Monthly Archives: April 2013

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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Mandatory Mediation: Multi-tier Clauses and the Court System

Recently, the English Court of Appeal in Wright v Michael Wright Supplies Ltd & Anor [2013] EWCA Civ 234 lamented the difficulties faced by the courts in managing cases filed or defended by litigants in person. One issue raised was the … Continue reading

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Medirest Case Update: English Court of Appeal narrows obligation to cooperate in good faith

We previously discussed the case of Compass Group UK and Ireland Ltd (t/a Medirest) v Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust, [2012] EWHC 781 (QB) as part of our Technology and Outsourcing Hot Spots series. In particular, we highlighted the case … 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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Olswang’s Head of International Arbitration to become member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration

We would like to offer our congratulations to London partner and Head of International Arbitration at Olswang Andrew Aglionby who has been invited to join, as a member, the ICC Commission on Arbitration (the “Commission“).

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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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