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Singapore High Court declines to set aside award for breach of natural justice (DHZ v DHY)

Published on: 09 October 2024
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Arbitration analysis: On 16 September 2024, the Singapore High Court rendered its judgment in DHZ v DHY, dismissing an application by DHZ to set aside various findings and orders in an award made by a sole arbitrator against it. In dismissing the application, Chua Lee Ming J emphasised that the threshold for setting aside for breach of natural justice is a high one, and that the applicant must establish not only that there was such a breach, but also that such breach occasioned prejudice to the rights of the applicant. Chua J further emphasised that applications for setting aside are not appeals of the merits of arbitral awards, and that awards will not be set aside merely on the basis of submissions that the tribunal was wrong. Written by Nathaniel Lai, independent advocate at Duxton Hill Chambers (Singapore Group Practice).

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