Singapore Arbitration Journal 2020 (Volume 2)

This issue reviews important Singapore arbitration-related court decisions from January to June 2020 on attempts to set aside arbitral awards. Accompanying case notes examining the significance and relevance of these and other Singapore cases reported are included in this issue. There is also an extended single article by Toby Landau QC – “Arbitral Groundhog Day: The Reopening and Re-Arguing of Arbitral Determinations” – which critically and exhaustively reviews the resultant complex issues when a party seeks to have a claim adjudicated in one forum, which has already been determined in another.

FROM THE EDITORIAL

“This issue reviews important Singapore arbitration-related court decisions from January to June 2020 on attempts to set aside arbitral awards. The issue carries an extended single article by Toby Landau QC, which critically and exhaustively reviews the resultant complex issues when a party seeks to have a claim adjudicated in one forum, which has already been determined in another.”

— [Mohan PillayGeneral Editor]

Author(s)/Editor(s)/Contributor(s):

Editorial by General Editor Mohan Pillay v

ARTICLES

Arbitral Groundhog Day: The Reopening and Re-arguing of Arbitral Determinations

Toby Landau QC

CASE NOTES

AnAn Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Co) [2020] 1 SLR 1158

Commentary by Ramandeep Kaur

BBA v BAZ [2020] 2 SLR 453

Case note, catchwords and commentary by Matthew Koh

BWG v BWF [2020] 1 SLR 1296

Case note and commentary by Ramandeep Kaur

BXH v BXI [2020] 1 SLR 1043

Case note, catchwords and commentary by Matthew Koh

Carlsberg Breweries A/S v CSAPL (Singapore) Holdings Pte Ltd [2020] 4 SLR 35

Case note, catchwords and commentary by Matthew Koh

CDI v CDJ [2020] SGHC 118

Commentary by Ramandeep Kaur

CEB v CEC [2020] 4 SLR 183

Case note, catchwords and commentary by Mahesh Rai

China Machine New Energy Corp v Jaguar Energy Guatemala LLC [2020] 1 SLR 695

Case note, catchwords and commentary by Mahesh Rai

PUBG Corp v Garena International I Pte Ltd [2020] 2 SLR 379

Case note, catchwords and commentary by Matthew Koh

JUDGMENTS

AnAn Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Co) [2020] 1 SLR 1158; [2020] SGCA 33

BWG v BWF [2020] 1 SLR 1296; [2020] SGCA 36

Carlsberg Breweries A/S v CSAPL (Singapore) Holdings Pte Ltd [2020] 4 SLR 35; [2020] SGHC(I) 5

PUBG Corp v Garena International I Pte Ltd [2020] 2 SLR 379; [2020] SGCA 51

GENERAL EDITOR: 

Mohan Pillay

Editor: Chan Leng Sun SC

Publishing Editor: Yeo Boon Tat

AUTHOR(S)/CONTRIBUTOR(S)

Toby Landau QC

Ramandeep Kaur

Matthew Koh

Mahesh Rai

The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (“SIArb”) is an independent professional body established in 1981. Its members come from a diverse range of professional backgrounds and are based in Singapore and abroad. SIArb is a neutral professional body with no link or affiliation to any particular industry. Its members are bonded together with a common interest in arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution procedures.

SIArb contributes to thought leadership in the arbitral community and its mission includes the education of arbitration practitioners, the promotion of arbitration and the development of the profession of arbitrator. SIArb has a particular focus on professional training and development, and regularly organises talks, seminars and training courses for members and the public. It also provides social and networking opportunities for all those involved in arbitration in Singapore, and acts as an appointing authority for the appointment of arbitrators upon request.

SIArb is a founder member of RAIF, the Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum, which brings together seven professional institutes across the Asia-Pacific region.