SIArb was honoured to have Professor Lawrence Boo, Head of Arbitration Chambers, Singapore share his observations and insights on the judicial decisions rendered in 2013, including the highly regarded Court of Appeal judgment in PT First Media TBK v Astro Nusantara International BV and others [2013] SGCA 57. In particular, Professor Boo suggested certain welcoming trends in Singapore’s judicial thinking regarding review of arbitral awards. Participants were also treated to an exposition to the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts which came into force 1 March 2013 (Singapore ratification). The session closed with a lively question and answer segment chaired by Mr Ganesh Chandru.
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