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The Singapore Court of Appeal has started the new year with a decision on an interesting point of law; whether a non-participating party to an arbitration can challenge an arbitral award on the ground that the arbitrator had failed to consider a point which was not...
On 9 December 2024, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) announced the official release of the SIAC Rules 2025, which will come into effect on 1 January 2025.[1] The SIAC Rules 2025 introduce new procedures and improve existing processes to ensure...
Wuhu Ruyi Xinbo Investment Partnership v Shandong Ruyi Technology Group and European Topsoho [2024] SGHC 308 Does the New York Convention on the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards or the principal of minimal curial intervention fetter the court’s power to...
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills (COSCO v PT OKI)[1] What is the ambit and scope of the phrase “arising out of or in connection with this contract” in the context of arbitration and dispute resolution agreements? This...
On 14 October 2024, the Singapore International Commercial Court (International Committee) Bill[1] (the “Bill”) was introduced in Parliament. The Bill is a timely development following the signing of a bilateral treaty between the Government of Singapore and the...
The question of whether an anti-suit injunction (“ASI”) should be granted to restrain court proceedings when the parties to the court proceedings are not parties to the arbitration agreement was addressed by Singapore Court of Appeal on appeal from the Singapore...
The recent judgement by the General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore, between STS Seatoshore Group Pte Ltd ("STS") and Wansa Commodities Pte Ltd ("Wansa")[1] provides significant insights into the enforcement of arbitration agreements and the...
In this legal update, we examine the Brief Remarks given by the Honourable Justice Aedit Abdullah in Re Picotin Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 156 where His Honour clarified the law under Sections 64 and 65 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018...
Traditional contracting has, in recent years, come under increasing criticism for being, among other things, unable to handle increasingly complex projects as there is little incentive for employers and contractors alike to innovate and to do more than what is...
There has been considerable press coverage of a recent decision by the High Court of Singapore where Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd (“Shopee”) sought to enforce a non-competition and non-solicitation clause against its former employee, Lim Teck Yong (“Lim”), who joined...