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Singapore International Arbitration Academy 2013

The Singapore International Arbitration Academy 2013 (“SIAA 2013“) is scheduled for 22 November 2013 to 3 December 2013. This 11 day intensive course includes “lectures, workshops, simulations, skills training, video critiquing, and candid advice and counsel from some of the … Continue reading

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Privity and Arbitration Agreements

A person who is not a party to a contract may not enforce or be bound by any term of the contract. This is known as the doctrine of privity. However, in both the UK and in Singapore, the Contracts … Continue reading

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Security for Costs and Payments into Court for Challenge of English Award

It seems almost ridiculous to think of winning an arbitration as only half the battle won. The reality, however, is that a victorious party may still need to enforce its award. A losing party may deliberately refuse on pay on … Continue reading

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Disciplinary Proceedings as Arbitration?

We usually think of arbitration as a method of dispute resolution where parties refer their dispute to an impartial tribunal (consisting of one or more arbitrators) and where the parties agree to be bound by the tribunal’s decision (known as … Continue reading

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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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