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Aastar Trading Pte Ltd v Olam Global Agri Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 5
The court may adjourn enforcement proceedings under s 31(5) of the IAA pending the outcome of setting aside proceedings in the seat court if it is proper to do so, balancing factors such as the bona fides of the challenge, the merits of the challenge, the risk of dissipation of a
DMZ v DNA [2025] SGHC 31
The court has no jurisdiction to review the Registrar's administrative decisions in an arbitration, and the Registrar has the power to review and reconsider his own administrative decisions.
DLV and another v DLX and others [2025] SGHC 29
An arbitral award will not be set aside on the ground that the tribunal failed to apply its mind to an essential issue unless such failure is a clear and virtually inescapable inference from the award.
India Glycols Ltd and others v Texan Minerals and Chemicals LLC [2025] SGHC 28
An arbitral award may be set aside under Art 34(2)(a)(iii) of the Model Law if the tribunal decides matters beyond the scope of the submission to arbitration, such as imposing liability on parties who were not signatories to the contract breached.
DRO v DRP [2025] SGHC 255
In DRO v DRP, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Arbitration — Arbitral tribunal ; Contract — Waiver.
Q&M Dental Group (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Lee Chin Sze [2025] SGHC 248
In Q&M Dental Group (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd v Lee Chin Sze, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Arbitration — Award.
MSA Global LLC (Oman) v Engineering Projects (India) Ltd [2025] SGHC 199
A court may grant a permanent anti-suit injunction where foreign proceedings are brought in breach of an arbitration agreement or amount to vexatious and oppressive conduct, particularly when they constitute a collateral attack on the supervisory court's decisions.
WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 198
An arbitral tribunal does not breach the rules of natural justice by adopting a chain of reasoning that was not explicitly argued by the parties, provided it is based on evidence before the tribunal and does not constitute a dramatic departure from the parties' arguments.
Prayudh Mahagitsiri v Nestle SA and another matter [2025] SGHC 181
The court held that there was no breach of natural justice in the arbitral tribunal's consideration of the issues, as the tribunal is not required to deal with every argument raised, and its reasoning had sufficient nexus to the parties' submissions.
Vietnam National Industry – Energy Group v Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) [2025] SGHC 180
The court dismissed an application for an anti-enforcement injunction to restrain the enforcement of an arbitral award worldwide, holding that there was no contractual or legal basis for such an injunction and that enforcement courts under the New York Convention retain discretio
DLS v DLT [2025] SGHC 139
A party is precluded by issue estoppel from re-litigating the issue of apparent bias if it has already been decided against them in a final and conclusive judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction.
DOM v DON [2025] SGHC 103
In DOM v DON, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Arbitration — Award.
The “Swift Winchester” [2025] SGHCR 7
A claimant who has commenced court proceedings may apply for a stay of those proceedings in favour of arbitration under s 6 of the International Arbitration Act, provided the claim is sufficiently crystallised.
DMZ v DNA [2025] SGCA 52
The court has no power to intervene in ongoing arbitral proceedings to challenge procedural determinations made by an arbitral institution, as such intervention is not provided for in the IAA or the Model Law.
Vietnam Oil and Gas Group v Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) and another appeal [2025] SGCA 50
The Singapore Court of Appeal allowed PVN's appeal, setting aside a remission order and parts of an arbitral award. The Court ruled that where a breach of the fair hearing rule is severe and suggests prejudgment, remission is inappropriate as it cannot cure the fundamental procedural unfairness.
Wan Sern Metal Industries Pte Ltd v Hua Tian Engineering Pte Ltd [2025] SGCA 5
In a documents-only arbitration, where the procedure provides for pleadings, the tribunal must ensure procedural fairness by clarifying unpleaded issues with the parties, especially when the expedited nature of the proceedings may lead to a misunderstanding of the parties' positi
Lun Yaodong Clarence v Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP [2025] SGCA 25
The court held that a dispute over the validity of a retainer agreement (LOE) is not an essential element of a solicitor-and-client costs assessment proceeding, and thus does not warrant a stay of the assessment proceedings in favour of arbitration.
DKT v DKU [2025] SGCA 23
An infra petita challenge requires showing that the tribunal completely failed to consider an essential issue, and that this failure caused actual prejudice. The court will not re-examine the merits or the adequacy of the tribunal's analysis.
Palm Grove Beach Hotels Pvt Ltd v Hilton Worldwide Manage Ltd and another [2025] SGCA 14
The court will not set aside an arbitral award for breach of natural justice or infra petita where the issues were not adequately pleaded or submitted to the tribunal, and will not allow setting aside applications to be used as a backdoor appeal on the merits.
CIX v DGN [2025] SGCA 10
The extended doctrine of res judicata (Henderson v Henderson) applies to bar fresh claims that could and ought to have been raised in prior arbitration proceedings, even where the defendant in the subsequent court action was not a party to the arbitration.
DEM v DEL and another matter [2024] SGHC 80
The court held that service of arbitration documents by post to the address provided in the agreement and by e-mail to the e-mail address provided in the agreement constituted proper notice under the Arbitration Act, even if the respondent claimed not to have received them.
Crystal-Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd v Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 72
The Singapore High Court dismissed an appeal against the refusal to stay proceedings for arbitration in Crystal-Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd v Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd. The court held that overlapping factual matrices justified retaining jurisdiction to prevent inconsistent findings and ensure fai
DFL v DFM [2024] SGHC 71
In DFL v DFM, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Arbitration — Arbitral tribunal, Arbitration — Conduct of arbitration.
Lee Hui Chin v Chubb Insurance Singapore Ltd [2024] SGHC 69
The court may extend the time for commencing arbitration under s 10 of the Arbitration Act 2001 if it is of the opinion that undue hardship would otherwise be caused, balancing the hardship to the applicant against the prejudice to the respondent.