SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS TO ITS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ACT
On September 1, 2020, Singapore’s Ministry of Law announced that it is tabling the International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) to introduce...more
On September 12, 2020, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention” or the “Convention”) will enter into force. The Singapore Convention obliges...more
On September 1, 2020, Singapore’s Ministry of Law introduced an International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) that proposes two changes to the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”), which governs the conduct of...more
Singapore Passes Amendment Bill on Recognition of Foreign Judgments -
On September 2, 2019, Singapore’s Parliament passed the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (Amendment) Bill and the Reciprocal Enforcement of...more
Hong Kong Court Addresses Interplay Between Arbitration and Insolvency -
On August 2, 2019, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal addressed the interplay between arbitration and the court’s insolvency jurisdiction in its...more
At present, conditional fee agreements (CFAs) are prohibited under Singapore law, putting Singapore at a disadvantage compared to some other major arbitral seats, such as London. On August 27, 2019, Singapore’s Ministry of...more
On August 7, 2019, forty-six nations signed the Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention”) in Singapore. Negotiated and agreed under the auspices of the United...more
On July 1, 2019, the Singapore High Court handed down its anonymized decision in BNA v BNB [2019] SGHC 142 (“BNA”). The case involved an application under section 10(3) of Singapore’s International Arbitration Act (“IAA”)...more
On June 26, 2019, Singapore’s Ministry of Law (the “Ministry”) published a consultation paper seeking comments from the public on six proposals for amendments to Singapore’s International Arbitration Act (“IAA”), which...more
On March 7, 2018, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) released its annual report for 2017. The highly anticipated report provided insight into the first full calendar year since the SIAC introduced the...more
INTRODUCTION -
The sixth edition of the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) comes into force today, August 1, 2016 (the “SIAC Rules 2016” or the “Rules”).2 The Rules were...more