SIAC Arbitration Rules 2025: Early Dismissal of Claims and Defences (r 47) and Preliminary Determination (r 46)—procedure, thresholds, timelines and Singapore court guidance (DBO v DBP)

Koh Swee Yen, Senior Counsel, is the Head of International Arbitration of Wong Partnership, a law firm headquartered in Singapore. Her practice has a particular focus on complex, high-value and multi-jurisdictional disputes involving asset recovery, commodities, energy, fraud, infrastructure, international trade, joint ventures, transport and technology. She has extensive experience acting for and against States and State-owned entities, multinational corporations and high net-worth individuals both before the Singapore Courts (including the Singapore International Commercial Court) as well as in international commercial and investment arbitrations. She is admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales and also has rights of audience before the DIFC Courts. Swee Yen is the Co-Chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee, and a former Vice-Chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee. She is also a member of the ICC Court. She has sat as an...

Joel QUEK is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes, International Arbitration and Vietnam Practices.  Joel has an active practice in court litigation before the Singapore Courts and international arbitration, often in notable disputes which are high-value and legally significant. His clients include States, State-owned enterprises, multinational corporations, and high net-worth individuals, across various sectors. He has substantial experience in arbitration-related court proceedings and an active investment treaty arbitration practice. Joel’s contributions and expertise have been acknowledged by clients and publications such as the Legal 500. He is described as “highly intelligent, a first-rate strategist and an adept communicator”, “always available to provide input and support on an urgent basis”, having an “exceptional approach to navigating complex international disputes”, “show[ing] a great mastery of the law, both substantively and from a procedural process perspective”, that “[h]is...

Magdalene ONG is a Partner in the Commercial & Corporate Disputes Practice. Her main areas of practice include litigation and arbitration relating to commercial and corporate disputes. She also has extensive experience in contentious arbitration involving disputes in infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors and is familiar with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payments Act.  Magdalene was awarded the Christopher Bathurst Prize 2022 by the Singapore Academy of Law.  Magdalene graduated from the Singapore Management University and is admitted to the Singapore Bar. ...

I am a disputes lawyer with a focus on international arbitration, with a strong academic foundation and diverse cross border experience. I hold an undergraduate degree in Economics, after which I pursued post graduate studies in law where I was awarded merit-based scholarship throughout. I began my legal career by working on numerous domestic and international arbitrations across construction, infrastructure and telecom sectors in Indian law firms. Seeking to deepen my international exposure, I completed an LLM in International Arbitration at National University of Singapore. I am currently part of the International Arbitration team at WongPartnership, where I work on a broad spectrum of cross-border disputes. My work involves advising on complex arbitrations under various institutional rules and actively support the firm’s growing India practice by leveraging my on-ground experience and regional insights....

Thea Elyssa Vega is a Foreign Lawyer at the International Arbitration practice group of WongPartnership LLP.Prior to joining the firm, she was Counsel at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) where she managed and oversaw hundreds of arbitration proceedings under various editions of the SIAC and UNCITRAL rules across various sectors and jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the Philippines and the APAC region.She was also previously an Associate Solicitor II at the Office of the Solicitor General - Philippines where she handled criminal, civil cases, investor-state and international commercial arbitration cases administered by various institutions such as ICSID, PCA, ICC....