Author: FL
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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 introduces five main changes: 2. Streamlined Procedure (Rule 13) The Streamlined Procedure is the most…
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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 award, which is to annul it entirely. Setting aside is not an appeal. Singapore courts…
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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 and Dispute Values SIAC has established itself as one of the leading arbitration institutions globally,…
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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. This article explains how JV disputes work in HKIAC (Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre) arbitration,…
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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 Character HKIAC has established itself as a leading arbitration institution for Asia-Pacific disputes, with particular…
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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 used later to argue that the other side should pay your legal costs because they…
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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 not possible or appropriate? The SIAC Rules provide an alternative: coordinated proceedings. This mechanism allows…
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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 separate Notices of Arbitration for each contract, the claimant files one Notice covering all the…
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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 all the consolidated claims. Consolidation is distinct from: Consolidation results in a single arbitration. The…
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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 (or he or she) is alleged to be bound by the arbitration agreement or because…