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Article in LCIA Newsletter Spring Edition

We are pleased to announce that our post on multi-tier and unilateral arbitration clauses has been picked by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and reproduced in an edited form in the LCIA Newsletter Spring Edition (Volume 18, Issue … Continue reading

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Myanmar signs up to the New York Convention

We previously blogged about the Myanmar government’s decision to sign up to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York Convention“) (see post here). In that post, we examined how in light of … Continue reading

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News Update: SIAC Opens its First Overseas Office in Mumbai

We are pleased to congratulate the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) on the successful launch of its first overseas office in Mumbai, India. Singapore has for some time now been a popular arbitration venue for Indian parties. In our earlier … Continue reading

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WIPO Survey on Tech Arbitration

Readers of our blog who have been following our Technology and Outsourcing Hot Spots series would already have read about some of the pertinent issues which arise out of technology and outsourcing agreements including pre-contractual negotiations, governance and change control … Continue reading

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Our Blog turns 1 today!

We’ve come a long way since our first post 12 months ago: 115 posts, several of which have been reproduced or cited in legal and industry journals; 4,000 or so views a month from a truly global audience (from more … Continue reading

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SLW Commentary: HKL v Rizq International – Pathological Arbitration Clause Case Update

Our case update on HKL Group Co Ltd v Rizq International Holdings Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 8, the follow up to HKL Group Co Ltd v Rizq International Holdings Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 5  has been picked up by Singapore Law Watch … Continue reading

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Astro v Lippo: Hearing Dates updates

Our readers who have been following this case might be interested to know that the hearing of the appeal of the High Court decision in Astro Nusantara International BV and others v PT Ayunda Prima Mitra and others, [2012] SGHC 212 … Continue reading

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Arbitration India: Technology, Media & Telecommunications

The SIAC, in conjunction with the Confederation of Indian Industry, will be jointly organising a seminar titled “Arbitration India: Technology, Media & Telecommunications” on Friday, 26 April 2013 in New Delhi, India. The seminar will examine the challenges for the … Continue reading

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IP Hub Master Plan: To Develop Singapore as a global IP Hub in Asia

In May 2012, the Singapore government had convened an IP Steering Committee to formulate a master plan to assist Singapore’s development as a global IP Hub in Asia. The IP Steering Committee, chaired by Mr Teo Ming Kian, Chairman of … Continue reading

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Changes at the SIAC: New Rules, New Structure, New Members

The SIAC has just launched the 5th edition of its Rules of Arbitration (“SIAC Rules 2013“) which took effect on 1 April 2013. Amongst other things, the amendments to the previous version of the Rules give effect to the new … Continue reading

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