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Singapore High Court Rejects Application To Adjourn Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Award, Wei Ming Tan, Aaron Yoong, Lixin Chen
Singapore High Court Rejects Application To Adjourn Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Award, Wei Ming Tan, Aaron Yoong, Lixin Chen
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In the recent decision of Man Diesel & Turbo SE v I.M. Skaugen Marine Services Pte Ltd [2018] SGHC 132, the Singapore High Court (“HC”) rejected an application to adjourn the enforcement of an arbitral award that was also the subject of a setting aside application in Denmark, the seat of the arbitration. This case is the first of its kind in Singapore and provides clarity as to when litigants can seek an adjournment of proceedings to enforce a foreign arbitral award.
The Impact Of The Singapore International Commercial Court And Hague Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements On Singapore’S Private International Law, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng
The Impact Of The Singapore International Commercial Court And Hague Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements On Singapore’S Private International Law, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng
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The advent of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) and the enactment of the Hague Convention on Choiceof Court Agreements 2005 (the Hague Convention) in Singapore presents an intriguing case study of the issues raised by theco-mingling of the rules of an international convention, jurisdictional rules for an international commercial court, andtraditional common law jurisdictional principles within the private international law and procedural rules of a singlenational jurisdiction. This article highlights several key issues raised by the interaction between the SICC, HagueConvention, and common law jurisdictional rules, and proposes solutions to streamline these three sets of rules into acoherent and …
The Impact Of The Singapore International Commercial Court And Hague Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements On Singapore’S Private International Law, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng
The Impact Of The Singapore International Commercial Court And Hague Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements On Singapore’S Private International Law, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The advent of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) and the enactment of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 (the Hague Convention) in Singapore presents an intriguing case study of the issues raised by the co-mingling of the rules of an international convention, jurisdictional rules for an international commercial court, and traditional common law jurisdictional principles within the private international law and procedural rules of a single national jurisdiction. This article highlights several key issues raised by the interaction between the SICC, Hague Convention, and common law jurisdictional rules, and proposes solutions to streamline these three sets …
City Harvest Case And The Separation Of Powers, Yihan Goh
City Harvest Case And The Separation Of Powers, Yihan Goh
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Verdict provides important example of how the courts and Parliament play different roles in Singapore's legal system. The Court of Appeal last week upheld the reduced sentences passed in the City Harvest Church (CHC) case. Six former church leaders were charged with having conspired to commit the aggravated offence of criminal breach of trust (CBT) as an "agent" under Section 409 of the Penal Code. Departing from the earlier interpretation that had stood for the past 40 years, the court decided that Section 409 applied only to professional agents, which the former church leaders were not. The charges were reduced …