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Category Archives: Singapore
LexisNexis Newsletter – Bills of Exchange and Arbitration Clauses
Our short article on the Singapore High Court case of Piallo GmbH v Yafriro International Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHC 260 has been featured on LexisNexis Newsletter June 2014 (Issue 1). The article focuses on the Singapore court’s decision on the … Continue reading
Arbitrability of intra-corporate disputes
Arbitration is a consensual process. It is axiomatic that parties may only arbitrate those disputes that they have agreed to submit to arbitration. In some cases, after a dispute has arisen, parties to that dispute may agree to refer the … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Asean, Australia, Singapore, UK
Tagged arbitrability, case law, mandatory stay, Singapore High Court, stay of proceedings
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Case Update: Separate but Related Contracts with Different Dispute Resolution Clauses
A long running dispute before the Singapore courts recently came to an abrupt and unresolved end when the Singapore Court of Appeal decided that parties had to resolve their dispute in arbitration instead. The case of Burgundy Global Exploration Corp v … Continue reading
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
Astro v Lippo update: Singapore Court of Appeal allows PT First Media’s appeal
The Singapore Court of Appeal has just issued its written judgment allowing PT First Media’s appeal to the extent that it has refused Astro leave to enforce the Awards in both OS 807/2010 and OS 913/2010 in relation to the … Continue reading
Posted in Arbitration, Asean, Indonesia, Singapore
Tagged Astro, award, david joseph, enforcement, indonesia, Lippo, Model Law, new york convention, singapore, toby landau, UNCITRAL
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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
Subpoena of Third Party’s documents in Aid of Arbitration
The Singapore High Court recently examined the law relating to the subpoena of documents in aid of an arbitration. In The Lao People’s Democratic Republic v Sanum Investments Ltd and another and another matter, [2013] SGHC 183, the Lao People’s … Continue reading
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