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BWG v BWF

[2020] 1 SLR 1296; [2020] SGCA 36
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Where a debt underlying a winding-up application is subject to an arbitration agreement, the court applies a lower (prima facie/triable-issue) standard to determine whether there is a genuine dispute; a party taking inconsistent positions in the same or related proceedings may be precluded by abuse of process.

Area of Law

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