Arbitration Notes

MALAYSIA: HIGH COURT CLARIFIES LIMITS ON STAY CONDITIONS

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT GRANTS FIRST ANTI-ARBITRATION INJUNCTION ON THE GROUNDS OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

MALAYSIAN APEX COURT DECIDES ON ARBITRABILITY OF DISPUTES INVOLVING A REMEDY OF STATUTORY FORECLOSURE, AND THE INCORPORATION OF ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN MULTI-CONTRACT TRANSACTIONS WHERE ONE CONTRACT CONTAINS AN ENTIRE AGREEMENT CLAUSE

No U-Turns Ahead: Singapore Court of Appeal holds that commencement of court proceedings may lose you the right to later rely on arbitration agreements

In the recent landmark decision of Marty Ltd v Hualon Corp (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd [2018] SGCA 63, the Singapore Court of Appeal held that the commencement of …

SIAC issues proposal for consolidation of arbitral proceedings between institutions

On 19 December 2017, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) released a proposal on cross-institution cooperation and consolidation of …

Singapore Court of Appeal confirms the validity of "unilateral option to arbitrate" clauses

In the recent decision of Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 32, the Singapore Court of Appeal confirmed that the …

'Bare' arbitration clauses and the extent to which the Singapore court may assist

In K.V.C Rice Intertrade Co Ltd v Asian Mineral Resources Pte Ltd and another Suit [2017] SGHC 32 ("KVC Action") the Singapore High Court discussed the …

Singapore Court confirms validity of clauses providing for unilateral right to arbitration

In the recent decision in Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd v Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd [2016] SGHC 23, the Singapore High Court confirmed the validity of …

Thai Government Lifts Total Ban on Arbitration Clauses in State Contracts

A recent Thai Cabinet resolution relaxes the restriction on arbitration clauses in some public contracts.  The resolution is seen as a positive move …

Going South …. Singapore High Court diverges from English Court's position on governing law of the arbitration agreement

The recent decision of the Singapore High Court in FirstLink Investments Corp Ltd v. GT Payment Pte Ltd and others [2014] SGHCR 12 highlighted the …

South Korean Courts Twice Refuse to Enforce International Arbitral Awards

In our two previous blogs¹ on South Korea we commented on the opening of the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre and noted that this, together …

Recent Singapore High Court decision on arbitration clause controversial in light of 2012 ICC Rules

The Singapore High Court (the Court) considered whether an arbitration clause which stipulated that disputes were to be settled by arbitration under the …