On September 1, 2020, Singapore’s Ministry of Law introduced an International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) that proposes two changes to the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”), which governs the conduct of...more
An important question in international arbitration is whether courts in the United States can order discovery in aid of foreign-seated arbitrations under 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”). The law in this area is quickly...more
On July 1, 2019, in Jaya Sudhir a/l Jayaram v Nautical Supreme Sdn Bhd & Ors (Federal Court Civil Appeal No. 02(i)-83-09/2018(W)) (“Jaya Sudhir Jayaram”), the Federal Court of Malaysia granted an application by a non-party to...more
On July 1, 2019, the Singapore High Court handed down its anonymized decision in BNA v BNB [2019] SGHC 142 (“BNA”). The case involved an application under section 10(3) of Singapore’s International Arbitration Act (“IAA”)...more