Tag Archives: IAA

Case Update: Compliance with Multi-Tier Clauses must be adhered to strictly

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Shaun Lee

We have previously written about International Research Corp PLC v Lufthansa Systems Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and anor, [2013] 1 SLR 973 (see here). In that case, the Singapore High Court upheld a multi-tiered dispute resolution mechanism which involved an escalation clause. The escalation … Continue reading →

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Can a claim on dishonoured cheque(s) avoid a stay for arbitration?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Shaun Lee

In the recent case of Piallo GmbH v Yafriro International Pte Ltd, [2013] SGHCR 20, a stay of proceedings was sought by the defendant, Yafriro, on the basis of an arbitration clause in a Distributorship Agreement between the parties. The … Continue reading →

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News Update: Astro-Lippo Dispute (Antisuit Injunction)

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Shaun Lee

Followers of this blog would know that we have written a fair bit on the Astro-Lippo dispute which resulted in 5 SIAC awards rendered in favour of the Astro group against the Lippo group. This includes an overview of the … Continue reading →

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News update: GMR and Male Airport Dispute

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Shaun Lee

To those who are following the ongoing dispute between Indian infrastructure giant GMR and the Maldivian Government over the Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in Male (the “Airport“), the Singapore Court of Appeal has just overruled the Singapore High Court’s order … Continue reading →

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Case Update: Singapore High Court exercises discretion not to grant stay in domestic arbitration

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Shaun Lee

In a previous post, we discussed Singapore’s dual arbitration regime and, in particular, whether a reference that a domestic arbitration will be governed by the ICC rules sufficed to exclude the parties’ right of appeal on a question of law … Continue reading →

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Case Update: (1) Incorporation of Arbitration Clause; (2) Enforceability of Multi-Tiered Dispute Resolution Mechanism and (3) Possible lacuna in the IAA read with the Model Law

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Shaun Lee

The Singapore High Court recently determined an interesting point of arbitration law in International Research Corp PLC v Lufthansa Systems Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and anor, [2013] 1 SLR 973. The issue was whether an arbitration clause contained in a … Continue reading →

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Orders / directions of arbitral tribunal not liable to be set aside as if they are arbitral awards

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Shaun Lee

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 →

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Astro v Lippo: Enforcement in Arbitration

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Shaun Lee

The dispute between the Astro Group and the Lippo Group that was recently before the Singapore Courts highlights important lessons for parties with cross-border contracts and disputes as it demonstrates both the strengths as well as weakness of the enforcement … Continue reading →

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Reference to ICC Rules sufficient to exclude Right of Appeal

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Shaun Lee

Singapore‘s dual arbitration regime Singapore has a dual arbitration regime with the Singapore Arbitration Act (Cap. 10) governing domestic arbitrations and the Singapore International Arbitration Act (Cap. 143A) governing international arbitrations whether seated in Singapore or abroad. There are a … Continue reading →

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Court can exercise Inherent Powers to Stay Proceedings in support of Arbitration

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Shaun Lee

Under section 6 of both the Arbitration Act (Cap. 10) and the International Arbitration Act (Cap. 143A), the Singapore courts have the power to stay court proceedings when a party to an arbitration agreement commences court proceedings against any other … Continue reading →

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