Matter
DRL v DRK (General Division of the High Court of Singapore [2026] SGHC 32)
An anonymized SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore concerned a debt and counterclaim under an English-law contract; sanctions led the tribunal to terminate the arbitration, and the High Court dismissed the challenge with costs.
Procedural record
- 9 February 2026Singapore
9 February 2026Singapore
Grounds of decision of the General Division of the High Court of Singapore in the case Originating Application No 517 of 2025 dated 9 February 2026
General Division of the High Court of Singapore
- Citation
- [2026] SGHC 32
- Decision summary
- The High Court dismissed the application to set aside the March 2025 award, holding that the tribunal had properly terminated the arbitration under Article 32(2)(c) of the UNCITRAL Model Law when sanctions made continuation impossible; the dismissal was with costs.
Participants
DRL
- Representative
- Shobna d/o V Chandran (For: DRL)
- Representative
- Delvin Chua (For: DRL)
- Representative
- Navin Kumar (For: DRL)
- Representative
- Kayshavani d/o Kuppusamy (For: DRL)
- Representative
- Shobna Chandran LLC (For: DRL)
DRK
- Representative
- Lee Eng Beng SC (For: DRK)
- Representative
- Chew Xiang (For: DRK)
- Representative
- Timothy Chong (For: DRK)
- Representative
- Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP (For: DRK)
General Division of the High Court of Singapore
- Judge
- Vinodh Coomaraswamy
- Date not availableSingapore
Date not availableSingapore
Arbitral Award issued in March 2025
Singapore International Arbitration Centre
- Decision summary
- The tribunal ordered termination of the arbitration under Article 32(2)(c) of the UNCITRAL Model Law because sanctions made continuation impossible; it did not determine the applicant's debt claim or the respondent's counterclaim on the merits.
Participants
DRL
DRK
Singapore International Arbitration Centre