On 17-18 March the Singapore Supreme Court hosted the first event of the Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series, a large-scale project aimed at “shaping the future of dispute resolution and improving access to justice”. The project, named after Roscoe Pound[1], was developed in response to his call for more data on dispute resolution, saying in a 1976 speech that: …
Vietnam Case Update: Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (Realogy Group LLC v. Minh Viet Investment JSC)
Emergency Arbitration in Asia: A Survey of Recent Developments
New Zealand Case Update: Securing Evidence from Foreign Witnesses (Dalian Deepwater Developer Ltd v Dybdahl [2015] NZHC 151)
<br> I. INTRODUCTION The problematic issue of compelling a local witness to give evidence in an international arbitration, outside its jurisdiction, arose before the New Zealand (“NZ”) High Court in early 2015. In Dalian Deepwater Developer Ltd v Dybdahl [2015] 3 NZLR 260, the Court assessed its own jurisdiction to do so, under section 184 of the New Zealand Evidence …
Seoul’s Prospects as a Regional Seat for International Arbitration
Singapore Case Update: Test for Stay of Arbitral Proceedings (AYY v AYZ and another [2015] SGHCR 22)
Recent Cases Concerning Agricultural Products Before the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre: Calculation of Damages from Vietnamese Perspective
Singapore Case Update: Setting Aside an Award on the Grounds of the Scope of the Arbitration and Breach of Natural Justice (AYH v AYI and another [2015] SGHC 300)
Vietnam Case Update: Arbitrability of Residential Tenancy Disputes (Nguyen Van Hung and Spouse v. Victoria Healthcare My My JSC)
Thailand Case Update: Implications of an Agreement to Rely on Court Decisions in Arbitration (Supreme Court Decision 10057/2555)
I. BACKGROUND The case between Bangkok Insurance Public Limited Company (“the Plaintiff”) and Nam Seng Insurance Public Limited Company (“the Defendant”) arose from the Plaintiff’s application to the courts to enforce an arbitral award. The parties had submitted a dispute to an arbitral tribunal under the General Insurance Association (“the Association”). Article 22 of the Association’s Arbitration Regulations (“Art. 22”) …