] EWCA Civ 1828’, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, Vol. 21, No. 10, December 2021
• Arun Kasi, ‘Speed-consumption claims: establishing and extrapolating’, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, Vol. 21, No. 8, October 2021, p. 1 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Polaris Shipping v Sinoriches Enterprises (The Ocean Virgo): Speed-consumption warranties’, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, Vol. 21, No. 7, September 2021, p. 5  
• Arun Kasi, ‘Bottom fouling: on whose head does it fall?’, Lloyd’s Shipping & Trade Law, Vol. 21, No. 7, September 2021, p. 1 
• Arun Kasi, ‘NVOC/Freight Forwarders’ Bill of Lading: An Anathema to Carriage of Goods by Sea?’, International Business Law Journal / Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales (Sweet & Maxwell, UK), Vol. 5, 2021, p. 707 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Malaysia switches to Hague-Visby Rules (with SDR Protocol) wef 15 July 2021: Implications?, Current Law Journal, [2021] 1 LNS(A) ciii
• Arun Kasi, ‘The Dancing Liability-Limit in Hague Rules and Validity of RM850 Limit for East Malaysia’, Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), Vol. 1, 2021, p. cxciv 
• Arun Kasi, ‘Bill of Lading: Document of Title or Possession?’, Journal of The Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association, Vol. 30, No. 3, December 2020, p. 27
• Arun Kasi, ‘The ‘Labuan Lacuna’: Hague or Hague-Visby Rules for Labuan?’, Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), Vol. 6, 2020, p. cxxxi
• Arun Kasi, ‘UK Bills of Lading Act 1855 or Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992 for Penang, Malacca, Sabah and Sarawak?’, Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), Vol. 5, 2020, p. cxxxiv
• Arun Kasi, ‘Excluding Liability for Misdelivery and Non-Delivery under Bills of Lading: An Analysis under Laws of Malaysia, Singapore and England & Wales’, The Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), 2020, p. 143; Current Law Journal, [2020] 1 LNS(A) lvi
• Arun Kasi, ‘A Critical Analysis of the Court of Appeal Decision on Misdelivery in Minmetals South-East Asia Corp Pte Ltd v Nakhoda Logistics Sdn Bhd’, The Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), 2020, p. 105; Current Law Journal, [2020] 1 LNS(A) xlix
• Arun Kasi, ‘Volcafe v. Compania Sud Americana de Vapores: Implications for Malaysia, Singapore and India’, Journal of The Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association, Vol. 29, No. 3, December 2019, p. 20; The Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), 2020, p. 71; Current Law Journal, [2020] 1 LNS(A) v
• Arun Kasi, ‘Mewah-Oils Sdn Bhd v. Lushing Traders Pte Ltd – Court of Appeal Decision on Conversion: A Critical Analysis’, [2020] 1 LNS(A) liv; Current Law Journal, [2020] 1 LNS(A) liv; The Law Review (Sweet & Maxwell), 2020, p. 209

Arbitration

• Arun Kasi, ‘Role of Arbitration in Resolution of International Disputes’, Current Law Journal, [2019] 1 LNS(A) cviii
• Hamid Sultan and Arun Kasi, ‘Waiver of Right of Recourse against Arbitral Award: A Global Perspective’, Current Law Journal, [2018] 1 LNS(A) xi
• Hamid Sultan and Arun Kasi, ‘Universities as Arbitration Centres’, Journal of The Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association, Vol. 27, No. 1, April 2017, p. 20
• Hamid Sultan and Arun Kasi, ‘Empowering Universities as Arbitration Centres: A Global Perspective’, Newsletter of Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group, July-Dec 2017, p. 33; Madras Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), [2017] 6 MLJ 164; Current Law Journal, [2017] 1 LNS(A) lxxxii; MEI (NUS) Perspective Series, 10, April 2018
• Arun Kasi, ‘Application for stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration agreement before taking any other steps’, Current Law Journal, [2014] 1 LNS(A) cxxvi; Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), [2013] 5 MLJ
• Arun Kasi, ‘Dispute as to existence of dispute for reference to arbitration’, Current Law Journal, [2014] 1 LNS(A) lxxi
• Arun Kasi, ‘What disputes are arbitrable?’, Current Law Journal, [2014] 1 LNS(A) xxi
• Arun Kasi, ‘Anti-suit injunction in enforcement of arbitration agreement and exclusive jurisdiction agreement’, Current Law Journal, [2014] 1 LNS(A) xv; Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), [2013] 6 MLJ i
• Arun Kasi, ‘Arbitration clause and exclusive jurisdiction clause – a case for conflict or harmony?’ [2014] 1 LNS(A) viii; Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), [2014] 1 MLJ i
• Arun Kasi, ‘Enforcement of arbitration agreement and seat of arbitration’, Current Law Journal, [2014] 1 LNS(A) ii
• Arun Kasi, ‘Which act applies today to old agreements – arbitration act 2005 or arbitration act 1952?’, Current Law Journal, [2013] 1 LNS(A) lxxxix
• Arun Kasi, ‘The veil of arbitration agreement’, Current Law Journal, [2013] 1 LNS(A) lxxxvi
• Arun Kasi, ‘Who decides validity of arbitration agreement – court or arbitral tribunal?’, Current Law Journal, [2013] 1 LNS(A) lxxiii
• Arun Kasi, ‘Effect of arbitration agreement under different heads of law’, Current Law Journal, [2013] 1 LNS(A) xxx
• Arun Kasi, ‘Development of public policy towards arbitration’, Current Law Journal, [2013] 1 LNS(A) xxii
• Arun Kasi, ‘What is and what is not an arbitration agreement?’, Current Law Journal, [2013] 1 LNS(A) iii
• Arun Kasi, ‘The Constituents of Arbitration Agreement’, Malaysian Law Journal (Lexis Nexis), [2013] 2 MLJ clxxv

Injunctions

• AK’s Weekly Update on Injunctions, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Week 17, April 2025
• AK’s Weekly Update on Injunctions, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Week 16, April 2025
• AK’s Weekly Update on Injunctions, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Week 15, April 2025
• AK’s Weekly Update on Injunctions, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Week 14, April 2025 

Chapters Published

• Arun Kasi, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1950 (amended 2021), Lexis Nexis Annotated Statutes of Malaysia, 2022 (updating author)

Cases in Journals

• Merck KGaA v Leno Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd [2018] 6 CLJ 161 FC
• CTI Group Inc v International Bulk Carriers SPA [2017] 5 MLJ 314; [2017] 9 CLJ 499; [2017] 1 LNS 1131 FC
• City Team Media Sdn Bhd & ors v Tan Sri Nadaraja Ratnam [2022] 1 LNS 134 CA
• Tetuan Khana & Co v Saling Lau Bee Chian & ors and Other Appeals; Malayan Banking Bhd (Intervener) [2019] 3 CLJ 56 CA
• Merck KGaA v Leno Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd [2017] MLJU 1011; [2017] 1 LNS 1006 CA
• International Bulk Carriers Spa v CTI Group Inc [2014] 6 MLJ 851; [2014] 8 CLJ 854; [2014] 1 LNS 747; [2014] 4 AMR 339; [2014] AMEJ 0900 CA
• Ashimola & Anor v Samuel & Anor [2025] EWHC 502 (Ch) 
• Maegala Yegambaram & ors v Total Solid Holdings Sdn Bhd & another case [2025] CLJU 312
• Segarran M.A. Palaniandy v Pendaftar Hakmilik Negeri Selangor [2024] CLJU 2752
• Rajasekaran Soundarapandy v P Thiagarajan Pavadai [2024] CLJU 1020
• Unicious Energy Pte Ltd v The “Alpine Mathilde” (No. 2) [2024] CLJU 468
• Unicious Energy Pte Ltd v The “Alpine Mathilde” [2023] CLJU 2516  
• Bagan Hasrat Sdn Bhd v Suresh Kumar Ramachandren [2023] CLJU 2433
• Lim Beng Kuan v Helms Geomarine Sdn Bhd [2022] 1 LNS 2520
• Foo Tze Hoong & ors v BJ Homes Development Sdn Bhd [2022] 1 LNS 963
• Wong Chun Khuen v DGI [2021] 1 LNS 1742
• Malenee Murugan v Muelen Murugan & Mathani Murugan [2021] 1 LNS 1303
• BJ Homes Development Sdn Bhd v Lim Lay Imm [2021] 1 LNS 1699
• Wong Chun Khuen v PP [2020] 1 LNS 2151
• Thilagavathy Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Services Sdn Bhd [2020] 1 LNS 1062
• Mega Sasa Sdn Bhd v Kinta Bakti Sdn Bhd & ors (No. 2) [2020] MLJU 117; [2020] 4 CLJ 201
• Yap Kar Wai & Yap Leng v CIMB Bank Berhad [2019] 1 LNS 1064
• Mega Sasa Sdn Bhd v Kinta Bakti Sdn Bhd & ors [2019] MLJU 1043; [2019] 1 LNS 1366
• Sritama Industries (M) Sdn Bhd v Ketua Pengarah Insolvensi Malaysia [2019] MLJU 1897; [2019] 1 LNS 2090
• Tan Cheow Yen v Yap Kar Wai & Anor And Another Case [2019] 1 LNS 1064
• Ipiam Properties Management Sdn Bhd v Datuk Ng Bon Chong & ors [2019] 1 LNS 877
• Tan Sri Datuk Nadaraja Ratnam v City Team Media Sdn Bhd [2018] 1 LNS 2293
• Ipiam Properties Management Sdn Bhd v Datuk Ng Bon Chong & ors [2018] MLJU 73; [2018] 1 LNS 58
• Chow See Wan v GS Realty Sdn Bhd [2018] 1 LNS 639
• Francis Damien Murphy v Raymond Chan Boon Siew [2018] 7 MLJ 458; [2017] 1 LNS 2226
• Ridpest Sdn Bhd v Bug Buster Sdn Bhd & 2 ors [2018] 1 LNS 485; [2018] 7 CLJ 878
• Muhamad Nazri Muhamad v JMB Menara Rajawali & anor [2018] 1 LNS 1320; [2018] 9 CLJ 547
• Ortus Expert White Sdn Bhd v Nor Yanni binti Adom & anor [2018] MLJU 1782; [2018] 1 LNS 1937
• Suria Active Resources Sdn Bhd v The Director General of Environmental Quality [2017] MLJU 504; [2017] 1 LNS 659
• Suria Active Resources Sdn Bhd v The Director General of Environmental Quality (No. 2) [2017] 1 LNS 1708; [2018] 7 CLJ 359
• Ganeswary a/p Palaniappan v Puvanesvari a/p Appadorai [2017] MLJU 1462; [2017] 1 LNS 1488
• Ganeswary a/p Palaniappan v Puvanesvari a/p Appadorai (No. 2) [2017] MLJU 1463; [2017] 1 LNS 1489
• Merck KGaA v. Leno Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd; The Registrar of Trade Marks (Interested Party) [2016] 9 CLJ 736
• United Overseas Bank (Malaysia) Bhd v Vortex Dew (M) Sdn Bhd & ors [2016] MLJU 1056; [2016] 1 LNS 1186
• Bug Buster Specialists Sdn Bhd & ors v Ridpest Sdn Bhd [2016] 8 MLJ 85
• Malayan Banking Bhd v Theoh Kok Wee [2015] MLJU 2335 
• International Shipcare Sdn Bhd v The owner of and other persons interested in the ships or vessels MV ‘EL HADJAR’ registered at the port of Annaba, Algeria; MV ‘AIN TEMOUCHENT’, MV ‘NEMEMCHA’ and MV ‘NEDROMA’ which are all registered at the port of Algiers, Algeria [2015] 7 MLJ 753; [2014] 1 LNS 879
• CTI Group Inc v International Bulk Carrier SPA [2014] 11 MLJ 205 HC; [2014] 9 CLJ 126; [2014] 1 LNS 517
• Chan Ah Lin & Anor v Hamidah Jaafar Sidik & Anor [2014] 1 LNS 1641