At the Singapore Convention Week 2025 held from 25 to 29 August 2025, Rajah & Tann Singapore supported several thought leadership events.
The enforcement of an arbitral award is the last and most crucial step of the arbitral process, as it enables the successful party to obtain the practical benefits of the award.
On 21 March 2025, MinLaw launched a public consultation titled “Public Consultation on the International Arbitration Act 1994 of Singapore”, seeking feedback on proposed amendments to the International Arbitration Act 1994.
Insolvency and arbitration traditionally do not mix well, as they embody somewhat contrasting legal policies. In the modern era, however, insolvency and arbitration have increasingly overlapped.
In the recent Constitutional Court Decision No. 100/PUU-XXII/2024, the Constitutional Court clarified what qualifies as a “foreign arbitral award” under Law No. 30 of 1999 on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Where the Court has granted recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings against a company, an automatic stay and suspension of actions or proceedings against that company will arise. However, may a third party pursue an arbitration against the company?
In a landmark decision, the Supreme People’s Court of Vietnam, the country’s apex court, recognised and enforced an arbitral award issued under the 2017 ICC Rules.
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.