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GNC Holdings LLC v ONI Global Pte Ltd and LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd

An arbitration required ONI Global and LAC Global to provide GNC Holdings with lease records; Singapore courts issued enforcement orders for franchise stores.

  • International commercial arbitration
  • Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

Procedural record

  1. 14 August 2024Arbitration

    14 August 2024Arbitration

    Final Award dated 14 August 2024

    Decision summary
    The Tribunal's Final Award required ONI Global Pte Ltd and LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd to provide lease, sublease, and other agreements governing the landlord-tenant relationship for the relevant former GNC franchise store locations, including the 54 locations identified in the order.

    Participants

    GNC Holdings LLC
    ONI Global Pte Ltd
    LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd

    6 months and 18 days later · 202 days

  2. 4 March 2025Singapore

    4 March 2025Singapore

    Order of Singapore International Commercial Court in the case HC/ORC 1222/2025

    Singapore International Commercial Court

    Case no.
    HC/ORC 1222/2025
    Decision summary
    The court made enforcement orders concerning the Final Award, including an order requiring ONI Global Pte Ltd and LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd to provide specified lease, sublease, and other agreements for the relevant former GNC franchise store locations.

    Participants

    GNC Holdings LLC
    ONI Global Pte Ltd
    LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd
    Singapore International Commercial Court

    1 year, 4 months and 19 days later · 506 days

  3. 23 July 2026Singapore

    23 July 2026Singapore

    GNC Holdings LLC v ONI Global Pte Ltd and another [2026] SGHC(I) 11

    Singapore International Commercial Court

    Case no.
    SIC/SUM 43/2026
    Citation
    [2026] SGHC(I) 11
    Decision summary
    The court dismissed GNC Holdings LLC's application concerning employment contracts of employees of the relevant former GNC franchise stores.

    Participants

    GNC Holdings LLC
    ONI Global Pte Ltd
    LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd
    Singapore International Commercial Court

    21 days later · 21 days

  4. 13 August 2026Singapore

    13 August 2026Singapore

    Judgment of Singapore International Commercial Court in the case Originating Application No 9 of 2025 (Summons No 53 of 2026) dated 13 August 2026

    Singapore International Commercial Court

    Case no.
    Originating Application No 9 of 2025 (Summons No 53 of 2026)
    Citation
    [2026] SGHC(I) 13
    Decision summary
    The Singapore International Commercial Court dismissed GNC Holdings LLC's application for a further stay and for orders requiring ONI Global Pte Ltd and LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd to procure lease documents from third parties. It held that the enforcement order required the defendants to provide documents in their possession at the date of the Final Award for the relevant store locations, and directed submissions on costs within seven days.

    Participants

    GNC Holdings LLC
    ONI Global Pte Ltd
    LAC Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd
    Singapore International Commercial Court
    Judge
    Chua Lee Ming
    Judge
    Simon Thorley
    Judge
    James Allsop

    Authorities cited

    2
    • The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 3rd edition (The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles vol 2 (Clarendon Press, 3rd Ed, 1973))
      academic
    • GNC Holdings LLC v ONI Global Pte Ltd ([2026] SGHC(I) 11)
      case-law

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