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10 August 2017
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) is pleased to announce that it has opened a second representative office in India (after its Mumbai representative office which was established in 2013), in the International Financial Services Centre in Gujarat […]
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On 13 July, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council passed a law (the Apology Law) intended to facilitate the resolution of civil disputes in the territory. The Apology Law, which is expected to be gazetted and come into force shortly, reforms the legal consequences of […]
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BY MEGHA MERANI | 03 JULY, 2017
The United Arab Emirates is expected to pass a new federal arbitration law this year that could facilitate attracting more foreign investment and establish the Gulf state as an international arbitration hub, according to one of […]
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JUL 8, 2017, 12:58 PM SGT | UPDATED JUL 8, 2017, 9:19 PM
Janice Tai | Social Affairs Correspondent
SINGAPORE – Be yourselves. Embrace competition. Seek a larger purpose.
Former Attorney-General V. K. Rajah dispensed these advice to law graduates from the National University of Singapore (NUS) […]
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PUBLISHED JUL 6, 2017, 5:00 AM SGT
Lawyers among the 33 picked from around the world by publisher Who’s Who Legal
Two Singaporean lawyers – Drew & Napier’s Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull and WongPartnership’s SC Alvin Yeo – have been recognised as worldwide thought leaders […]
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Source TODAY
Date 26 Jul 2017
Author Louisa Tang
The Republic will gain a stronger foothold in the new area of dispute resolution between foreign investors and states — or investment dispute resolution — with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) to set up a staffed […]
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Author: Benjamin Levitt and Mathew Jones June 19, 2017
As we discussed in our blogpost last year, in March 2016, England’s Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, delivered a much debated speech in which he argued that arbitration is impeding the development […]
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23 Jun 2017 13:50
THE Ministry of Law (MinLaw) on Thursday announced that 65 per cent of the new office space at 28 Maxwell Road has already been taken up even before refurbishment works begin.
To meet the strong leasing demand, the ministry will build […]
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JUN 15, 2017 | BY JOHN KANG
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council on Wednesday passed a bill allowing third-party funding in arbitration, which is expected to come into effect later this year.
Singapore, Asia’s other leading arbitration seat, passed a similar bill in January, so this move is […]
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Asia / 14-06-16 / by Finbarr Bermingham
New research has shown that Singapore is the leading arbitration hub in Asia, and is now the fourth seat in the world.
The city state is the most preferred destination for arbitrations conducted by the International Chamber […]