CVV & 10 Ors v CWB

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGCA(I) 9 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10) and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGCA(I) 9 Court of Appeal (International) 1 December 2023 CA/CAS 6/2023 37 min read

10 cases cited (9 SG, 1 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

We therefore dismiss the appeal.

Source: [2023] SGCA(I) 9, Court of Appeal (International), decided 1 December 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal (International)
Decided	1 December 2023
Judges	Judith Prakash, Robert French, Steven Chong
Charges / claim	Arbitration
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Allen & Gledhill LLP, K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, Alisa Toh Qian Wen, Chan Tai-Hui, Jason, Kek Meng Soon Kelvin, N Sreenivasan, Tan Kai Ning Claire, Toh Jia Yi, Wah Kai Lin Kelly

Source: [2023] SGCA(I) 9, Court of Appeal (International), decided 1 December 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Arbitration — Enforcement Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Case Significance

CVV and others v CWB [2023] SGCA(I) 9 was a decision of the Court of Appeal delivered by Steven Chong JCA, sitting with Judith Prakash JCA and Robert French IJ, in Civil Appeal No 6 of 2023 heard on 11 October 2023 with judgment reserved and issued on 1 December 2023. The appeal, brought by 11 appellants against respondent CWB, concerned the setting aside and enforcement of an arbitral award under the International Arbitration Act 1994. The judgment addressed the limited grounds for curial intervention exhaustively prescribed by the IAA, including breach of the rules of natural justice, and noted that most such challenges in Singapore have been unsuccessful.

[2023] SGCA(I) 9 explained

CVV & 10 Ors v CWB ([2023] SGCA(I) 9) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal (International) on 1 December 2023. It is categorised under Arbitration. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGCA(I) 9 about?

CVV & 10 Ors v CWB ([2023] SGCA(I) 9) is a Court of Appeal (International) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Enforcement” and “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGCA(I) 9 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10) and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What was CVV and others v CWB [2023] SGCA(I) 9 about?

It was a Court of Appeal decision on setting aside and enforcing an arbitral award under the International Arbitration Act, delivered by Steven Chong JCA on 1 December 2023, addressing the limited grounds for curial intervention including breach of natural justice.

Which judges heard the arbitration appeal in CVV and others v CWB ([2023] SGCA(I) 9)?

The Court of Appeal comprised Steven Chong JCA, who delivered the judgment, with Judith Prakash JCA and Robert French IJ. They heard Civil Appeal No 6 of 2023 on 11 October 2023 and issued the reserved judgment on 1 December 2023.