04th September 2019 Issues It is not uncommon for dispute resolution clauses to provide for escalation mechanism or mediation as a precursor to full-blown dispute resolution, either in the civil…
When the underlying agreement contains an arbitration clause, the test applicable to defeat a winding-up petition and/or to restrain the presentation of a winding-up petition is different and one is merely required to show that there is a prima facie dispute of debt...
08th March 2019 INTRODUCTION For the longest of time, when there is a breach of contract, the innocent party cannot per se recover the Liquidated Ascertain Damages (“LAD”, also commonly…
12th September 2018 Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause It is common for contracting parties to an international commercial contract to agree upon an exclusive jurisdiction to hear and adjudicate disputes arising from…
30th July 2018 What can you do if your Co-Defendant obtained a Stay pending Arbitration? If one of the Defendants in the Suit obtained a stay of legal proceedings pending…
Justice Belinda Ang granted a limited permanent anti-suit injunction to restrain an ongoing litigation in Maldives in the recent Singaporean High Court case of Hilton International Manage (Maldives) Pvt Ltd…
Parliament passed the Arbitration (Amendment) (No.2) Bill 2018 (“the Bill”) last week to amend the Arbitration Act 2005 (“AA 2005”).The amendments proposed under the Bill include:-(a) Extension of the arbitral…