Malaysia legislation
Section 3
Section 3
Treatment of pending civil actions
(a)
any civil action may be commenced in or made to the
Court; and
(b)
such an action is required to be commenced or made or was commenced or made otherwise than by way of originating summons or writ, then, if any such action is pending before the Court before the appointed date the Court may, if the Court deems just and expedient, order that the action be deemed as having been commenced by way of originating summons or writ, as may be appropriate.
(2)
Where pursuant to subsection (1), any pending civil action has been deemed as having been commenced by way of originating summons or writ—
(a)
the action shall be continued in accordance with the provisions of the relevant written law and the applicable rules of Court; and
(b)
the Court may give such directions as to the conduct of the action as the Court deems just and expedient in accordance with the applicable rules of Court.
Standardisation of the modes of commencement of civil action