Singapore’s prominence in the international arbitration scene continues to rise in 2018. While Singapore arbitration landscape remained relatively stable in 2018 – with no new rules or procedures being introduced – the number of reported court decisions arising from or relating to arbitration have increased, reflecting the buzz in this space.
In the past year, the Singapore Courts have had the occasion to revisit established principles and navigate new territory in the law relating to and governing arbitrations. These include 4 applications to set aside arbitral awards; 2 applications to review the arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction; and the usual stream of stay applications.

The 10th anniversary of the SIArb symposium did not fail to live up to expectations. With a diverse number of thought-provoking questions submitted by the audience beforehand, each session navigated several areas of controversy, and also gave rise to some very helpful contributions from audience members based on their own experience (submitted within the confines of the “Chatham House” rules!). Last but not least, the all-female cohort of moderators for the sessions served as a radical and refreshing departure from the usual line-up of conference chairs.