Legal Update: Medipass & Anor v Erdenent Mining Corporation - Arbitration Clauses, the Validation Principle, SIAC Misnomers, and Public Policy Enforcement

The Singapore High Court addressed the following three issues of particular importance to international arbitration practitioners:

• The determination of the law of the arbitration agreement;
• The validity of the arbitration agreement when it references a non-existent arbitration institution;
• How public policy considerations (in particular allegations of criminality) engage with the enforcement of the award.

Please find the full update attached.