The profiles of the cases below are a
small selection of international arbitration cases filed
at SIAC. They aim to complement SIAC's caseload statistics,
to give you a flavour of the type of disputes that come
to SIAC, and the nationalities of parties involved.
These cases are administered by SIAC under SIAC arbitration
rules.
The profiles have been carefully sanitised to protect
the identity of the parties and to maintain the confidentiality
of arbitration proceedings at SIAC.
| 1. |
Performance bond - Call on bond -
Failure to make payment - US$600,000 |
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Claimant (Indonesia) |
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Respondent (Vietnam)
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Supply & procurement agreement
for Cambodian rice - Failure to take delivery &
make payment - Damages |
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Claimant (Cambodia) |
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Respondent (Malaysia)
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| 3. |
Joint venture contract for supply
of oil - Repudiation of contractual agreement -
Substantial damages |
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Claimant (Hong Kong SAR,
PRC) |
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Respondent (Germany)
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| 4. |
Contract for engineering, procurement
& construction services - Claims for change
orders & penalty charges - US$10,000,000 |
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Claimant (Indonesia) |
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Respondent (Korea) |
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| 5. |
Contract for sale & purchase of
mono ethylene glycol - Failure to take delivery
& make payment - US$90,000 |
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Claimant (USA) |
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Respondent (PRC) |
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Dispute under quota share reinsurance
treaty - Parties adopt SIAC Rules by post dispute
agreement - US$1,100,000 |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Singapore)
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| 7. |
Agreement for construction of barges
and tugs boats - Failure to complete within contractual
period - US$600,000 |
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Claimant (Indonesia) |
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Respondent (Singapore)
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| 8. |
Contract for demolition work at power
station - Breach of contractual obligations - US$1,600,000 |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Malaysia)
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| 9. |
International sale and purchase agreement
- Repudiation of contract - US$210,000 |
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Claimant (Singapore) |
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Respondent (UAE) |
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| 10. |
Joint venture agreement - Specific
performance to buy over shares - Shares valued at
US$900,000 |
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Claimant (Singapore &
Others) |
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Respondent (Thailand
& Others) |
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| 11. |
Management services agreement for
power plant - Breach of agreement - US$28,000,000 |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Bangladesh
& UK) |
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| 12. |
Real estate conception and development
program contract - Breach of contract - US$1,000,000
- French is proper law & common language - SIAC
appoints arbitrator conversant in French & French
law |
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Claimant (Singapore) |
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Respondent (Vietnam &
British Virgin Islands) |
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| 13. |
Agreement to market, manage and operate
a hotel - Termination of agreement - Specific performance
& damages sought - Substantial claim and counterclaim |
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Claimant (Switzerland) |
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Respondent (Indonesia)
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| 14. |
Joint venture & shareholders agreement
for pulp processing venture - Breach of obligations
resulting in failure of venture - US$233,000,000 |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Singapore)
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| 15. |
System software agreement for securities
trading - Breach of obligations - Failure to make
payment - US$3,000,000 |
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Claimant (Singapore) |
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Respondent (Hong Kong
SAR, PRC) |
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| 16. |
Ship engine repair agreement - Defective
workmanship / negligent repair - Claim for loss
and damage suffered - US$600,000 - Parties adopt
SIAC Rules by post dispute agreement |
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Claimant (Canada) |
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Respondent (Singapore)
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| 17. |
Agency agreement and deed of covenant
and guarantee - Declaration sought for resolution
to be binding on respondents - Avoidance of payment
of US$50,000,000 |
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Claimant (Indonesia) |
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Respondent (France, India,
Germany & Belgium) |
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| 18. |
Civil engineering agreement for power
plant - Failure to make payment - US$1,000,000 |
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| Respondent (Taiwan) |
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| 19. |
Charterparty and lifting agreements
- Failure to pay outstanding sums - US$2,600,000 |
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| Respondent (Taiwan) |
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| 20. |
Charterparty - Breach of charterparty
/ duty as bailee / negligence - US$700,000 - Charterparty
provides for arbitration in Singapore and for English
law to apply |
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Claimant (Singapore &
India) |
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Respondent (Russia) |
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| 21. |
Dispute under a settlement agreement
for turnkey contract for supply and installation
of incinerators - US$1,300,000 - Counterclaim for
failure to complete testing and rectify defects |
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Claimant (USA) |
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Respondent (Indonesia)
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| 22. |
Disputes under subcontract for electrical
and instrumentation works for major sewerage treatment
project - US$20,500,000 |
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Claimant (Japan) |
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Respondent (Singapore)
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| 23. |
Master commercial rights agreement
- Disputes relating to payment of revenue - US$27,000,000 |
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Claimant (Singapore) |
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Respondent (Sri Lanka)
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| 24. |
Distributorship agreement - Wrongful
repudiation of agreement - US$16,500,000 |
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Claimant (Singapore) |
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Respondent (USA) |
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| 25. |
Fast food franchise agreement - Termination
of agreement - Claim for outstanding franchise &
royalty fees - US$150,000 |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Malaysia)
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| 26. |
Sale and purchase agreement for bitumen
- False shipment of goods - US$250,000 |
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Claimant (Hong Kong SAR,
PRC) |
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Respondent (Iran) |
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| 27. |
Charterparty - Dispute over validity
of contract - US$100,000 - Charterparty provides
for arbitration in Singapore and English law to
apply |
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Claimant (Philippines) |
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Respondent (Philippines)
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| 28. |
Joint venture agreement for telecommunication
projects - Failure to execute certain terms under
agreement - Substantial damages |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Bangladesh)
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| 29. |
Share purchase agreement - Failure
to exercise call option - Breach of agreement -
US$5,000,000 |
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Claimant (USA & Singapore) |
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Respondent (Belgium)
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| 30. |
Disputes under loan and construction agreements
- US$35,000,000
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Claimant (Philippines) |
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Respondent (Korea) |
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| 31. |
Joint venture agreement for property
development in PRC - Breach of agreement in respect
of share capital contribution - Counterclaim for
premature termination of agreement - US$3,500,000
- Hearing conducted in Mandarin - Award rendered
in English & Chinese |
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Claimant (Australia) |
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Respondent (PRC) |
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| 32. |
Equipment sales agreement - Failure
to fully comply with payment conditions - US$4,200,000 |
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Claimant (USA) |
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Respondent (PRC) |
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| 33. |
Dispute under agreement for the installation
of water treatment system - Claim for outstanding
sum & additional and variation works - US$2,300,000
- Parties adopt SMC-SIAC procedure by post-dispute
agreement |
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Claimant (Singapore) |
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Respondent (USA) |
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| 34. |
Deed of covenant, programme agreement,
agency agreement and deed of guarantee - 3-member
tribunal - US$38,000,000 |
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Claimant (France, India
& Germany) |
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Respondent (Indonesia
& Cayman Islands) |
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| 35. |
Co-operation agreement for opera production
and performance - Breach of agreement - US$3,500,000
- 3-member Tribunal |
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Claimant (Switzerland) |
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Respondent (PRC) |
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| 36. |
Dispute under agreement for supply
and installation of instrumentation system - US$15,000,000
- 3-member Tribunal |
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Claimant (USA) |
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Respondent (Singapore)
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| 37. |
Disputes under agreement for supply
and installation of signal and baseband processing
systems - US$27,000,000 |
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Claimant (Malaysia) |
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Respondent (Malaysia)
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| 38. |
Disputes under engineering services
agreement for pharmaceutical plant - US$2,750,000
- SIAC-administered arbitration with hearings conducted
in New Jersey |
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Claimant (USA) |
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Respondent (Switzerland)
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| 39. |
Dispute under exclusive advertising
sales agency agreement - Claim for unpaid guaranteed
revenue - US$427,000,000 |
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Claimant (PRC) |
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Respondent (Canada) |
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