In DSS v DST [2026] SGHC 145, the Singapore High Court held that substantial similarities between awards issued in concurrent arbitrations did not, on the facts, establish apparent bias or any breach of the fair hearing rule, and it therefore declined to set aside the award.
Read MoreCan an arbitral tribunal decide a case on an issue that was not pleaded? In Oheo Bank v Parker [2025] DIFC CA 006 (“Oheo Bank”), the DIFC Court of Appeal considered this question in the context of a DIFC-seated DIAC arbitration.
Read MoreIn Regal BA Limited v Jun Zhang [2026] EWHC 1446 (Ch), the England and Wales High Court considered how damages should be assessed where a buyer failed to complete the purchase of high-end residential property, and where the seller later resold at a much lower price than the contractual price.
Read MoreThe case of Lloyds Developments Limited (in administration) v Accor Hotel Services UK Limited and Ors [2026] EWHC 1522 (TCC) concerned an application to compel two former directors to provide access to their mobile phones for the purpose of carrying out a disclosure exercise. The Court’s decision is a useful reminder that where company business has been conducted through personal devices, the use of those devices will not, without more, prevent inspection.
Read MoreIn this short blog, we set out some observations from PS 23 Interior Pte. Ltd. v Andrew Tan Tong Sin [2026] SGMC 71 (the “Judgment”).
Read MoreFrustration frustrated? The English High Court in Into Nominee One Ltd v Study Group UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 1201 (TCC) considers the limits of frustration in the context of a lease agreement, where the premise was fraught with life-threatening defects.
Read MoreIn Belong (Construction) Ltd v Seddon Construction Ltd [2026] EWHC 1275 (TCC), the TCC held that a later JCT contract did not extinguish liability for earlier breaches under a PCSA, despite wording that those rights and liabilities would be “subsumed into and be subject to” the later contract (Judgment [8], [11], [16], [36]–[47]).
Read MoreOne of the issues that was addressed in the Singapore Court of Appeal’s decision of Oni Global Pte Ltd & Anor v GNC Holdings, LLC [2026] SGCA(I) 3 was whether the spoliation of evidence in an arbitration would render the arbitral award in conflict with the public policy of Singapore such that the award should be set aside.
Read MoreA Look at Various Challenges at the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Stage: The decision in Medipas LLC and Ors v Erdenet Mining Corp SOE [2026] SGHC 97 reaffirms the Singapore Court’s pro-enforcement approach.
Read MoreThe Singapore High Court recently addressed the scope of adjudication review under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, as well as some other issues, in Zhao Yang Geotechnic Pte Ltd v China Communications Construction Company Ltd (Singapore Branch) [2026] SGHC 82.
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