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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

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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

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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

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IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

Nemo iudex in causa sua – no one should be a judge in their own cause. This precept would appear to be universal in all formal systems of law. In international arbitration, most arbitration rules (and certainly all the major … Continue reading

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In Situations of Emergency

When a party needs emergency interim relief it tends to look straight to the courts for help, whether or not it has an agreement to arbitrate disputes with the other party. However, most of the major arbitral institutions now offer … Continue reading

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Expedited Arbitration in Singapore

One of the biggest concerns that parties have about engaging in arbitration is the length of time it may take to process the arbitration and get an award from the arbitral tribunal. This is something that arbitral institutions are, necessarily, … Continue reading

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