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Commercial Law

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

2017

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Some Reflections On The Willem C Vis And Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moots: Negotiating And Bridging The Civil-Common Divide, Siyuan Chen, Bethel Ruiyi Chan, Eden Yiling Li Jul 2017

Some Reflections On The Willem C Vis And Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moots: Negotiating And Bridging The Civil-Common Divide, Siyuan Chen, Bethel Ruiyi Chan, Eden Yiling Li

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This article draws from the co-authors’ personal experiences of competing in the Willem C. Vis and Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moots and highlights the importance of awareness of diversity in legal traditions. The article focuses on points of divergence between the civil and common law jurisdictions in three main aspects: substantive law, procedural rules and advocacy techniques. Specifically, the article discusses the doctrine of good faith in the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the group of companies doctrine, and the concept of discovery and disclosure in the International Bar Association Rules on the …


Legal Barriers To Supply Chain Connectivity In Asean, Locknie Hsu Jul 2017

Legal Barriers To Supply Chain Connectivity In Asean, Locknie Hsu

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This is an Interim Report published pursuant to a Tier 1 research grant from SMU, examining legal barriers to doing business in ASEAN countries. The Interim Report presents research material and findings on such barriers and a number of actionable preliminary recommendations for policy-makers to consider and utilise. The main areas of barriers examined are corporate, trade, investment, land use, dispute settlement and legal information barriers encountered in the region. The Final Report is expected to be published in March 2018.