Accountability, Anonymity of arbitrators, Apparent bias, arbitrators’ conduct, Breach of natural justice, Fair hearing, International arbitration, Scope of Confidentiality, Set aside an international arbitral award, Trust
The Need to Secure Trust and Accountability in Arbitration: DJO v DJP or the ‘Copy and Paste’ Case
The judgment of the Singapore International Commercial Court (the “Court”) in DJO v DJP and others [2024] SGHC(I) 24 (“DJO”) provides helpful guidance on when an award may be set aside for breach of natural justice. While setting-aside applications do not generally succeed given the well-established principle of minimal curial intervention, the Court undoubtedly reached…