MALAYSIA has a strong case to contest the whopping US$14.92 billion final award handed down by arbitrator Dr Gonzalo Stampa to the heirs of Sulu Sultan Mohamet Jamal Al Alam, but it will be a difficult and costly process, according to a former senior arbitrator. Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) director Datuk Professor N Sundra Rajoo says the main grounds of contention include the manner in which Stampa had shifted the arbitration process as well as the exorbitant sum awarded.