Arbitration Notes

Malaysian High Court clarifies limits of post-award court intervention

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

Join us in Singapore to celebrate 60 years of the NY Convention

Enforcement of arbitration awards in SE Asia This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign …

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 …

Singapore's Choice of Court Agreements Bill: expanding the reach of Singaporean court judgments

On 4 April 2016, Singapore tabled the Choice of Court Agreements Bill (the Bill) paving the way for ratification of the Hague Convention on Choice of …

Enforcement of arbitral awards against Thailand: "From Walter Bau to Hopewell: pathways to Bangkok Don Muang Airport"

Herbert Smith Freehills Senior Associate Vanina Sucharitkul has published an article entitled "From Walter Bau to Hopewell: pathways to Bangkok Don Muang …

Procedural fairness as a ground for setting aside awards: what's fair is fair

In its recent decision in Triulzi Cesare SRL v Xinyi Group (Glass) Co Ltd [2014] SGHC 220, the Singapore High Court considered the grounds on which an …

Singapore High Court decides interim awards are enforceable

In the case of PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) TBK v CRW Joint Operation (Indonesia) [2014] SGHC 146, the Singapore High Court considered the …

Thailand, Towards an Arbitration-Friendlier Jurisdiction?

Over the past decade Thailand has faced criticism for its hostility toward arbitration, particularly in matters involving government agencies. In 2004, …

Astro v Lippo: the next chapter – Singapore Court of Appeal rejects enforcement of awards against non-signatories to the arbitration agreement

The long-running dispute between Astro, a Malaysian media giant, and Lippo, an Indonesian conglomerate, has reached the end of the latest heavily …

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 …

Myanmar accedes to the New York Convention

As reported in an earlier post, the Myanmar Parliament on 6 March 2013 approved plans to sign the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement …