Arbitration clause designating wrong institution incapable of being performed (TMT v The Royal Bank of Scotland)

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• Original news
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• What are the key takeaways?

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: In a rare decision, the Singapore High Court in TMT v The Royal Bank of Scotland ruled that an arbitration clause did not meet the prima facie standard for a stay of court proceedings because it designated the wrong arbitral institution. June (Junghye) Yeum, Danna Er, Gerald Leong and James Song of Clyde & Co discuss the case.