A Weekend in the Life of an Associate: Exploring Cambodia and Legal Aid
16 September 2024
Join our associate, Shaquil Woozer, as he shares his takeaways from his first international conference in the vibrant city of Phnom Penh. Shaquil accompanied our Partner, Ng Si Ming, who was invited as a Panellist for both the inaugural International Conference on Legal Aid and the Second Asian Young Arbitration Practitioners’ Summit hosted by The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
Ng Si Ming recognised in Asian Legal Business 40 under 40 List
25 October 2023
We are pleased to announce that our Partner, Ng Si Ming has been included in Asia Legal Business (ALB) Asia 40 under 40 List 2023.
The list profiles the 40 most accomplished lawyers in Asia under 40 years of age.
Are arbitrators' deliberations confidential?
30 June 2023
The answer is yes. This question was decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) for the first time in CZT v CZU [2023] SGHC(I) 11. The protection of the confidentiality of deliberations is not absolute but is subject to exceptions, which are found only in the very rarest of cases.
The loss of confidentiality of arbitral proceedings
19 June 2023
In The Republic of India v Deutsche Telekom AG [2023] SGCA(I) 4, the Court of Appeal dismissed India’s application for confidentiality orders to protect the privacy of arbitration enforcement proceedings in Singapore. Confidentiality of the arbitration had been lost once considerable information relating to the arbitration was disclosed in public forums.
Cryptocurrency group granted extended creditor protection in Singapore
1 June 2023
In Re Babel Holding Ltd and other matters [2023] SGHC 98, the Singapore High Court granted the applications for moratoria extensions by the companies affiliated with the “Babel Finance” brand (“BFG”) to formulate a restructuring plan via a scheme of arrangement. The Singapore High Court also granted BFG’s application to anonymise its creditors’ names.
Whether a claim falls within the scope of a substantive clause of the contract: admissibility of claim or tribunal’s jurisdiction?
1 June 2023
In CYY v CYZ [2023] SGHC 101, the Singapore High Court held that whether a claim fell within the scope of a substantive clause of a contract goes to the admissibility of the claim, not the tribunal’s jurisdiction. This case serves as a reminder on the distinction between admissibility and jurisdiction in arbitration. When faced with a jurisdictional objection, one should evaluate whether it is a genuine challenge or masks an objection on the merits of the claim.
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