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Post-Tomolugen—two Singapore decisions on stays for arbitration (Maybank and Maniach)

Published on: 13 May 2016

Table of contents

  • Practical implications
  • What are the two judgments?
  • What are the Tomolugen principles?
  • Maybank—what was the background to the stay?
  • Maybank—what did the court decide?
  • Maniach—what was the background to the refusal of a stay?
  • Maniach—what did the court decide?

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: A pair of decisions of the High Court in Singapore has confirmed the significance of the Singapore Court of Appeal’s judgment (delivered by Sundaresh Menon CJ) in Tomolugen. Singapore’s reputation as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction will be enhanced by this development.

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