Region: Singapore
Gunvor brings claim over Indonesian LNG contract
Geneva-headquartered commodities trader Gunvor has filed an LCIA claim against a subsidiary of Indonesia’s national energy company Pertamina over a US$61 million contract for supply of liquefied natural gas.
19 September 2024
Applicant obtains stay of its own set-aside action in Singapore
The High Court in Singapore has agreed to stay an action to set aside a partial award at the request of the party that brought the challenge, pending the determination of fraud allegations in a related SIAC proceeding.
04 September 2024
“Borderline unintelligible” award survives challenge in Singapore
A Singapore court has upheld an award relating to the sale of a container vessel despite finding the challenging party was justifiably aggrieved at the award’s “lack of quality”.
21 August 2024
Sidley Austin partner joins Singapore chambers
Jennifer Lim has left the partnership at Sidley Austin in Singapore to become the second female advocate at Duxton Hill Chambers in the city-state.
20 August 2024
“An unusual and troubling case”: Indian railway award set aside over copy-and-paste
A Singapore court has set aside an ICC award in an Indian freight dispute for breach of natural justice, finding that the tribunal – whose chair had presided over two related arbitrations – had substantially “copied-and-pasted” sections from the other awards.
16 August 2024
Singapore court asks panel to revisit Vietnamese power plant award
A Singapore court has remitted a US$500 million SIAC award won by a sanctioned Russian engineering group against Vietnam’s national oil and gas company to the tribunal to hear further submissions on whether the underlying contract was validly terminated.
13 August 2024
Rajah & Tann expands in China
Rajah & Tann is to set open an office in Shenzhen led by Hew Kian Heong, the construction disputes lawyer who recently joined the firm from Herbert Smith Freehills.
22 July 2024
Indonesian state entity wins final anti-suit relief in Singapore
A Singapore court has granted a permanent injunction to restrain a debtor from challenging a US$143 million SIAC award in favour of Indonesia’s national energy company in the Philippine courts.
03 July 2024
Quinn Emanuel opens in Singapore
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has opened an office in Singapore led by international arbitration partners John Rhie and Duncan Watson KC.
02 July 2024
Malaysia declares win in SIAC feud over plantations stake
The Malaysian government says a SIAC tribunal has ruled in favour of one of its agencies in a US$678 million dispute over the controversial purchase of a stake in an oil palm plantations business in Indonesia.
28 June 2024