As part of a series of interviews conducted by HFW Litigation, Kendall Tan, our Shipping & International Trade partner, proffers his insights on dispute resolution issues ranging from Singapore’s standing as a global centre …
In recent years, we have seen the Vietnam courts recognise a growing number of foreign arbitral awards while increasingly declining to set aside domestic arbitral awards. This signals a positive and pro-arbitration landscape in Vietnam, as well as …
Authored Publication – Our firm contributes two chapters titled “The Rise of Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific” and “Maintaining the Policy of Minimising Curial Intervention in Malaysia” to the Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2022, a special report published by the Global Arbitration Review.
Authored Publication – Our firm contributes a chapter on fair and equitable treatment (“FET”) in the Sixth Edition of the Investment Treaty Arbitration Review. It discusses the FET standard in investment protection treaties, which remains at the core of states’ obligations…
In an effort to promote Thailand as an arbitration-friendly venue and a regional hub for international arbitral proceedings, the limitations imposed on foreign arbitrators and representatives who are appointed to act in arbitration proceedings in Thailand have been relaxed.
Authored Publication – Our firm contributes the 2021 Singapore chapter to Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through Series on Mediation. It covers topics such as the accreditation and appointment of mediators, mediation procedures, enforceability of settlement agreements, and stays in favour of mediation.
It has been five years since Myanmar enacted its Arbitration Law 2016 to begin its journey of modernising its legal framework to promote arbitration as a viable mode of alternative dispute resolution in Myanmar. Whilst important strides have been taken …
The advancement of third-party funding as an option in commercial disputes has been a closely watched development in Singapore. In a press release on 22 June 2021, the Ministry of Law announced that third-party funding will be extended to categories such as domestic arbitration …
In Republic of India v Vedanta Resources plc [2021] SGCA 50, the Court of Appeal considered whether a party in an arbitration, who puts a question of law to a tribunal, can put the same question before a Singapore court (as the seat court) by way of an application for declaratory relief?
In June 2020, the Beijing No. 4 Intermediate People’s Court granted a civil ruling which dismissed the application to set aside an arbitral award issued by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”).
Looking at the current trend in Indonesian arbitration practice, it is now more common for arbitrators to request the submission of affidavits of witnesses and experts prior to their examination in the hearing.
In Ken Grouting Sdn Bhd v RKT Nusantara Sdn Bhd and another appeal [2020] MLJU 1901, the Malaysian Court of Appeal dealt with the issue of an arbitrator’s failure to deliver the arbitral award within the specified timeline, and whether this resulted in a loss of the arbitrator’s jurisdictional mandate.
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