Singapore courts confirm their 'zero-tolerance' policy in respect of agreements that have an illegal object *

United Kingdom - May 13 2013
In a judgment handed down on 3 May 2013, the Singapore High Court confirmed that it will not allow a plaintiff to enforce rights under an agreement…

Co-authors: Daniel Waldek, Maurice Burke.

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Myanmar accedes to the New York Convention *

Myanmar - April 25 2013
As reported in an earlier post, the Myanmar Parliament on 6 March 2013 approved plans to sign the New York Convention on the Recognition and…

Co-authors: Kritika Venugopal.

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Indian international arbitration e-bulletin *

India - March 27 2013
Welcome to our latest India International Arbitration ebulletin. In this edition, we look at two encouraging pro-arbitration decisions from the…

Co-authors: Justin D'Agostino, Murray Rosen QC, Nicholas Peacock, Chris Parker, Ann Levin.

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Myanmar introduces foreign investment rules *

Myanmar - February 5 2013
On 31 January 2013, the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development of the Union of Myanmar ("Myanmar") issued Notification Number 11/2013…

Co-authors: Veronica O'Shea, Richard Nelson, Sally Austen, Tom Platts.

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Singapore: round up 2012 *

Singapore - January 25 2013
2012 has been a year of interesting developments for arbitration in Singapore. This article provides a summary of the key changes and cases from the…

Co-authors: Sean Izor.

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