Arbitration-Enforcement-Interim measures ordered by the tribunal-Conflict of Laws-Natural forum (CXG and another v CXI)

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• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?
• Case details

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: The High Court of Singapore possessed jurisdiction to hear applications to enforce tribunal-ordered domestic interim measures (an 'Interim Order') granted in Singapore-seated international arbitrations. The question to be considered by the court was whether it should nevertheless decline to exercise that jurisdiction on grounds of forum non conveniens ('FNC'). The court declined to stay an application for permission to enforce an Interim Order granted by a tribunal in a Singapore-seated international arbitration, and held that FNC considerations did not apply in the context of applications to enforce Interim Orders under section 12(6) of the International Arbitration Act 1994 . Written by Dan Perera, partner at HFW, Singapore, and Marli Wildschut, associate at HFW, London.