Arbitration

45 cases · January 2025 to February 2026

Case Volume by Year

39
25
6
26
2025–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside 13 Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Breach of natural justice 4 Enforcement — Foreign award 3 Award — Recourse against award — Breach of natural justice 2 Arbitrability and public policy 2 Sections 4 and 5 Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1968 1 Recognition and enforcement — Award under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States 1 Stay of court proceedings — Whether grounds of disputed debt within scope of arbitration agreement 1 Enforcement — Foreign award — Whether the doctrine of laches is applicable 1 Enforcement — Foreign award — Whether the claims in the arbitration were time barred 1 Enforcement — Foreign award — Whether the defendant had proper notice of the arbitration and was able to present its case 1 Enforcement — Foreign award — Whether enforcement was time barred under s 6(1)(c) of the Limitation Act 1959 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether pre-arbitration procedures were conditions precedent 1 Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether failure to comply with pre-arbitration procedures went to admissibility or jurisdiction 1 Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether member of a consortium had locus standi to commence arbitration on its own, or only jointly with other consortium member 1 Award — Setting aside — Orders 21 rules 3, 20 and 21 of the SICC Rules — Whether decision was one made on the trial or the hearing on the merits of the proceedings or one made in an application in proceedings 1 Conduct of arbitration — UNCITRAL Model Law — Article 5 — Whether party permitted to apply to court while the arbitration is ongoing to challenge a decision of the arbitral institution 1 Conduct of arbitration — Rules — Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (6th Ed, 1 August 2016) — Rules 40.1 and 40.2 — Whether tribunal or court permitted to review a decision of the arbitral institution 1 Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Jurisdiction 1 Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Public policy 1 + 37 more

Sections 4 and 5 Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1968 1 case

Recognition and enforcement — Award under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States 1 case

Stay of court proceedings — Whether grounds of disputed debt within scope of arbitration agreement 1 case

Enforcement — Foreign award — Whether the defendant had proper notice of the arbitration and was able to present its case 1 case

Enforcement — Foreign award — Whether enforcement was time barred under s 6(1)(c) of the Limitation Act 1959 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 case

Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether pre-arbitration procedures were conditions precedent 1 case

Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether failure to comply with pre-arbitration procedures went to admissibility or jurisdiction 1 case

Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether member of a consortium had locus standi to commence arbitration on its own, or only jointly with other consortium member 1 case

Award — Setting aside — Orders 21 rules 3, 20 and 21 of the SICC Rules — Whether decision was one made on the trial or the hearing on the merits of the proceedings or one made in an application in proceedings 1 case

Conduct of arbitration — UNCITRAL Model Law — Article 5 — Whether party permitted to apply to court while the arbitration is ongoing to challenge a decision of the arbitral institution 1 case

Conduct of arbitration — Rules — Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (6th Ed, 1 August 2016) — Rules 40.1 and 40.2 — Whether tribunal or court permitted to review a decision of the arbitral institution 1 case

Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Jurisdiction 1 case

Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Public policy 1 case

Arbitration agreement — Effect of jurisdiction agreement 1 case

Enforcement — Singapore award — Whether injunction should be granted restraining enforcement of award worldwide pending Singapore proceedings 1 case

Injunction — Court’s powers under section 12A of the International Arbitration Act 1994 (2020 Rev Ed) 1 case

Challenge against arbitrator — Apparent bias 1 case

Enforcement — Foreign award — Breach of “unless order” made by the applicant in proceedings to enforce foreign award 1 case

Key Statutes

cited in 42 cases
cited in 40 cases
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State Immunity Act
cited in 4 cases
cited in 4 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 3 cases
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 3 cases
cited in 3 cases
cited in 3 cases
cited in 2 cases
cited in 2 cases
cited in 1 case
Foreign States Immunities Act
cited in 1 case
cited in 1 case

Court Distribution

Key People & Firms

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