Arbitration

Drew & Napier, Withers to collaborate on claims against Switzerland over Credit Suisse AT1 losses

The Singapore firm has filed arbitration for Japanese claimants; expects to file for Singapore, Hong Kong groups by Q1 2026

The Court of Appeal says the arbitration tribunal made findings “contrary to the factual position” that the parties had made.

Singapore court sets aside US$307.8 million award in Vietnam state firm’s dispute with US-sanctioned Russian contractor

The Court of Appeal finds an arbitration tribunal had failed to give the parties a fair hearing in the case of a failed power plant project

Minister for Law Edwin Tong (right) with ICSID secretary-general Martina Polasek at Singapore Convention Week 2025, when they signed the letter of intent to set up an ICSID office in Singapore.

International investment dispute body to open branch in Singapore

It will be the first such office of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes outside Washington, DC

The company says it is working closely with its lawyers on the matter and will “take all necessary steps to enforce and protect its rights”.

Addvalue seeks at least US$2.1 million from Chinese software company

It does not expect the commencement of arbitration proceedings to have a material impact on the company’s financial position

Keppel began arbitration proceedings to enforce its rights and to seek various reliefs against SPH.

Keppel unit awarded S$34 million for 2022 arbitration case against Cuscaden Peak

It is not expected to have a material impact on Keppel’s net tangible assets per share or earnings per share

Under the arbitration filed, QDGM had sought – among others – a declaration that it had validly exercised its rights under the shareholders agreement requiring Tye, Chong and Chan to buy back QDGM’s 70 per cent stake in AR Dental.

Q&M Dental Group’s Malaysia unit granted arbitral award against AR Dental Supplies shareholders

This includes payable dividends, share buybacks and shareholders’ loans that add up to more than RM17 million

ExxonMobil has said it was not planning to bid for Hess but could consider a larger stake in the Guyana joint venture.

ExxonMobil sees Hess arbitration dragging into 2025, CEO says

US ENERGY major ExxonMobil’s arbitration case that could block Chevron’s purchase of Hess will extend into 2025, ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods said in an interview on CNBC on Monday (May 6), ahead of a ...

Chevron argues Exxon’s right of first refusal does not apply because its deal is a corporate merger with Hess, rather than an asset sale.

Chevron CEO expects ExxonMobil arbitration resolved in coming months

CHEVRON expects a resolution to a dispute with ExxonMobil over a Guyana oil contract in the coming months that would allow for the completion of the US$53 billion acquisition of Hess this year.

The claims will use an international arbitration mechanism and will be decided on the basis of international investment agreements which classify the action of writing down the bonds as expropriation.

Law firm to launch investment treaty claims against Swiss government for Credit Suisse AT1 write-downs

GLOBAL law firm Clyde & Co is planning to launch a series of investment arbitration claims against the Swiss government, in yet another attempt to sue its regulator for the write-down of Credit Suisse...

Singapore’s Ministry of Law has co-developed the Legal Technology Platform in consultation with over 100 lawyers from local law firms to help them manage their legal workflows and coordinate legal work across platforms.

The tech-driven inflection point for the global legal industry 

DESPITE the legal industry’s oft-traditional image, it has been experimenting with technology for decades. The late 1980s saw the introduction of the Latent Damage Project – the world’s first commerci...