Asia Disputes Notes

Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements comes into force tomorrow - 12 September 2020

The Omnibus is finally here: changes to Singapore’s insolvency laws

Chinese Court recognises Singaporean commercial judgment for the second time

Singapore Court of Appeal introduces a lower standard of review for debtors defending a disputed debt that is subject to an arbitration agreement

In AnAn Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Company) [2020] SGCA 33, Justice Steven Chong, delivering the judgment of the Court, (1) …

COVID-19 Governance: New legislation provides temporary relief from performance for selected Singapore-related contracts (Singapore)

On 7 April 2020, the Singapore Parliament passed the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill (the COVID Act), which, amongst others, offers temporary reprieve …

Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements to enter into force on 12 September 2020

From 12 September 2020, all international settlement agreements resulting from mediation will potentially be able to be enforced under the new Singapore …

Singapore and Fiji ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements taking a significant step towards its entry into force

Yesterday, on 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of …