ENFORCING JUDGMENTS (AWARDS II) – FOREIGN AWARDS

ENFORCING JUDGMENTS & AWARDS II: ENFORCING A FOREIGN ARBITRAL AWARD IN SINGAPORE

Suppose you just went through a long, tiring, expensive arbitration overseas and finally the arbitral tribunal issues an award in your favour, only to realise the other party (let’s call him the “debtor”) has their assets in Singapore, so enforcing the award in the seat of arbitration is pointless. Now, you want to enforce the award in Singapore and get the debtor to pay up.

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ENFORCING JUDGMENTS (AWARDS III) – MEDIATED AGREEMENT

ENFORCING JUDGMENTS & AWARDS III: SINGAPORE CONVENTION: ENFORCING AN INTERNATIONAL MEDIATED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT

There is plenty of fanfare over the fact that Singapore has a United Nations Convention named after it and among all the pretence that where a convention is signed is somehow relevant, you may be wondering what exactly this “Singapore Convention” actually does.

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ENFORCING JUDGMENTS (AWARDS I) – FOREIGN JUDGMENTS

Let’s suppose you have a foreign judgement against someone residing in Singapore (let’s call this person the “debtor”) and you want something to be done about that judgement. Maybe the debtor owes you money now, or maybe you want to stop the debtor from restarting the case in Singapore. 

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