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On 9 December 2016, the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court (Jiangsu Court) handed down a decision recognizing and enforcing a civil judgment made by the Singapore High Court (Nanjing IPC Decision) based on the principle of reciprocity. This is a landmark development and is the […]
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Rustem Karimullin (Karimullin Law Firm)/February 13, 2017
Arbitration has become a preferred method for the resolution of international commercial disputes in Russia, mostly thanks to the activities of the Moscow-based International Commercial Arbitration Court (“ICAC“, the Russian acronym “MKAS“) at the RF Chamber […]
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Guillaume Croisant / January 27, 2017 / Linklaters
Last week, Theresa May delivered her long-awaited speech setting out Britain’s broad objectives in forthcoming Brexit negotiations with the EU. She confirmed the rumours of a “hard Brexit” by indicating Her Majesty’s Government’s intention to […]
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SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has written to current Attorney-General V K Rajah, who will complete his term on Jan 14 upon reaching the retirement age of 60. Mr Lucien Wong will replace him for a three-year term effective the same day.
In a […]
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By Dylan Loh, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: Parliament on Tuesday (Jan 10) passed into law two bills – the Civil Law Amendment Bill and the Mediation Bill – to bolster Singapore’s position as a dispute resolution hub.
The former allows third-party funding to finance international commercial arbitration, while the latter […]
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by ANDREA SOH
IN a bid to boost Singapore’s position as an international dispute resolution hub, the Ministry of Law is planning to triple the current size of Maxwell Chambers, which houses hearing facilities and top international arbitration institutions.
The expansion, which will add 120,000 […]
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By: Leng Sun Chan SC and Rian Matthews
The Singapore High Court has recently affirmed the enforceability of one-sided optional arbitration clauses (Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd v Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd [2016] SGHC 238 (“Dyna-Jet“)). The High Court […]
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Francis Hornyold-Strickland/December 25, 2016/
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Introduction
It is a key principle in many jurisdictions across the world that arbitration clauses should be separable from the underlying contract in which they are contained. This prevents arbitration clauses from being denuded […]
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30 December 2016
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce the official release of the first edition of the Investment Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (1st Edition, 1 January 2017) (SIAC IA Rules 2017), a […]
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SINGAPORE – The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has appointed Senior Counsel Davinder Singh as the new chairman of its board of directors, with effect from Friday (Dec 16).
Mr Singh, the chief executive of Drew & Napier LLC, takes over from Mr Lucien […]