Arbitration Notes

MALAYSIAN FEDERAL COURT CONFIRMS THAT ONLY DISPOSITIVE SECTIONS OF ARBITRAL AWARDS ARE TO BE REGISTERED

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT UPHOLDS ARBITRATOR DISCRETION IN DECISION MAKING

MALAYSIA'S HIGH COURT ALLOWS JUDICIAL INQUIRY OF DAMAGES FOR A WRONGFULLY GRANTED COURT-ORDERED INJUNCTION WITHOUT AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF THE ARBITRATION

MALAYSIAN HIGH COURT CONSIDERS THE LEGALITY OF AN UNDERLYING CONTRACT WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF ARBITRATION

THE APPLICABILITY OF MALAYSIA'S FEDERAL COURT RULING ON THE AUTHORITY OF SHARIAH ADVISORY COUNCIL IN CIVIL DISPUTES TO ARBITRATIONS ON ISLAMIC FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS

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

Inside Arbitration: Issue #5 of the publication from Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice

We are delighted to share with you the latest issue of the publication from the Herbert Smith Freehills Global Arbitration Practice, Inside Arbitration. …

Amendments to the Singapore International Commercial Court Regime to strengthen Singapore as an international arbitration seat of choice

On 9 January 2018, amendments were passed to the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act ("SCJA ") which clarify that the Singapore International …

UPDATE: Singapore passes law to legalise third-party funding of international arbitration and related proceedings

On 10 January 2017 the Singapore Parliament passed amendments to the Civil Law Act legalising third-party funding in arbitration and related proceedings …

Applicable law of arbitration agreements: Singapore revisits the English case of Sulamérica

In the recent case of BCY v BCZ [2016] SGHC 249, the Singapore High Court considered whether there was a valid and binding arbitration agreement in 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 …

Staying above the fray: Singapore High Court sets aside arbitral award on basis of breach of natural justice

In JVL Agro Industries Ltd v Agritrade International Pte Ltd, the Singapore High Court set aside an arbitral award on the grounds that the tribunal, in …