Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (JD Supra Singapore)
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New SIAC Rules: The Need For Refinement
Last month, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) started a review and revision of its 2016 Rules (the “2020 Review”). The 2016 Rules introduced a number of novel provisions to address “early dismissal of claims and defences”; “delocalisation of the seat of arbitration” and “practical enhancements to the popular Expedited Procedure and Emergency Arbitration provisions”. It is...
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International LNG Developments – Singapore
Singapore SLInG - For liquefield natural gas (LNG) suppliers or purchasers following the travails of the oil markets and wishing to reduce the tie-in of LNG prices to oil indexes (a particular issue in Asia), the relatively recent addition of the Singapore SLInG (Singapore Exchange LNG Index Group) spot index may be a useful tool. The SLInG, which shares the name of Singapore’s most famous...
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Prime Minister of Singapore Moves for Summary Judgment in Novel Defamation Lawsuit
In papers filed today with the High Court of Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong moved for summary judgment in his defamation lawsuit against blogger Roy Ngerng Yi Ling. The prime minister’s action is the first defamation suit of its kind against an online critic and has wide-ranging implications for reputational recovery in Southeast Asia.