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Arbitration

Leave for second appeal declined in lease dispute arbitration

In The Gama Foundation v Fletcher Steel Limited [2023] NZCA 243, the Court of Appeal reiterated the strict New Zealand tests set out in...
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Arbitration

LinkedIn Lips Sink Ships: Singapore Court of Appeal finds India had already posted into the public domain

In a recent decision, The Republic of India v Deutsche Telkom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4, the Singapore Court of Appeal helps...
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Adjudication

Southern Summary Judgment Stoush

In the Invercargill High Court, in Northlake Investments Limited v Civil Construction Limited [2023] NZHC 2715, a developer and contractor battled in substantive proceedings...
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Arbitration

Let me hear your body talk: Hong Kong Court refuses to set aside arbitral award over claim lawyer couldn’t read witness’ body language in virtual hearing 

In Sky Power Construction Engineering Limited v Iraero Airlines JSC [2023] HKCFI 1558, the losing party in an arbitration unsuccessfully applied to set aside...
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Arbitration

Court orders parties back to arbitration

The recent case of Sesderma, S.L. v Seeky International Limited and Golong Co. Ltd [2023] HKCFI 1619, heard in the Hong...
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Arbitration

Enforcement and recognition of foreign awards made in international arbitrations: as easy as one, two, three…

A Court’s hands can be tied if a party does not ask for its assistance. In this case, the losing parties in an international...
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Arbitration, Mediation

Singapore High Court compels party to arbitration to engage in mediation

In the first case of its kind in Singapore, the High Court (Court) has ordered specific performance compelling a party already involved in arbitral...
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Arbitration

Federal Court of Australia Enforces Foreign Arbitral Award of $40 Million

In Guoao Holding Group Co Ltd v Xue (No 2) [2022] FCA 1584, the Federal Court of Australia granted enforcement in...
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Arbitration

The State immunity siesta: Australia’s top court renews Spain’s understanding of ICSID

In a recent decision, the High Court of Australia has ruled that an ICSID arbitration award between the Kingdom of Spain and a company...
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Arbitration

Arbitrator’s exercise of phantom jurisdiction

In CMB v Fund, Cattle and Management [2023] HKCFI 760, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ruled that a pre-emptive...
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Arbitration

An Orthodox operation of religious arbitration

In Tayar v Feldman [2022] FCA 1432, the Federal Court of Australia considered the enforcement of an arbitral award at the...
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Arbitration

Marco Polo’s arbitration odyssey: When can the courts play the guessing game?

Two similar cases. Two different jurisdictions. Two different outcomes. How did two courts in Hong Kong and Singapore reach such opposing conclusions on whether...

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