Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (JD Supra Singapore)
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Singapore High Court’s ruling on overlapping arbitration and jurisdiction clauses
A dispute resolution clause specifies the process, usually by way of litigation or arbitration, through which parties wish to resolve a dispute between them. A dispute resolution clause must be drafted with essential clarity and certainty; otherwise parties may have no choice but to argue about the dispute resolution clause itself.
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Disputes under Hotel Management Agreements in a COVID-19 World – Part III: Key Issues When Considering Dispute Resolution Clauses – Choice of Governing Law & Expert Determination
The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the hospitality sector, significantly impacting the financial performance of existing hotels and causing delays to new hotel projects. These impacts may result in hotel owners and operators breaching the terms of their hotel management agreements (“HMAs”), which could lead to disputes.
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Competition and consumer watchdog in Singapore published guidelines on price transparency
The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore published the Guidelines on Price Transparency (the “Guidelines”) on 7 September 2020. This Guidelines aim to provide greater clarity and guidance to businesses on the interpretation and effects of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (Cap. 52A) (“CPFTA”) on various pricing practices. The Guidelines will come into force on 1 November 2020.
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Singapore proposed amendments to its International Arbitration Act
The Ministry of Law of Singapore (the “MinLaw”) tabled and introduced the International Arbitration (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”) for first reading in the Parliament of Singapore on 1 September 2020. The Bill proposes amendments to the International Arbitration Act (Chapter 143A) (the “IAA”), which was last amended in 2012.
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Construction of the New Normal: The Evolving Insurance Landscape
When COVID-19 hit, both insurers and the insured had to grapple with policy claims and whether a product responded to the crisis. This was no different in the construction industry where parties had to examine their policy language to understand if the damage sustained by the pandemic was the same damage they could claim for under insurance.
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Singapore: Force Majeure and COVID-19 – Finding relief under current contracts and preparing for future events
Since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, parties have searched for contractual clauses (or legal doctrines) which may release, or at the very least, alleviate some of the obligations they are required to perform. In this vein, there have been various discussions on invoking force majeure clauses. While the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act was passed in Singapore and provides interim relief for
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COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019): Key Employment Law Issues
The COVID-19 outbreak has the world on high alert. On 7 February 2020, due to heightened risk, the Singapore government raised its outbreak alert to Disease Outbreak Response System Condition (“Doscorn”) orange.