Singapore International Arbitration Blog
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This blog is about resolving disputes through international arbitration in Singapore. The blog is written by experienced practitioners within Holborn Law LLC and CMS well regarded international arbitration group in Singapore who provide clients with world-class service and engage to solve complex business issues involving different cultures and diverse places.
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
9M ago
In the event a party challenges arbitrability of a dispute, a threshold question arises: should the issue of arbitrability be considered under the law governing the arbitration agreement or the law of the seat of the arbitration? This issue was ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
1y ago
Does the court have inherent powers to set aside an earlier judgment enforcing an erroneous arbitral award? What about consequential orders flowing from such a judgment? The Singapore Court of Appeal had occasion to decide this in ST Group Co Ltd ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
2y ago
This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 19 October 2021. Arbitration Analysis: In refusing to set aside a remedies award issued in a Singapore-seated ad hoc arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the Singapore Court of Appeal affirmed ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
In BZV v BZW and another [2021] SGHC 60, the Singapore High Court (the “Court”) allowed a party’s application to set aside an arbitral award on the basis that the tribunal had failed entirely to appreciate the correct questions it had to ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) published its Annual Report 2020 recently, reporting another year of record growth in case load and expansion of its offices beyond Asia. In this article, we summarise some of the Report’s key highlights and ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
A recent decision of the Singapore High Court declined to set aside a Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) award where the applicant asserted that the Tribunal had improperly excluded its General Manager from acting as co-counsel. This decision contains important ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
In the case of PUBG Corp v Garena International I Pte Ltd and others [2020] SGCA 51 (“PUBG”), the Singapore Court of Appeal had to decide whether or not to grant a stay of the parties’ ongoing court proceedings (“Court Proceedings”) in ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
The coronavirus pandemic has left companies increasingly concerned about the possibility of winding-up as a result of a failure to pay debts. In a situation where a party’s disputed debt is subject to an arbitration clause, the debtor may wish ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
Pursuant to the passing of the Intellectual Property (Dispute Resolution) Bill in August 2019, amendments have been made to, amongst others, the Singapore Arbitration Act (“AA”) and the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”) to clarify the arbitrability of intellectual property rights ..read more
Singapore International Arbitration Blog
3y ago
Arbitration analysis: A recent Singapore High Court case confirmed the default position under Singapore law that unsuccessful applications to set aside an arbitral award will be awarded costs on a standard basis rather than on an indemnity basis. Costs on ..read more