Tag Archives: UK Supreme Court

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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Singapore Law Gazette: Legal Advice Privilege

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Shaun Lee

We are pleased to announced that our case update on the UK Supreme Court decision that accountants are not entitled to assert legal advice privilege, has been picked up and published by the Singapore Law Gazette. The Singapore Law Gazette … Continue reading →

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English Court has power to issue an anti-suit injunction in support of non-existent arbitration

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Shaun Lee

In a unanimous decision, the UK Supreme Court held in Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant JSC v AES Ust-Kamenogorsk Hydropower Plant LLP [2013] UKSC 35 that the English courts have the power to issue anti-suit injunctions in support of arbitration agreements where … Continue reading →

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Singapore Law Gazette Article

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Shaun Lee

We are pleased to announce that our case update on the harmonisation of the doctrine of repudiation and its effect on the determination of a contract, has been picked up by the Singapore Law Gazette. The Singapore Law Gazette article … Continue reading →

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Harmonisation of Doctrine of Repudiation and its Effect on the Determination of a Contract

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Shaun Lee

The UK Supreme Court has by a majority decision (Lord Sumption dissenting) in Societe Generale, London Branch v Geys [2012] UKSC 63 put to bed the so-called automatic theory of repudiation in contracts of employment. Instead, the Supreme Court affirmed … Continue reading →

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Jivraj v Hashwani: An Update

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Shaun Lee

Our colleague, Ned Beale, based in our London office recently published an article in The Guardian about the aftermath of the case of Jivraj v Hashwani [2011] UKSC 40. The UK Supreme Court had overturned the decision of the English … Continue reading →

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