The Singapore Court has long been known for its efficiency, competence, and integrity. In recent years, the Singapore Court has demonstrated a strong ability and willingness to deal with complex and novel issues arising in investment treaty cases, and has shown that it is more than capable of grappling with the most thorny and difficult issues of investment treaty law. The Singapore Court is quickly emerging as a thought-leader and authority in the field of investment treaty arbitration, with its decisions increasingly cited by international tribunals and courts. This has solidified Singapore’s role as a pivotal hub for international dispute resolution.
Our Head of International Arbitration Practice, Koh Swee Yen S.C., together with our International Arbitration Partners, Tiong Teck Wee, Monica Chong Wan Yee, and Joel Quek, covered the Singapore chapter in the Investor-State Arbitration 2025 (Seventh Edition) published by the International Comparative Legal Guides. Our partners shared insights into Singapore’s bilateral investment treaties and free trade agreements, the legal framework for investment treaty arbitrations seated in Singapore, the enforcement of investment treaty awards in Singapore, and discussed significant recent Singapore Court decisions on the recognition and enforcement of investment treaty awards (including the Singapore Court of Appeal’s landmark decision in Deutsche Telekom AG v The Republic of India [2024] 3 SLR 1 where our firm prevailed in the enforcement proceedings).
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