Authored Publication – While international business offers new opportunities, they are often accompanied by challenges of their own. In the event of disputes, parties may need to enforce court judgments in a foreign jurisdiction, an often daunting prospect.
There has been a growing trend globally in recent years towards alternative dispute resolution mechanisms such as mediation. In 2021, the Singapore International Mediation Centre administered disputes totalling over US$3 billion…
While there are multiple grounds on which arbitral awards may be set aside, the ground that enforcement of the award would be contrary to public policy or good morals is most often relied on by …
Authored Publication – In the latest edition of “In Conversation with Our Corporate Member” published by the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA), our partner Kendall Tan talked about recent trends in the maritime and trade industry, as well as the attractiveness of arbitration…
The costs of legal proceedings is a major consideration influencing a party’s choice of dispute resolution in Vietnam – both in terms of the costs of proceedings and whether they can be recovered from the counterparty.
Authored Publication – Our firm has contributed the Malaysia chapter to the Global Arbitration Review (GAR) series on Construction Arbitration. Authored by Avinash Pradhan, the Malaysia chapter covers 57 questions across 34 topics.
To offer another chance at preserving relationships, Arb-Med-Arb has emerged as a means of incorporating mediation into the arbitral process, where parties who have commenced arbitration may “pause” proceedings to attempt to settle the dispute by mediation.
Authored Publication – Our firm has contributed the Indonesia chapter on “Enforcement of Foreign Judgments” to Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through (GTDT) series.
Since the enactment of the Myanmar Arbitration Law 2016 (“MAL”), there have only been a handful of arbitration-related cases. We briefly summarise three key judgments issued by the Myanmar Courts concerning provisions of the MAL.
We are pleased to announce the launch of new topics in our Country Chapters. These include responding to court proceedings in breach of the arbitration agreement, jurisdiction and powers of tribunals, and many more.
Cambodia established its first commercial arbitration centre, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre of Cambodia (“NCAC”) in 2006, which then commenced operations in 2013. As of December 2020, NCAC has received 25 cases …
The finality of an arbitral award is a crucial issue. After all, no party desires to incur further legal costs and expend more time on an outcome that may be re-litigated or otherwise disturbed.
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