1. Key Points (a) In Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd v Avant Garde Maritime Services (Private) Limited [2018] SGHC 78 (“Rakna Arakshaka”), the Singapore High Court held that where a tribunal had ruled on its own jurisdiction as a preliminary question, the party wishing to challenge the tribunal’s jurisdiction had to bring that issue to the supervisory court within 30 days of receipt of notice of the tribunal’s ruling, pursuant to Article 16(3) of the UNCITRAL…
On 9 January 2018, the Singapore Parliament passed amendments relating to the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”). The…
The Singapore High Court has reaffirmed that Singapore courts have the power to stay court proceedings in favour…
In another ground-breaking case, the Singapore High Court has set aside an investor-State arbitral award on the basis that the tribunal exceeded its jurisdiction. This case follows on from the recent judgment in Sanum Investments Ltd v Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic [2016] SGCA 57, in which the Singapore Court of Appeal found that an investor-State arbitral tribunal did have jurisdiction to hear claims against the Government of Laos. It further demonstrates the…
In a legal Opinion handed down on 16 May 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union…
In the recent case of Sanum Investments Ltd v Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic [2016] SGCA…
On 9 December 2016, the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court (“Jiangsu Court”) handed down a decision recognizing and enforcing a civil judgment made by the Singapore High Court (“Nanjing IPC Decision”) based on the principle of reciprocity. This is a landmark development and is the first time that a Chinese court has recognized and enforced a Singapore commercial judgment. More significantly, this is the first time that a Chinese court has recognized and enforced a foreign…
Hong Kong courts have a discretion to enforce foreign awards under the New York Convention (“NYC”) even though…
While toasting the New Year over a glass or two of champagne, it may have gone unnoticed to…
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