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Singapore Court of Appeal confirms limited jurisdiction to freeze local assets in aid of foreign arbitration proceedings

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • February 14 2007

A recent decision of Singapore's Court of Appeal, Swift-Fortune Ltd v Magnifica Marine SA 2006 SGCA 42, has confirmed that it has no jurisdiction to freeze local assets in support of foreign arbitration proceedings, except in limited circumstances

Singapore High Court decides arbitration clause within main contract binding on third party which entered into a supplemental contract

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • December 20 2012

In International Research Corp PLC V Lufthansa Systems Asia Pacific Pte Ltd & Anor, the Singapore High Court decided that an arbitration agreement in a

2012 in review: key legal and regulatory developments

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • December 20 2012

This table provides an overview of the key developments in 2012 to date

Delhi High Court supports parties' agreement to arbitrate in Singapore

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • India, Singapore
  • -
  • October 5 2009

Appellate courts in India have sometimes been subject to criticism from international arbitration practitioners due to their interventionist approach (often under the guise of supervision) towards arbitration proceedings

Singapore High Court refuses stay of execution of arbitration award pending appeal

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • July 28 2010

The case of Strandore Invest AS & Ors v Soh Kim Wat concerned an application to stay the execution of an international arbitration award granted in Denmark pending appeal

Recourse against an arbitral award

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • April 28 2010

In the recent decision of Front Row Investment Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Daimler South East Asia Pte Ltd 2010 SGHC 80, Andrew Ang J set aside an arbitral award on the basis that there had been a breach of natural justice by the Arbitrator pursuant to Section 48(1)(a)(vii) of the Arbitration Act (Cap 10, 2002 Rev Ed) (the "Act"

Singapore High Court annuls arbitration award on ground of public policy

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • July 28 2010

The recent Singapore High Court decision in AJT v AJU 2010 SGHC 201 is a landmark decision as it is the first judgment in Singapore where an arbitration award was successfully set aside under Article 34(2)(b)(ii) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the "Model Law"

Dutch arbitration update

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Netherlands, Singapore
  • -
  • May 28 2010

Like Singapore, The Netherlands use two forms of arbitration: domestic and international, both of which are governed by the Dutch Code of Civil Procedure (article 1020-1073) ("the Code"

International arbitration

  • Wong Partnership
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • June 24 2010

When enforcement of a foreign arbitral award is challenged on the basis that the arbitration agreement is allegedly invalid, validity is to be determined under the applicable foreign law, not Singapore law

Singapore High Court rules against arbitrability of insolvency claims

  • Allen & Gledhill LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • 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

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