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...
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Legal Update: The limits of Article V of the New York Convention and the principle of minimal curial intervention
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...
Legal Update: Competing claims and the scope of the arbitration agreement
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...
Legal Update: Bill to establish International Committee of the Singapore International Commercial Court to Strengthen International Commercial Dispute Resolution
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...
Legal Update – Beyond the Agreement: Anti-Suit Injunctions for Non-Parties in Arbitration
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...
Legal Update: A stich in time saves ……. the arbitration agreement
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...
Keep Calm and Carry On Restructuring (While Paying Rent) – Legal Update on Re Picotin Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 156
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...
Collaboration In Practice Under Singapore PSSCOC Option Module E and NEC4
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...
E-briefing: Shopee vs Lim – A Case of Restraint of Trade and Confidentiality
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...
Legal Update: Practical Difficulties Experienced by Shareholders in the Calling of Meetings under §177 of the Companies Act 1967
In this legal update, we set out to examine §177 of the Companies Act 1967 (the “CA”), one of two statutory provisions enshrining the right of members to convene general meetings of a company, subject to minimum shareholding requirements. While the calling of a...