Singapore High Court Sets Aside Arbitration Award: Lessons on What Is and Is Not Procedurally Acceptable | Morgan Lewis
In the recent case of Convexity Ltd. v. Phoenixfin Pte Ltd., Mek Global Ltd. and Phoenixfin Ltd. [2021] SGHC 88, the Singapore High Court departed from its pro-arbitration stance and set aside an arbitral award. The Singapore High Court found that the arbitral tribunal had labored under the misapprehension that parties had agreed to include an unpleaded issue into the scope of submission, though the applicant had repeatedly objected to the same. The unpleaded issue formed the central basis for the tribunal’s decision to dismiss the applicant’s claims. In setting aside the arbitral award,...