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SIAC Rules 2025 (7th Edition): Key Rules to Note
The SIAC Rules 2025 (7th Edition), effective 1 January 2025, introduce significant procedural changes. This article explains what’s new, how the key mechanisms work, and what practitioners need to know. 1. What’s New in the 7th Edition The 7th Edition…
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Setting Aside an Arbitral Award in Singapore: Grounds, Procedure, and Strategic Insights
An arbitral award is intended to be final. The tribunal has heard the evidence, considered the arguments, and rendered its decision. But finality is not absolute. In limited circumstances, a party may apply to the courts to set aside an…
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SIAC 2025 Statistics: Institutional Growth, New Procedures, and Practical Implications
SIAC released its 2025 Annual Report, reporting 886 new cases and US$14.53 billion in total dispute value. This article examines the key statistics in context, comparing them against prior years and analysing their practical implications. 1. Continued Growth in Caseload…
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Joint Venture Disputes in HKIAC Arbitration: Rules, Procedure, and Key Considerations
When a joint venture (JV) relationship breaks down, the resulting dispute is rarely simple. Unlike a straightforward contract claim, JV disputes typically involve multiple agreements, several parties, and overlapping issues, from corporate control to financial accounting to intellectual property rights.…
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HKIAC 2025 Statistics: Institutional Trends, China Interim Measures, and Practical Implications
HKIAC has released its 2025 case statistics, reporting 388 arbitrations with US$16.2 billion in total dispute value. This article examines the key statistics in context, comparing them against prior years and analysing their practical implications. 1. Caseload Growth and International…
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Calderbank Offers in Singapore: Rules, Procedure, and Key Considerations
Settlement offers can directly affect who pays legal costs at the end of a dispute. One of the most practical tools available in Singapore arbitration cases is the Calderbank offer, which is a type of settlement proposal that can be…
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SIAC Coordinated Proceedings: Rules, Procedure, and Strategic Considerations
Not all related disputes can be merged into a single arbitration. Consolidation requires compatible arbitration agreements and results in one proceeding with one award. But what happens when the disputes are related, the parties want efficiency, yet full consolidation is…
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Single Arbitration Under Multiple Contracts in SIAC: Rules, Procedure, and Key Considerations
1. What Is a Single Arbitration Under Multiple Contracts A single arbitration under multiple contracts is an arbitration in which the claimant brings claims arising under two or more separate contracts in one proceeding from the outset. Rather than filing…
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Navigating the Consolidation of SIAC Arbitrations: Strategic and Procedural Insights
1. What Is Consolidation of Arbitration Cases Consolidation is the process of combining two or more separate arbitrations into a single proceeding. After consolidation, the disputes are heard together by one tribunal, and the tribunal issues a single award resolving…
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Joinder of Additional Parties in SIAC Arbitration: Rules, Procedure, and Key Considerations
1. What Is Joinder of Arbitration Cases Joinder is the process of adding a party to an arbitration that has already commenced. The additional party was not named in the original Notice of Arbitration but is brought in because it…