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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]