Region: Singapore
Drew & Napier duo launch Singapore boutique
Siraj Omar SC, who co-headed Drew & Napier’s dispute resolution team, has left the firm along with director Allister Tan to establish a new boutique in Singapore.
27 January 2025
Gearing joins Duxton Hill Chambers
Asia-related disputes specialist Matthew Gearing KC has left Fountain Court Chambers to practise as a sole practitioner in London and at Duxton Hill Chambers in Singapore, accepting appointments as both counsel and arbitrator.
21 January 2025
Oon & Bazul partners launch spin-off in Singapore
Suresh Divyanathan has left his role as head of commercial arbitration at Singapore firm Oon & Bazul, taking two other partners with him to set up a new disputes practice in the city-state.
10 January 2025
Singapore court revives ICC claim over Pakistani gas blocks
The Singapore International Commercial Court has ruled that an ICC tribunal was wrong to decline jurisdiction over a claim against a Pakistani oil and gas company and must continue hearing the case.
08 January 2025
Mining magnate brings more claims against Australia
Tribunals are in place to hear two new claims brought against Australia by mining magnate Clive Palmer, who is already seeking more than US$220 billion in a pair of parallel cases.
19 December 2024
Singapore appeal court rejects forgery challenge to Indian power plant award
The Singapore Court of Appeal has refused to set aside a SIAC award ordering India’s Reliance Infrastructure to pay US$146 million to a Chinese energy group, rejecting allegations that the underlying guarantee was forged.
19 December 2024
Arbitral creditor denied enforcement in Singapore after failing to comply with court order
A Singapore court has refused to enforce an award issued in an allegedly fraudulent Chinese arbitration over shares in a French fashion group, after the applicant failed to comply with a peremptory order to disclose documents relating to the dispute.
12 December 2024
Singapore-based silk joins Blackstone
Former Clyde & Co partner Sapna Jhangiani KC has joined Blackstone Chambers in Singapore after being sworn in as a part-time judge at the DIFC Court of Appeal.
09 December 2024
Singapore court restrains crypto litigation in Hong Kong
A Singapore court has restrained a BVI-incorporated company from pursuing litigation in Hong Kong against a US developer of stablecoins, finding the case should be heard in SIAC arbitration.
02 December 2024
Singapore appeal court clarifies approach to anti-suit relief
The Singapore Court of Appeal has restrained a cargo owner from pursuing a US$269 million litigation in Indonesia over a ship collision, while clarifying how courts should approach requests for anti-suit injunctions based on an arbitration clause.
25 November 2024