On 9 May 2019, the Singapore Court of Appeal in Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Ltd v Avant Garde Maritime Services (Pte) Ltd [2019] SGCA 33 considered whether a respondent who failed to appeal to the Singapore courts in accordance...more
The recent decision indicates that the court is more in line with Singapore’s pro-arbitration approach, and that it would reject the enforcement of international arbitral awards only in exceptional circumstances....more
ARBITRATION LEGISLATION IN SINGAPORE -
What legislation governs domestic and international arbitration in Singapore?
There are three main pieces of legislation:
..The International Arbitration Act (IAA).
..The...more
Commercial parties, when entering into a contractual relationship, will have to address three key issues when negotiating the dispute resolution (or jurisdiction) clause. First, whether to resolve those disputes by...more
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