The new British National Overseas (BNO) visa route came into effect on 31 January 2021. This visa allows eligible Hong Kong residents and their close family members to come to the UK to live, study, work and eventually settle. It is expected that around 300,000 people will apply for this […]
Marsans was invited by a court in United Kingdom, to provide an Expert Opinion on the subject and particulars of a transfer of property in India. The point of dispute requiring expert opinion concerned the alleged breach of a court order for a transfer of a property in Goa, India, […]
On 4 November 2020, the Government of India passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020, amending the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 (‘the Act’) in two key respects. First, the amendment requires Indian courts to stay the enforcement of arbitration awards that appear tainted by fraud or corruption. Second, […]
Seeking corrections to an arbitral award- Implications for extending time to set aside awards under Singapore law On receiving an arbitration award a party can apply to the tribunal for a correction of the award. Doing so can entitle it to additional time for applying to set aside the award. […]
The difficulty in challenging an arbitral tribunal’s findings on the effect of decisions in earlier proceedings before Singapore’s court Due to the complex nature of certain contracts or transactions, or because of the choices made by the parties, a dispute can be dealt with in more than one forum. If […]
IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDIATING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL DISPUTES (UPDATE) On 12 September 2020, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention (‘Convention’) came into force. The Convention opened for signatures just over a year ago, on 7 August 2019, and very rapidly gained […]
Lawful & Continuous Residence Issues Resolved, a great success! United Kingdom – Indefinite Leave to Remain – Long Residence Category. INTRODUCTION When we first met our client, he had spent 9 years and 5 months in the UK and was considering his upcoming eligibility to apply for indefinite leave to remain under […]
Limitation and Representation under GAFTA Rules It is estimated that around 80% of all the grains globally are sold under GAFTA standard contracts. GAFTA has a dispute resolution system, which is “crafted and adjusted exclusively” for the international grain trade. Time Limitation under GAFTA Contracts Traders who incorporate GAFTA Arbitration […]
Recent Court Decision Bilateral Investment Treaty – Claim as an investor under the treaty In The Republic of Korea v Dayyani & Ors [2019] EWHC 3850 (Comm), the Commercial Court has dismissed a jurisdictional challenge to an arbitral award. In this case the court had to analyse various submissions including whether the […]
