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Prometheus Marine Pte Ltd v King

[2018] 1 SLR 1
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Setting aside an arbitral award on public policy grounds requires a patent error on the face of the award; courts intervene only on narrow grounds.

Key Principle

setting aside; patent error on face of award; public policy; narrow grounds for court intervention

Area of Law

arbitration

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