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This decision is of great interest as it is relatively unusual for a court to grant an ex parte injunction in support of an arbitration, let alone a foreign seated arbitration. The Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”), in a pithy decision delivered ex...
In arbitral proceedings generally, pleadings are not necessarily determinative in the same way or to the extent that they might be in court litigation; the consensual nature of arbitration means that the parties may agree to an unpleaded issue being dealt with in the...
Introduction The case of Aastar Trading Pte Ltd v Olam Global Agri Pte Ltd[1], decided by the General Division of the High Court of Singapore, analyses the legal principles concerning the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards and the interplay between enforcement of...
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...