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Recognition of foreign judgments: proposed amendments in Singapore

As the number of cross-border disputes increase, it is becoming more common for parties to wish to enforce a court judgment issued in one jurisdiction in …

Amendments to the Singapore International Commercial Court Regime to strengthen Singapore as an international arbitration seat of choice

On 9 January 2018, amendments were passed to the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment) Act (“SCJA “) which clarify that the Singapore International …

Forum Election, Forum Non Conveniens and the Singapore International Commercial Courts

In its recent decision in Rappo v. Accent Delight International Ltd and another [2017] SGCA 27, the Singapore Court of Appeal considered the distinction …

Hague Convention on Choice of Courts comes into operation in Singapore

The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention) officially came into force on 1 October 2016 and there are currently 30 signatory …

Recognition of foreign insolvencies at common law: Singapore sets COMI precedent

For the first time, a court has adopted the ‘centre of main interest’ (COMI) as grounds at common law to recognise foreign insolvency proceedings. The …

Herbert Smith Freehills launches latest Guide to "Dispute Resolution in Asia Pacific"

Please click here to preview this publication. As a result of a rise in global economic activities around the region, Asia is experiencing the …

Singapore takes steps toward ratifying Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

In our previous article, we discussed Singapore's signing of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (the Convention) on 25 March 2015 …

Trends in choice of governing law & jurisdiction in cross-border transactions in Asia: Singapore Academy of Law publishes study

On 10 January 2016, the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) published the results of its study on preferences for the choice of governing law and jurisdiction …

Singapore signs the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: a step in the right direction for the Singapore International Commercial Court

In our previous article The New Frontier, we discussed the launch of the Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") and in particular we …

ADR Practical Guide launched on the use of Mediation with Arbitration

Our London ADR team has launched the sixth guide in their series of ADR Practical Guides, designed to provide clients with essential practical …

Astro v Lippo: the next chapter – Singapore Court of Appeal rejects enforcement of awards against non-signatories to the arbitration agreement

The long-running dispute between Astro, a Malaysian media giant, and Lippo, an Indonesian conglomerate, has reached the end of the latest heavily …