On April 29, 2024, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) released its 2023 Annual Report. In this client alert, we outline SIAC’s key statistics for 2023, highlighting SIAC’s growth and the confidence that...more
On January 12, 2023, the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) launched a model clause (“SICC Model Jurisdiction Clause”) to assist parties that wish to designate the SICC as the court having supervisory...more
International arbitration is widely accepted as a preferred method of resolving cross-border commercial disputes, whether on a stand-alone basis or in conjunction with other alternative dispute resolution methods, including...more
The Court of Appeal of Singapore considered that a “manifestly incoherent” arbitral award would mean parties have not been accorded a fair hearing and a remission would not be appropriate where it is objectively assessed that...more
Last month, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) started a review and revision of its 2016 Rules (the “2020 Review”). The 2016 Rules introduced a number of novel provisions to address “early dismissal of...more
In the past month, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) released their annual reports. The reports reflect on the growth of the PCA and SIAC as international...more
Hong Kong Court Addresses Interplay Between Arbitration and Insolvency - On August 2, 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal addressed the interplay between arbitration and the court’s insolvency jurisdiction in its...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) on 6 March published the 2018 SIAC Annual Report. The statistics in the report show that Singapore and SIAC continue to make strong headway as the preferred seat and forum...more
On October 12, 2018, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") signed a memorandum of understanding ("MOU") in Beijing with the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission ("CIETAC")....more
According to the latest Queen Mary University of London International Arbitration Survey released on 9 May, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre is the most preferred arbitral institution in Asia, and ranks third of...more
On March 7, 2018, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) released its annual report for 2017. The highly anticipated report provided insight into the first full calendar year since the SIAC introduced the...more
The proposal focuses on cross-institution cooperation where an application is filed to consolidate multiple international arbitration proceedings. On December 19, 2017, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)...more
On 19 December 2017, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre ('SIAC”) released a proposal on cross-institution cooperation for the consolidation of international arbitral proceedings. The innovative proposal envisages...more
From the Editors - Welcome to this 33rd edition of Arbitration World. Following the United Kingdom’s referendum decision on 23 June to leave the EU, in this edition we examine how the uncertainty over the treatment...more
The study shows that SIAC arbitrations may provide faster dispute resolution than LCIA arbitrations. On 10 October, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) published its study on the average cost and...more
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre continues to innovate with new features in its updated arbitration rules. On 30 June, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) announced the release of the...more