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Category Archives: Hong Kong
THIRD PARTY FUNDING – A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR SINGAPORE?
Over the past few years, companies have begin to view Singapore as an attractive regional business hub as evident by the increase in the number of global companies who have decided to set up and/or relocate their Asia headquarters to … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK
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An overview: How do the key changes to the SIAC Rules compare with some of the other major arbitral institutions?
SIAC (2016 rules) ICC LCIA HKIAC Consolidation of multi-contract disputes ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Joinder of parties and non-parties ✔ ✔ ✔ ✘ (Non-parties disallowed) Early dismissal of claims/ defences ✔ ✘ ✘ ✘ Delocalising the Seat of Arbitration … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Asean, Dispute Resolution, Hong Kong, ICC, London, SIAC, Singapore
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SIAC Annual Appreciation Cocktail Reception 2014: Annual Report 2013
The SIAC released its Annual Report for 2013 at its Annual Appreciation Cocktail Reception on 18 February 2014. The SIAC Annual Report 2013 highlights case statistics which further signal and cement SIAC’s reputation as one of the premier international arbitration centres … Continue reading
Singapore Law Gazette – Arbitration in Singapore 2013: A Year in Review
We are pleased to announce that the Singapore Law Gazette has just published an exclusive article that we recently wrote for them. The article Arbitration in Singapore 2013: A Year in Review is now available online. As we enter 2014, … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, UK
Tagged alternative dispute resolution, arbitration, arbitration in Singapore, Astro, case law, governing law, Lippo, proper law, setting aside, Singapore Court, singapore court of appeal, Singapore High Court, Singapore Law Gazette
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Case Update: (1) Governing law of the arbitration agreement determines scope of arbitrability; (2) Disputes on bills of exchange fall within arbitration clause
We had previously discussed the case of Piallo GmbH v Yafriro International Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 20 (“Yafriro (AR)”). The issue was whether a claim on certain dishonoured cheques paid pursuant to a Distributorship Agreement could avoid a stay of court … Continue reading
SLW Commentary/Singapore Law Gazette: Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) Clauses – Pathologies and Pitfalls
Our brand new article on Dispute Resolution (Arbitration) Clauses – Pathologies and Pitfalls has been published in the October 2013 edition of the Singapore Law Gazette as well as on Singapore Law Watch. Dispute resolution and arbitration clauses increasingly form … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK
Tagged case law, Defective arbitration clause, dispute resolution mechanism, English Court of Appeal, English High Court, escalation clause, multi-tier clause, multi-tiered clause, Pathological arbitration clause, SIAC, singapore court of appeal, Singapore High Court
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Setting Aside Arbitral Awards in Singapore: A Problem in the Standard of Review?
A Singapore High Court judgment is generally appealable as of right to the Singapore Court of Appeal. The aggrieved party may appeal on the basis that the High Court judge was wrong on the law or even on the facts. … Continue reading
Can a claim on dishonoured cheque(s) avoid a stay for arbitration?
In the recent case of Piallo GmbH v Yafriro International Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 20, a stay of proceedings was sought by the defendant, Yafriro, on the basis of an arbitration clause in a Distributorship Agreement between the parties. The … Continue reading
Pathological Arbitration Clauses
In a recent post, we wrote about the Singapore High Court case of HKL Group Co Ltd v Rizq International Holdings Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 5 which involved a good example of how a badly drafted arbitration clause increases uncertainty, time and costs … Continue reading
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Tagged arbitration, case law, Defective arbitration clause, English Court of Appeal, English High Court, Germany, LCIA, Pathological arbitration clause, SIAC, singapore arbitration, singapore court of appeal, singapore international arbitration, Switzerland
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