Salford exception applied—Singapore High Court grants judicial management application in spite of arbitration agreement (Gulf International Holding Pte Ltd v Delta Offshore Energy Pte Ltd)

Table of contents

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

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: This case involved a judicial management application by a creditor against a debtor. The debtor, relying on an arbitration clause in the loan agreement, sought a stay or dismissal of the application, arguing that the parties had agreed to resolve any dispute by way of arbitration. The Singapore High Court dismissed the debtor’s application. It was held that the debtor had unequivocally acknowledged the debt in seeking extensions of time from the creditor ie there was no disputed debt. Moreover, the debtor’s subsequent change in position constituted an abuse of the court’s process.