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Singapore—tension between promissory notes as equivalent of cash and privacy of arbitration agreement

Published on: 06 January 2016

Published by: LexisPSL

Singapore—tension between promissory notes as equivalent of cash and privacy of arbitration agreement
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Arbitration analysis: Raymond Cox QC of Fountain Court Chambers comments on a ruling in which the court considered promissory notes as the equivalent of cash and whether or not a person can be compelled to arbitrate. Sign in or take a trial to read the full analysis.

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