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Natural Justice And Reasoned Arbitral Awards: Lessons From Two Recent Set-asides By The Singapore Court

The Singapore courts have recently issued two significant decisions concerning the setting aside of arbitral awards.

Singapore Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Indemnity Performance Bond vs. On-Demand Performance Bond

Performance bonds are an important feature in many construction contracts. In Tradesmen Pte Ltd v Ten-League Corporations Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 114, the High Court...

Singapore Litigation

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Chancery Law Corporation

SIAC Introduces Seventh Edition Of Rules

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") introduced its seventh edition of the SIAC Rules (the "2025 SIAC Rules"), which features a broad suite of changes aimed at promoting procedural efficiency...

Singapore Litigation

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Legal Abroad: Doing Business In Indonesia's Fast-Growing Construction Industry

With a construction market set to reach US$300bn this year, the new BRICS nation has great potential for UK companies

Worldwide Real Estate

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Mayer Brown

明确意图在赔偿损害费用中的作用：Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd诉Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd一案的启示

Singapore Real Estate

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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Changes To Housing Developers' ABSD Remission Timelines For Complex Projects And For CORENET X - A Welcome Step In The Right Direction!

Singapore Real Estate

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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

No Intention To Repair And Claim For Damages Based On Cost Of Cure

Singapore Litigation

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Chancery Law Corporation

Withdrawing Backcharges In An Adjudication And Call On Performance Bond

Singapore Litigation

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Chancery Law Corporation

Clarifying The Role Of Intention In Awarding Cost Of Cure Damages: Insights From Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd V Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd

Singapore Real Estate

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Dentons Rodyk & Davidson

Adjudication And Insolvency: Interface Of Two Statutory Regimes Affecting The Construction Industry

Worldwide Real Estate

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Limitation, Knowledge, And Expert Report

Singapore Litigation

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Chancery Law Corporation

Setting Aside Of Adjudication Determination For Fraud

Singapore Criminal

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Chancery Law Corporation

An Expert Report And Time Bar Of A Claim

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

When Is The Matter In Dispute Between The Parties In Writing For Purposes Of Sopa?

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

A Leading Hub For International Arbitration (International Arbitration Laws And Regulations 2025)

Singapore Litigation

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Withers LLP

Book Review: "Attacke! Mein Weg Zum Erfolg" By Dirk Kreuter

Singapore Consumer

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Schweiger & Partners

Agoda Amends Platform Features Following CCCS Intervention

Singapore Consumer

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Singapore's Court Of Appeal On Unless Orders And Enforcing Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Robust Stance On Procedural Integrity

Singapore Litigation

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Withers LLP

Singapore Considers Amending The Set-aside Regime In Its International Arbitration Statute

Singapore Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Stay In Favour Of Arbitration For Call On Performance Bond

Performance bonds are commonly given in the construction industry in Singapore. So, what happens if a performance bond provides for disputes to be heard in court...

Singapore Litigation

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Chancery Law Corporation

Duty Of Care And Adequate Safety Measures

It is important to ensure that work sites are safe places to work in. The recent case of Nagarajan Murugesan v Grand Rich Electrical & Engineering Pte Ltd. & 2 Ors [2024] SGHC 36 is a reminder of this.

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

An Early Payment Response

Hiap Seng Building Construction Pte Ltd v Hock Heng Seng Contractor Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 50 dealt with an unusual situation: what happens if a payment response is served before the payment claim was deemed to have been served?

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Chancery Law Corporation

Performance Bond & COTMA Relief

This issue arose for consideration in Shanghai Chong Kee Furniture & Construction Pte Ltd v Church of St Teresa [2024] SGHC 5.

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Valianz Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd V Owner Of The Vessel "ECO SPARK" [2023] SGHC 353

Singapore Transport

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Project Delivery And Construction Arbitration – A Playbook For Infrastructure PE Funds

Worldwide Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Restraining Bond Calls: Singapore Court Shows Reluctance

Singapore Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

"Upon Order Confirmation" And "Upon Materials Delivered To Site"

Singapore Real Estate

CC

Chancery Law Corporation

Defects And Damages

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Singapore High Court Decides That An Arbitration Clause Misnaming An Arbitration Institution Is Valid

Singapore Litigation

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Oon & Bazul

Singapore High Court Determines The Appropriate Time Period Within Which An Adjudication Application Is To Be Filed Under The Building Construction Industry Security Of Payment Act 2004

Singapore Real Estate

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Shook Lin & Bok

When Does Your Entitlement To Make An Adjudication Application Arise?

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Construction Comparative Guide

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Singapore Construction Update - Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v. Deluge Fire Protection Is Invoked To Avoid Paying Backcharges And Denied (Pro-Active Engineering Pte Ltd v. Prime Structure Engineering Pte Ltd)

Singapore Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Singapore High Court Determines The Appropriate Time Period Within Which An Adjudication Application Is To Be Filed Under The Building Construction Industry Security Of Payment Act 2004

Under Section 13(3)(a) Building Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, an adjudication application "must be made within 7 days after the entitlement of the claimant to make an adjudication application first arises under section 12".

Singapore Real Estate

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Shook Lin & Bok

When Does Your Entitlement To Make An Adjudication Application Arise?

The timelines under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 are strict.

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Construction Comparative Guide

Construction Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Singapore, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Singapore Construction Update - Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v. Deluge Fire Protection Is Invoked To Avoid Paying Backcharges And Denied (Pro-Active Engineering Pte Ltd v. Prime Structure Engineering Pte Ltd)

Backcharges by contractors are commonly implemented in Singapore construction projects due to issues such as delays in work or poor workmanship by subcontractors.

Singapore Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Call On Performance Bond Stopped – Not Unconscionability Or Fraud

Singapore Criminal

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Chancery Law Corporation

Singapore Appellate Court Confirms Validity Of Delay Liquidated Damages On Termination

The Singapore Appellate Court has re-confirmed that delay liquidated damages stop accruing on the date a contract is terminated.

Singapore Real Estate

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Variations And Back-charges Singapore Appellate Division Of High Court Takes Commercial Approach

Construction contracts often contain detailed procedures for the various aspects of the working arrangement between the parties. These may include the agreed mechanisms...

Singapore Real Estate

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Rajah & Tann

Liquidated Damages – Post-Termination And Gaymark

In Diamond Glass Enterprise Pte Ltd v Zhong Kai Construction Co Pte Ltd and another appeal [2022] SGHC(A) 44, the Appellate Division of the High Court had the opportunity to address, among others, the position of the law on liquidated damages in Singapore.

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Is An Adjudicator's Finding That A Payment Claim Was Validly Served A Determination On The Merits?

In Emergent Engineering Pte Ltd v China Construction Realty Co Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 276, Justice Tan Siong Thye dismissed the Respondent's application to set aside the Adjudication

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Extension Of Time And Cl. 23 SIA Conditions

Singapore Real Estate

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Chancery Law Corporation

Important Recent Decision On SOPA: LJH Construction & Engineering Co Pte Ltd v Chan Bee Cheng Gracie [2022] SGHC 230

Singapore Real Estate

CC

Chancery Law Corporation

Back-To-Back And Repudiation By Prolonged Non-Payment

Singapore Real Estate

CC

Chancery Law Corporation

Nominal Damages For Breach Of Contract

Singapore Commercial

CC

Chancery Law Corporation

A Refresher On Damages For Defects

Singapore Real Estate

CC

Chancery Law Corporation

No General Right To Suspend Work For Non-Payment

Singapore Real Estate

CC

Chancery Law Corporation

Oral Variations And The Right To Payment In International Construction Contracts: A Strict Approach In Singapore

Singapore Litigation

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Post-covid Construction Opportunities In Singapore

Singapore Coronavirus

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Mayer Brown

Unlocking The Synergies Of Branded Residences

Singapore Real Estate

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Withers LLP

The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill's Impact On Contractual Rights And Obligations

Singapore Coronavirus

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Shook Lin & Bok

Critical Issues In Construction: COVID-19, Its Impact On Construction Companies, And The COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

Singapore Coronavirus

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CNPLaw LLP

COVID-19 Singapore: Guide To The Temporary Relief For Inability To Perform Contracts Regulations

Singapore Commercial

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Clyde & Co

Is Your Contract Affected By COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020?

Singapore Coronavirus

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CNPLaw LLP

Key Features Of Singapore's COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020

Singapore Coronavirus

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Taylor Vinters Via LLC

COVID-19 Singapore: Construction Considerations For The Singapore (Temporary Measures) Act

Singapore Coronavirus

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Clyde & Co

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Barton Legal

It Depends – Can my SMSF engage a related party builder?

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Cooper Grace Ward

What Queensland construction subcontractors should do when they are not getting paid - but usually do not

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

Changes to the NSW Security of Payment Act

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

Corrs High Vis: Episode 42 – COVID-19: Lessons for the Australian construction industry from the UK experience

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

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