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

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Published on: 06 January 2016
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  • Original news
  • What are the facts of the case?
  • What important principles did it raise?
  • What is the tension between these principles?
  • What did the court decide and on what grounds?
  • Will the decision be appealed?

Article summary

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.

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