Malaysia: High Court dismissed Dagang Net's judicial review application against abuse of dominance finding

On 5 December 2025, the High Court dismissed Dagang Net’s judicial appeal, which aimed to overturn the Competition Appeal Tribunal’s decision upholding the Malaysia Competition Commission’s finding that the company had abused its market dominance in breach of Section 10(1) of the Competition Act 2010. The High Court's decision upheld MyCC's findings and the amount imposed as a financial penalty. In addition, the High Court ordered Dagang to bear an additional MYR 20'000 in costs. In the original investigation, Dagang Net, the sole service provider for the National Single Window (NSW) system, was found to have imposed exclusivity clauses on software providers from October 2015 to November 2017. This action was deemed to abuse Dagang Net's dominant market position by preventing software providers from offering similar services for the upcoming uCustoms system, thereby harming competition. As a result, MyCC imposed a financial penalty of MYR 10.3 million on Dagang Net and directed the cessation of such exclusive dealings. Additionally, MyCC mandated that Dagang Net's directors and senior management undergo competition law compliance training at their own expense.