Our firm has authored the Singapore chapter of the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guide: International Arbitration 2021. The guide provides the latest legal information on the impact of COVID-19, arbitral tribunals, challenges to jurisdiction …
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.
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 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.
The Standing Committee of the People’s Congress of Shenzhen City has passed its new regulations on the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (“SCIA”) with effect from 1 October 2020. The new regulations reflect SCIA’s response to some long-standing issues of Chinese arbitral practice.
Singapore has risen to become one of the leading centres for international arbitration worldwide, with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) ranked as the most preferred arbitration institution in Asia and the third most preferred arbitration institution in the world.
Alternative dispute resolution has been long recognised and practiced in Indonesia. The promulgation of the Indonesian Arbitration Law has encouraged the business community to increase the use of arbitration over other dispute resolution options.
Authored Publication – Our firm contributes an article titled “Malaysia: Federal Court Clarifies Limits of the Arbitration Act” to The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2021, a Global Arbitration Review special report. The article explains the legal framework for arbitration in Malaysia.
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