Since its establishment in 1991, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) has emerged as a leading global arbitration institution.
Our firm has contributed a chapter titled “The rise of arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region” to The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2024, published by the Global Arbitration Review (GAR), a leading resource on international arbitration news.
Multi-tier dispute resolution clauses have increased in prominence, providing for a practical approach to dispute resolution. These clauses typically call for parties to first engage in various forms of negotiation and/or mediation as a precondition to proceeding with arbitration or litigation.
Dispute adjudication boards (“DAB”) are increasingly used to resolve disputes over international construction projects. Typically, DAB procedure is not prescribed by laws and/or regulations. However, laws and regulations on DAB procedure are often enacted where government procurement is concerned.
The National Commercial Arbitration Centre (“NCAC”) is a non-profit commercial dispute resolution institution based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. On 18 March 2023, the General Assembly of the NCAC adopted three main documents to allow the NCAC to provide mediation services.
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.