Region: Singapore
Singapore court rules again on shareholder disputes
The Singapore Court of Appeal has refused to stay a shareholder oppression lawsuit in favour of SIAC arbitration while affirming for the second time that such disputes are arbitrable.
10 January 2017
Landau denied second appearance in Singapore
Four years after he was admitted for the landmark Astro v Lippo case, English barrister Toby Landau QC has been denied permission to appear in the Singapore courts on behalf of a Chinese client in a challenge to a US$149 million ICC award.
30 November 2016
Singapore parliament to consider third-party funding bill
Recent developments in third party funding include the Singapore government introducing a bill to parliament to legalise third-party funding, only weeks after Hong Kong confirmed it would be introducing similar legislation.
10 November 2016
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Featured in Guide to Regional Arbitration (volume 6 - 2018)
08 November 2016
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators
Featured in Guide to Regional Arbitration (volume 5 - 2017)
08 November 2016
Singapore court reinstates treaty award against Laos
In a closely watched case, Singapore’s highest court has upheld an UNCITRAL tribunal’s finding that Laos‘s bilateral investment treaty with China extends to Macao under the “moving treaty frontiers” rule.
30 September 2016
Singapore court affirms power to seal case records to protect arbitral secrecy
A Singapore court has ruled it has the inherent power to seal the records of a litigation to protect the confidentiality of a related arbitration, even though there was no basis to grant the request under the city-state’s arbitration statute.
19 September 2016
English QC to appear for Lesotho in Singapore
The Singapore High Court has allowed English barrister Samuel Wordsworth QC to appear on behalf of Lesotho in its efforts to set aside an investment treaty award that held the southern African state liable for a denial of justice.
08 September 2016