Singapore Court of Appeal affirms tribunal powers to decide appropriate relief by refusing to set aside remedies award (Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels v Global Gaming Philippines)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• Background
• The Remedies Award
• Issues
• What did the court decide?
• The shares issue was not beyond the scope of submission to the arbitration
• No breach of natural justice as the Tribunal did not refuse to consider the appellants’ evidence
• The Remedies Award was not contrary to Singapore’s public policy
• Case details

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: In refusing to set aside a remedies award issued in a Singapore-seated ad hoc arbitration pursuant to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, the Singapore Court of Appeal affirmed the arbitral tribunal’s powers to decide the appropriate relief as a pragmatic solution to the realities of a case. This confirmed the tribunal’s broad remedial powers, which are akin to a court’s powers to grant all reliefs and remedies at law and in equity. Written by Wei Ming Tan, senior associate at CMS Holborn Asia.