Boutique by Design - International by Instinct
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon’s warnings in Wan Sern Metal Industries Pte Ltd v Hau Tian Engineering Pte Ltd [2025] SGCA 5 are compelling and especially valuable because the warnings apply to both arbitrators and the parties. Accelerated procedures and ‘documents-only’ arbitrations have perceived benefits. But, as this case demonstrates, there are nuanced practical limits of […]
The 2025 Rules make several changes to the previous sixth edition of the Arbitration Rules of the SIAC (“the 2016 Rules”), and introduce new procedures aimed at enhancing fairness and efficiency of the proceedings. Key updates from the prior edition include emergency arbitration, coordinated proceedings, third-party funding, streamlined and expedited procedures, and preliminary determinations. Emergency […]
