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Singapore High Court rules against arbitrability of insolvency claims
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
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- Singapore
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- August 20 2010
The case of Petroprod Ltd (in official liquidation in the Cayman Islands and in compulsory liquidation in Singapore) v Larsen Oil and Gas Pte Ltd 2010 SGHC 186 ("Petroprod Ltd") is significant as the Singapore High Court decided that claims which arise from avoidance provisions in Singapore insolvency laws are non-arbitrable as they exist for the benefit of the general body of creditors as a whole
Singapore High Court determines court entitled to rehearing in enforcement of foreign arbitral award action
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- Singapore
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- July 1 2010
In the latest arbitration-related decision from the Singapore High Court, the court clarified that it will have a rehearing in evaluating whether the limited grounds to set aside an arbitral award, as provided for in the International Arbitration Act (the "IAA"), have been made out
Singapore High Court upholds winding up proceedings based on statutory demand for debt founded on an arbitration award
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
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- Singapore
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- August 31 2010
In Pacific King Shipping Pte Ltd & Anor v Glory Wealth Shipping Pte Ltd, one of the key issues which the Singapore High Court had to consider was whether the defendant was precluded from commencing winding up proceedings against the plaintiffs via section 254(2)(a) read with section 254(1)(e) of the Companies Act (the "CA") on the basis of a debt that was founded on a foreign arbitration award which had not been enforced
Supreme Court of Victoria endorses Singapore approach to the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards
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- Australia, Singapore
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- May 16 2011
The Supreme Court of Victoria recently confirmed the Singapore courts' approach to the enforcement of foreign arbital awards in Altain Khuder LLC v IMC Mining Inc & IMC Mining Solutions Pty Ltd ("Altain Khuder"
Singapore Court of Appeal elaborates on relationship between insolvency and arbitration in upholding High Court decision
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- Singapore
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- July 6 2011
In Larsen Oil and Gas Pte Ltd (in official liquidation in the Cayman Islands and in compulsory liquidation in Singapore) 2011 SGCA 21, the Singapore Court of Appeal endorsed, and elaborated on, the stance taken by the High Court concerning the relationship between arbitration and insolvency
MinLaw issues public consultation seeking significant amendments to the IAA and proposing new Foreign Limitation Periods Act
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
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- Singapore
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- November 29 2011
On 20 October 2011, the Ministry of Law (the MinLaw) issued a public consultation on proposed amendments to the International Arbitration Act (the "IAA") (the "IAA Consultation Paper") and proposed enactment of the new Foreign Limitation Periods Act (the "FLPA") (the "FLPA consulation paper"
Singapore Court of Appeal elaborates on relationship between insolvency and arbitration in upholding High Court decision
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
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- Singapore
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- July 28 2011
Larsen Oil and Gas Pte Ltd v Petroprod Ltd (in official liquidation in the Cayman Islands and in compulsory liquidation in Singapore) 2011 SGCA 21
Singapore Court of Appeal clarifies statutory regime for appealing against domestic arbitration awards under Section 49 of Arbitration Act
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
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- Singapore
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- January 10 2012
The Singapore Court of Appeal considered a dispute relating to a domestic arbitration award in Motor Image Enterprises Pte Ltd v SCDA Architects Pte Ltd 2011 SGCA 58
English Court of Appeal rules on arbitrability of shareholders' claims
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- Singapore, United Kingdom
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- November 1 2011
The English Court ofm Appeal considered whether the fact that an arbitrator cannot make a winding-up order affecting third parties rendered it impossible for the members and a company to submit their disputes inter se as shareholders to arbitration
Singapore Court of Appeal restores arbitration awards set aside by High Court on grounds of deficient pleadings
- Allen & Gledhill LLP
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- Singapore
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- August 30 2012
The Singapore Court of Appeal in PT Prima International Development v Kempinski Hotels SA reversed the decision of the High Court and restored arbitration awards issued by an arbitrator in a Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") arbitration
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