The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2014 introduce a new CPR 3.8(4) which allows parties to agree extensions without having to seek the Court’s permission.

The Civil Procedure (Amendment No 4) Rules 2014 came into force on 22 April 2014.

Amendments to the Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), in April of this year, make it slightly easier for foreign senior counsel to appear in the Singapore courts on an ad hoc basis.

A recent decision of the Singapore High Court has clarified the circumstances in which it will order a stay of arbitral proceedings pending a challenge to the tribunal's jurisdiction.

In a recent application to set aside a Singapore arbitral award, the Singapore High Court considered whether a tribunal could order one of the parties to disclose certain documents only ...

The release of the new rules marks the SIAC's 25th anniversary and confirms a commitment to providing the highest standard of efficient, professional case management for international arbitration.

In Ling Kong Henry v Tanglin Club [2018] SGHC 153, the Singapore High Court has affirmed the prevailing common law position that a multi-tier dispute resolution clause ...

The Court held that the High Court has limited power to hear applications for patent revocation and to revoke patents.

Two recent cases highlight the need for care when considering an appeal from the High Court to the Court of Appeal.

In Seagate Technology In ternational v Vikas Goel [2016] SGHC 12 ( "Seagate v Vikas"), the defendant provided personal guarantees in favour of the plaintiff for banking facilities granted to the defendant's company.

The Singapore Parliament approved a suite of new criminal justice reforms.

In many cases, the dispute has been referred to arbitration abroad or to a foreign court.

In the realm of legal proceedings, understanding the nuances of evidentiary rules and their implications is paramount.

Parliament has on 14 April 2016 passed the Choice of Court Agreements Bill. The Bill seeks to give effect to the Convention on Choice of Court Agreements concluded at the Hague on 30 June 2005.

The Singapore Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the Singapore High Court that a costs undertaking given by Omni Bridgeway was an adequate form of security for costs.

The High Court addressed the circumstances considered when assessing the weight to be given to the legal non-compellability of a witness in deciding whether to stay proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens.

Section 16 of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (the “ACA”) codifies the Kompetenz-Kompetenz.

The Court emphasised in particular, that the onus was on the party seeking the search order to show that there is a real possibility that the defendants will otherwise destroy documents that are relevant to the proceedings.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") has released the sixth edition of its Arbitration Rules ("SIAC Rules 2016"), which will be effective on 1 August 2016.

Singapore's recent enactment of the Choice of Court Agreements Act 2016 (No. 14 of 2016) has given effect to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005...