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W Y Steel Construction Pte Ltd v Osko Pte Ltd

[2013] 3 SLR 380
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2013
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Under SOPA, adjudication determinations have temporary finality and must be enforced robustly by courts, with challenges limited to narrow jurisdictional or procedural grounds.

Key Principle

Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (SOPA); adjudication determinations to be enforced robustly; temporary finality principle

Area of Law

Construction

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