The Singapore Branch held its 7th AGM on 24 April 2017.
At the AGM itself, Francis Xavier who presided as Chairman took the meeting through a Directors’ Report which set out details of membership, events, courses and activities of the Branch from September 2016 to March 2017.
Membership has increased over 8% from 382 to 415 from end of August 2016 […]
The following article is taken from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Click here to go to the original article.
At the world business organization, we recognise the importance of information and knowledge to your business and legal practices. That’s why we’ve created the ICC Digital Library. Through this online service, we’ll deliver easy, 24/7 access to our vast collection […]
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Client Update, 6 April 2017
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In two recently released and anonymised decisions, Popplewell J gave his reasons for dismissing two applications under s.24 (1)(d)(i) of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act”), arising from the same facts, for: (a) disclosure of documents in support of an […]
The following article is taken from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
15 May 2017
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to its Board of Directors and Court of Arbitration with effect from 1 April 2017.
Three new Directors have been appointed to SIAC’s Board under the chairmanship of Mr Davinder Singh, SC. […]
The following article is taken from Bird & Bird. Click here to go the original article.
Singapore has come a long way in establishing herself as a focal point for regional and international commercial arbitration and, in fact, ranks amongst the top 5 preferred international arbitration centres in the world, alongside Hong Kong, London, Paris and Geneva¹.
October 2016 saw the […]
The following article is taken from the Singapore Law Watch. Click here to go the original article.
Source TODAY
Date 21 Apr 2017
Author Valerie Koh
In the past, law firms could charge clients according to the headcount on their team. Now in the digital age, where artificial intelligence and algorithms can substitute a lawyer and obliterate geographical borders, lawyers will have to […]
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PUBLISHED MAR 27, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT | UPDATED MAR 27, 2017, 1:16 PM | K.C. VijayanSenior Law Correspondent
Whether it is handling the decade- long Susan Lim court saga or a $250 million arbitration spat involving firms backed by famed Malaysian and Indonesian […]
The following article is taken from the Singapore Management University (SMU). Click here to go to the original article.
27 Mar 2017
SMU has become the first Singapore University to win the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot after emerging champions in the final round held in Germany on 11 March 2017. The SMU team was also awarded the Gary Born Award […]
The following article is taken from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Click here to go to the original article.
10 March 2017
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce the official release of its 2016 Annual Report.
2016 saw SIAC receiving the highest number of administered cases and administering the largest aggregate sum in dispute of USD11.72 billion […]
The following article is taken from the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Click here to go to the original article.
Shivansh Jolly (Gujarat National Law University, India)
Appellate arbitration clauses provide for an appellate mechanism against an award rendered between the concerned parties by subjecting the dispute through another arbitration to eliminate all potential errors and obtain correction of the same. Not all […]