Clifford Chance

Court of Appeal entrenches the principle of minimal curial intervention in a further pro-arbitration decision

12 August 2014

In the recent decision in BLC and others v BLB and another [2014] SGCA 40 ("BLC v BLB"), the Singapore Court of Appeal ("CA") reversed the Singapore High Court's ("HC") decision to set aside part of an arbitral award on the ground of a breach of natural justice, suggesting that the principle of minimal curial intervention applies even where there has been a serious error of law and/or fact.  This ruling continues the current trend of pro-arbitration jurisprudence emanating from Singapore and provides guidance on the options available to parties who receive an unfavourable arbitral award in relation to a Singapore seated arbitration.

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