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SIAC Announces Appointment of New Registrar and Promotion of Deputy Registrar

By |May 31st, 2016|

The following article is taken from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Click here to go the original article.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Delphine Ho as Registrar of SIAC with effect from 20 May 2016, and the promotion of its Deputy Registrar, Mr Kevin Nash, to Deputy Registrar and Centre Director, effective […]

Arbitration training to boost dispute resolution in Asia Pacific

By |May 27th, 2016|

The following article is taken from Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Australia Website. Click here to go the original article.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (‘CIArb’) has launched a training program aimed at meeting the increasing demands for accredited arbitrators and arbitration practitioners to resolve cross border disputes in the Asia Pacific.

The CIArb Asia Pacific Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration course, which carries […]

Yukos – the saga continues: arbitral awards against Russian Federation annulled by court in The Hague

By |May 17th, 2016|

The following article is taken from Lexology. Click here to go the original article.

On 20 April 2016, the District Court in The Hague (the “District Court”) set aside six arbitral awards rendered by a three-member Arbitral Tribunal in a dispute between former shareholders of Yukos and the Russian Federation. The final awards, rendered in July 2014, attracted significant attention from […]

Venezuela Ordered to Pay Crystallex US$1.386 Billion in Arbitration Ruling

By |May 10th, 2016|

“We are pleased that the tribunal has recognized Venezuela’s unlawful expropriation of the company’s investment in the Las Cristinas mining project,” Crystallex chairman and chief executive Robert Fung said in a statement.
The following article is taken from Financial Post. Click here to go the original article.

An arbitration tribunal has ordered the Venezuelan government to pay a whopping US$1.386 billion to […]

International Arbitration Guidelines: Safe Ports for Arbitral Storms

By |April 19th, 2016|

The following article is taken from Social Science Research Network. Click here to go to the original article.

Julio César Betancourt. Most of you probably know the story of the two salesmen who went on a business trip from Europe to Africa back in the 1900s. These guys wanted to find out if there was any opportunity for selling shoes. […]

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Singapore Court of Appeal: Prima Facie Standard for Stay in Favour of Arbitration and Arbitrability of Minority Oppression Claims

By |April 12th, 2016|

The following article is taken from Kluwer Arbitration Blog. Click here to go to the original article.

Singapore’s highest court, the Court of Appeal (the “SGCA”), has held in Tomolugen Holdings Ltd and another v Silica Investors Ltd and other appeals [2015] 1 SLR 373, that:

• The prima facie standard applies for obtaining a stay of court proceedings in favour […]

SIAC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Oe-Cusse Administration

By |April 5th, 2016|

The following article is taken from Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Click here to go to the original article.
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Authority of the Special Administrative Region of Oe-Cusse Ambeno (SAROA) and Special Zones for Social Market Economy (ZEESM) Timor-Leste (SAROA-ZEESM TL), formalising a collaboration […]

ASEAN Judges Training Held at Singapore Supreme Court

By |March 22nd, 2016|

The following article is taken from Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London Website. Click here to go to the original article.

An ADR training for ASEAN Judges entitled ‘Court Dispute Resolution: a one-stop training on Alternative Dispute Resolution’ was held from 23 to 25 February 2016 at the Supreme Court of Singapore.

The initiative was launched under the auspices of the […]

SIAC Announces Record Case Numbers for 2015

By |March 8th, 2016|

The following article is taken from SIAC : Click here to go to the original article.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce the official release of its 2015 Annual Report at the SIAC Annual Appreciation Event this evening. 2015 was a milestone year for SIAC. SIAC recorded the highest ever number of cases filed, highest ever […]

LCIA adopts a changed approach to Indian Arbitration Market

By |March 3rd, 2016|

The following article is taken from LCIA India: Click here to go to the original article.

As of 1 June 2016 the LCIA will service the needs of users in India, including those who have adopted LCIA India Rules, from the LCIA’s London office and its London based casework team. Going forward, LCIA India Rules based arbitration and mediation will […]