GNC Holdings LLC v ONI Global Pte Ltd and another

Procedural record

1. 14 August 2024United States

   14 August 2024United States

   Final Award dated 14 August 2024

   International Centre for Dispute Resolution

   Decision summary

   The Tribunal largely found in favour of GNC Holdings LLC, finding that ONI Global Pte Ltd repudiated the Singapore Agreements and breached the post-termination covenants. It ordered specific performance and awarded US$18,923,012 in post-termination damages.

   Participants

   GNC Holdings LLC

   Expert

   Brophy (For: GNC Holdings LLC)

   Expert

   Feygenson (For: GNC Holdings LLC)

   ONI Global Pte Ltd

   Representative

   Gary Born (For: ONI Global Pte Ltd · LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd)

   LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd

   Representative

   Gary Born (For: ONI Global Pte Ltd · LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd)

   International Centre for Dispute Resolution

   Other

   Witness

   Wong

   1 year, 2 months and 7 days later · 433 days

2. 21 October 2025Singapore

   21 October 2025Singapore

   GNC Holdings LLC v ONI Global Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC(I) 25

   Singapore International Commercial Court

   Citation

   [2025] SGHC(I) 25

   Decision summary

   The Singapore International Commercial Court rejected ONI’s public-policy, natural-justice, and scope-of-submission objections for most purposes, but varied the enforcement order to deny enforcement of three specific-performance orders in the Award.

   Participants

   GNC Holdings LLC

   ONI Global Pte Ltd

   LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd

   Singapore International Commercial Court

   7 months and 4 days later · 216 days

3. 25 May 2026Singapore

   25 May 2026Singapore

   Judgment of the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore in Civil Appeals Nos 5 and 6 of 2025 dated 25 May 2026

   Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore

   Case no.

   Civil Appeals Nos 5 and 6 of 2025

   Citation

   [2026] SGCA(I) 3

   Decision summary

   The Court of Appeal dismissed ONI’s appeal in CAS 5 and allowed GNC’s appeal in CAS 6. It held that the Singapore enforcement of the foreign award was not defeated by public policy, natural justice, or scope-of-submission objections, and that the three specific-performance orders denied enforcement by the SICC should also be enforced.

   Participants

   Application

   ONI appeal in CA/CAS 5/2025 — Dismissed

   Application

   GNC appeal in CA/CAS 6/2025 — Allowed

   GNC Holdings LLC

   ONI Global Pte Ltd

   Representative

   Gary Born (For: ONI Global Pte Ltd · LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd)

   LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd

   Representative

   Gary Born (For: ONI Global Pte Ltd · LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd)

   Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore

   Judge

   Sundaresh Menon CJ

   Judge

   Steven Chong JCA

   Judge

   David Edmond Neuberger IJ

   Authorities cited

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