The publication of the Rules on the Efficient Conduct of Proceedings in Arbitration (“Prague Rules”) on 14 December 2018 heralded a challenge to the well-established incumbent (i.e. the International…
The Singapore High Court in BQP v BQQ [2018] SGHC 55 (judgment rendered on 14 March 2018) (the "Judgment") dismissed a challenge against an arbitration tribunal's award on jurisdiction and in so…
Professor Stacie Strong has noted on this blog that "[c]ritics of international arbitration often express concerns about the quality of legal reasoning in arbitration, even though conventional wisdom…
At the end of a lengthy and complex arbitration, the tribunal issues an award that summarises the evidence and submissions of both parties, and concludes with a single paragraph which states, "For…
On 4 April 2016, the Singapore Court of Appeal heard an appeal from Sanum Investments Limited ("Sanum") (a Macanese company) against the High Court's decision holding that an arbitral tribunal…
