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Tag Archives: SIAC Rules
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
HKL v Rizq International: Pathological Arbitration Clause Case Update
In a previous post, we discussed the case of HKL Group Co Ltd v Rizq International Holdings Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 5 (“HKL v Rizq (No. 1)“), which upheld a pathological arbitration clause as a hybrid arbitration clause and which appeared … Continue reading
Case Update: Singapore High Court gives effect to pathological arbitration clause
We have mentioned elsewhere that managing disputes starts at the drafting stage. In particular, an arbitration clause should be drafted properly in order to avoid a jurisdiction fight before the substantive one. The recent Singapore High Court case of HKL … Continue reading
SIAC Annual Appreciation Cocktail Reception 2013: Annual Report 2012 and Future Developments
At its Annual Appreciation Cocktail Reception last night on 19 February 2013, the SIAC released its Annual Report for 2012 and made a number of announcements, both of which signal and cement its reputation as one of the premier international … Continue reading
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Tagged arbitration, ICC, ICC Court, SIAC, SIAC Court, SIAC Rules, singapore arbitration, singapore international arbitration
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Orders / directions of arbitral tribunal not liable to be set aside as if they are arbitral awards
The Singapore High Court has recently reaffirmed the substance/procedure distinction for the purposes of categorising arbitral orders and arbitral awards. The High Court held that an order is not liable to be challenged and set aside as if it were … Continue reading
Arbitration Update – PT Prima v Kempinski
Introduction In a previous post on the taking of evidence in international arbitration, we noted that litigating parties are automatically subject to the procedural rules of the court in which the dispute is heard. However, this is not the case … Continue reading
Failure to specify number of arbitrators results in default number
This might seem like an obvious proposition. However, what happens when an arbitration clause makes reference to arbitrators in the plural without specifying the exact number to constitute the tribunal? And what happens when in that situation, the default position … Continue reading
IBA Rules – Failure to Produce Documents in a Singapore International Arbitration
We considered the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the “IBA Rules“) in a previous post. The Singapore case of Dongwoo Mann+Hummel Co Ltd v Mann+Hummel GmbH [2008] 3 SLR(R) 871; [2008] SGHC 67 demonstrates how a tribunal may … Continue reading
