This issue covers significant case law developments in the arbitration space in Singapore and the UK in the period July to December 2024. Also included in this issue are a lecture by International Judge Anselmo Reyes which provides a philosophical and historical examination of diversity in international arbitration, and an article by Mr V K Rajah SC − a seminal study on the interplay between choice of governing law and forum selection.

General Editor: Chan Leng Sun SC

Editor: Yeo Boon Tat

Publishing Editor: Margaret Joan Ling

Assistant Editors: Jennifer Lim, Derek Loh, Meera Rajah, Tan Jun Hong, Hazel Tang, Benjamin Tham, Cam To Vo Nguyen

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THE SINGAPORE LAW REPORTS

The Singapore Law Reports (“SLR”) embodies Singapore’s jurisprudence and is a pillar in the development of the law and the legal system in Singapore. As Singapore’s official law reports series, the SLR publishes legally-significant decisions of the Supreme Court of Singapore and the Constitutional Tribunal.

Cases are selected for reporting by a Selection Panel appointed by the Academy’s Council of Law Reporting. The Council of Law Reporting oversees the function of law reporting in Singapore. The Selection Panel, comprising senior members of the profession, selects judgments that meet the established criteria for reporting in the SLR.

Cases reported in the SLR are prefixed by headnotes prepared by Justices’ Law Clerks. Each headnote contains, inter alia, catchwords, summary of the facts, summary of the holding, list of case(s) referred to and list of legislation referred to.