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Arbitration definition

What does Arbitration mean? Arbitration is a private process where parties resolve disputes by one or more arbitrators who issue a final, binding award instead of a court judgment. It is consensual, usually agreed by an arbitration clause, and the law of the seat governs the procedure (lex arbitri). In England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the Arbitration Act 1996 applies. Courts stay court proceedings in favour of arbitration, provide support, and enforce awards; challenges are limited to lack of jurisdiction (s.67), serious irregularity (s.68) and, unless excluded, appeal on a point of law (s.69). In Scotland, the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 provides a similar...

Singapore court stays in favour of arbitration: domestic vs international regimes, standards, scope, case management, insolvency, performance bonds/letters of credit, non‑arbitrability, and indemnity costs

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Singapore’s dual Arbitration regime

Singapore operates a dual-track arbitration framework (as noted in Dalian Hualiang Enterprise Group Co Ltd v Louis Dreyfus Asia Pte Ltd [2015] 4 SLR 646 at [32] (not reported by LexisNexis® UK)). This reflects the coexistence of two statutes that address distinct categories of arbitration within and beyond Singapore. The Singapore Arbitration Act 2001 (2020 Rev Ed) governs domestic references, while the Singapore International arbitration Act 1994 (2020 Rev Ed.) regulates international arbitrations, whether the seat is Singapore or elsewhere, including cases seated abroad as appropriate. Section 5(2) of the IAA prescribes when an arbitration counts as international. Under both s 6 of the AA and s 6 of the IAA, the Singapore courts may stay court proceedings where a party to an arbitration agreement brings litigation against another party to that agreement. The court’s power is predicated on the existence of an arbitration agreement between the two parties and on there being a dispute that falls within the scope of that agreement. AA, s 6(1), and IAA, s 6(1), each state that the proper time to seek a stay in favour of arbitration is after an appearance has been entered (ie after the defendant has filed a...

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Shaun is a dual-qualified international disputes and regulatory lawyer focusing on complex, cross-border commercial, regulatory and intellectual property matters in the technology, media and telecommunications space. His practice spans international arbitration, commercial litigation, fraud and asset tracing, restructuring and insolvency, and financial/regulatory investigations. He regularly acts for multinational corporations, financial institutions, state-linked entities and government regulators across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. Shaun is uniquely placed to provide advice that goes beyond the narrow scope of the dispute and which addresses the significant regulatory and compliance exposure that clients might face; he is able to draw from his significant experience with cross-border restructuring and insolvency exercises, compliance and investigatory exercises involving various foreign anti-corruption legislation, as well as his extensive experience on contentious and non-contentious employment matters. Shaun has an advocacy-focused practice and has been the go-to instructed counsel for global as well as local law firms for...

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