In DGE v DGF [2024] SGHC 107, the claimant DGE advanced eight grounds for setting aside an arbitral award in the defendant DGF’s favour, that the photovoltaic modules (solar panels) supplied by DGE were inherently defective.
The facts of DDI v DDJ [2024] SGHC 68 are eye-catching, involving jewellery of uncertain origins, celebrities of uncertain bankability, and a billionaire uncle of uncertain existence. However, DDI poses a serious question …
In general, only the parties to an arbitration may participate in proceedings to enforce the resulting arbitral award. Are there exceptions to this?
The High Court at Kuala Lumpur, in the first-ever decision of its kind, recognised a foreign award made by an arbitral tribunal under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention).
As part of its efforts to manage the increasing caseloads of the Myanmar Courts, the Supreme Court of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (USC) introduced a court-led mediation programme in March 2019.
The Asian International Arbitration Centre (“AIAC”) regularly revises its arbitration rules to keep up-to-date with modern arbitration practice.
Despite ongoing demands for the revision of Law No. 30 of 1999 on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, no amendments have been made so far.
Most jurisdictions worldwide uphold the concept of open justice, with court proceedings generally being conducted in public by default. Conversely, arbitral proceedings and associated documents are generally subject to the principle of confidentiality …
One of the notable features of arbitration is the finality and enforceability of arbitral awards. This means that an award is binding on the parties and can be enforced in the courts of any country that is a signatory to …