Disputes

Seatrium to start its own arbitration in US$475 million contract termination dispute 

The contract, which is 98.9% complete, is for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel in a US offshore wind farm

Neo Tiam Ting, president of the Singapore Vehicle Traders Association, has had his appeal denied by the Appellate Division of the High Court.

Singapore vehicle traders’ association in leadership limbo after court voids disputed elections

While voting rules had been misapplied at a May 2024 AGM, SVTA’s president lacked the authority to reconvene the meeting a month later: Appellate Division

The house is currently owned by a company called 38 Oxley Road Pte Ltd, which is understood to be owned by Lee Hsien Yang and his second son Li Huanwu.

Future of 38 Oxley Road: What happens next

In determining the compensation amount, the Singapore Land Authority will weigh the market value of the site

Founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew's daughter Lee Wei Ling had continued living at 38 Oxley Road until her death in October 2024.
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A timeline of events surrounding 38 Oxley Road

A family feud surrounding the house erupted in June 2017 over an apparent disagreement between Lee Kuan Yew’s children over whether the house should be demolished

If a Preservation Order is made, the government intends to acquire the site at 38 Oxley Road to safeguard it and “preserve it in keeping with its historic significance and national importance”.

Government intends to gazette 38 Oxley Road site as national monument, issues notice to Lee Hsien Yang

Lee Hsien Yang says PAP has chosen to ‘trample’ on Lee Kuan Yew’s wish to have house demolished

Justice Philip Jeyaretnam became SICC president in 2023, succeeding founding president Quentin Loh.

Singapore’s international commercial court eyes bigger role in global disputes: Philip Jeyaretnam 

SICC president Philip Jeyaretnam says geopolitical shifts and supply chain disruptions are driving new types of disputes to the court

GallopAir is known for its US$2 billion deal to purchase 30 aircraft from Chinese state-owned company Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China.

Chinese-backed airline GallopAir wins ownership fight for aviation consultancy over former partner

The High Court rules that a director’s 90% stake in Gallop Apac was held for a Chinese backer, not as a personal asset

IReit’s manager says it intends to contest the claimed by DRV relating to its Berlin Campus (pictured).

IReit Global’s German subsidiaries served with payment order by former tenant

The dispute stems from a dilapidation cost agreement made with the former main tenant of its Berlin Campus

Sim Leisure owns and operates the Escape outdoor adventure park in Penang, the Escape Challenge indoor park at Paradigm Mall in Petaling Jaya, and KidZania Kuala Lumpur.

Sim Leisure to receive compensation after settling theme park dispute with Bandar Malaysia

The theme park operator expects the compensation sum to have a material positive impact on its earnings for the current financial year