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Global | November 16 2016
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced changes to its Rules of Arbitration (ICC Rules) which will come into force on 1 March 2017. The changes include the introduction of an expedited procedure for small claims, as well as general […]
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[18 November]
Earlier this week, the SCC Board approved the proposed revised SCC Rules. The new rules will enter into force on 1 January 2017, and include a number of noteworthy revisions and innovations. The recently adopted versions […]
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1. The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) has submitted the Civil Law (Amendment) Bill 2016 and Mediation Bill 2016 for First Reading in Parliament today.
2. The reforms are part of on-going efforts to ensure that Singapore remains a premier international commercial dispute resolution […]
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Monday 21 November 2016
James Bridgeman C.Arb
Thomas Halket C.Arb
On Friday 18 November Director General, Anthony Abrahams MCIArb, declared the result of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Presidential Elections 2016, in London. Trustees and representatives from CIArb’s branches worldwide attended the biennial meeting of Congress, in […]
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The country’s first International Arbitration Centre was inaugurated in Mumbai on Saturday. The setting up of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) — which can resolve disputes between different companies or individuals — can be a step towards establishing the city as […]
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In the recent decision of Rals International Pte Ltd v Cassa di Risparmio di Parma e Piacenza SpA [2016] SGCA 53, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered whether an arbitration agreement contained within a contract should extend to bills of exchange issued in respect […]
The Singapore Branch held its 6th AGM on 8 September 2016.
At the AGM itself, Francis Xavier who presided as Chairman took the meeting through a Directors’ Report which set out in detail the events, courses and activities of the Branch in the previous year. This included the CIArb Singapore Centenary Conference, the 4th ALA(S)-CIArb-SCCA Golf Triangle Challenge, various talks […]
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The Singapore High Court has held that parties are not entitled to rely on provisions in the International Arbitration Act to apply for in camera proceedings and for sealing orders where the action before the court is not specifically brought under the IAA; nevertheless, the […]
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Introduction
The Singapore High Court has taken the rare step of allowing an English QC to appear before it in relation to an application to set aside an arbitral award made in an investor-state arbitration; the first successful ad hoc admission of a foreign lawyer […]
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The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to present its Costs and Duration Study (Study) based on actual cases filed with SIAC under the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (5th Edition, 1 April 2013) (SIAC Rules 2013). […]