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Arbitration

• Acting in international and domestic arbitrations generally and, in particular, in shipping, international trade and commodities, investment, and onshore & offshore construction disputes.

• Advising on jurisdiction, lex arbitri and governing law in Singapore and overseas arbitrations.

• Advising and acting in applications for interim measures and court references.

• Enforcement of arbitral awards.

• Some of the important cases in this area in which Lawrence was involved are:
  
  
  • Re an Arbitration between Hainan Machinery Import and Export Corporation and Donald & McArthy Pte Ltd [1996] 1 SLR 34 [enforcement]
  • Hong Huat Development Co (Pte) Ltd v Hiap Hong & Co Pte Ltd [1999] 4 SLR 725 [arbitration appeal, construction]
  • Hong Huat Development Co (Pte) Ltd v Hiap Hong & Co Pte Ltd [2000] 2 SLR 609 [arbitration appeal, construction]
  • Re Hong Huat Development Co (Pte) Ltd (High Court) [2001] 1 SLR 55 [arbitration appeal, construction]
  • Hiap Hong & Co Pte Ltd v Hong Huat Development Co (Pte) Ltd [2001] 2 SLR 458 [arbitration appeal, construction]
  • Lian Teck Construction Pte Ltd v Who Hup (Private) Ltd and Others [2005] 1 SLR 266) [pre-arbitration discovery]
  • Woh Hup (Pte) Ltd and Others v Lian Teck Construction Pte Ltd [2005] SGCA 26 [pre-arbitration discovery]