On 6 October 2020, the International Arbitration (Amendment) Act (the “Act”) was passed by the Singapore Parliament. The International Arbitration Act (the “IAA”) was…
In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the prevalence of challenges to arbitral awards based on alleged breaches of “natural justice”…
In brief In BWG v. BWF,[1] the Court of Appeal considered whether a party involved in multiple proceedings under a chain of contracts is…
The Singapore Court of Appeal has clarified the standard of review that applies to winding-up applications where the underlying relationship between the debtor and…
The Singapore Court of Appeal recently reversed the ruling of the Singapore High Court in BNA v BNB and Another ([2019] SGCA 84). It found…
On 9 August 2019, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 (“the Amendment Act”) came into force in India. The legislative changes introduced by…
The Singapore Court of Appeal (“SGCA”) recently ruled in ST Group Co Ltd andothers v Sanum Investments Limited and another appeal [2019] SGCA 65…
SINGAPORE Nandakumar Ponniya, Daniel Ho and Daljit Kaur A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration continues to be governed by the International Arbitration…
In BXS v BXT [2019] SGHC(I) 10, the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) heard its first application to set aside an arbitral award. The…
In its recent decision in BNA v BNB and another [2019] SGHC 142, the Singapore High Court had to determine the law governing an…