DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC(I) 15 Singapore International Commercial Court 5 May 2025 • SIC/OA 20/2024 ( SIC/SUM 12/2025 ) • 127 min read

37 cases cited (35 SG, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Catchwords

Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (1)

Roger Giles Delivered

Counsel (14)

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm Wong & Leow LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Ashish Chugh Counsel Defendant Chang Boon Ngee Laura Counsel Applicant David Fong Counsel Defendant Davinder Singh Counsel Defendant Koh Swee Yen Counsel Applicant Pang Yi Ching Alessa Counsel Applicant Suhas Malhotra Counsel Defendant Tan Jia Xin Counsel Defendant Tan Yi Wei Nicholas Counsel Defendant Teo Wei Kiat Samuel Counsel Applicant Yeshvant Naidu s/o Ravendra Counsel Applicant

Parties (4)

DOI Applicant DOJ Defendant DOK Defendant DOL Defendant

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(I) 15 is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision dated 5 May 2025 concerning Arbitration, specifically addressing award. The judgment was delivered by Roger Giles. The case was brought by DOI (applicant) against DOJ and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by WongPartnership LLP and Davinder Singh Chambers LLC. The judgment cites 37 cases (35 Singapore, 2 foreign) and references 6 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the Indian Arbitration Act, and the Indian Contract Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.

Summary

DOI applied to set aside an arbitral award alleging breach of natural justice through cut-and-paste copying from prior related arbitration awards, showing the tribunal had prejudged the issues. The SICC set aside the award, finding that extensive and near-identical copying of substantive findings from prior awards demonstrated the majority had predetermined the outcome with a closed mind, constituting a breach of natural justice that prejudiced DOI's rights.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(I) 15?

[2025] SGHC(I) 15 (DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 5 May 2025 addressing Arbitration, specifically award. The judgment was delivered by Roger Giles.

Who were the parties in DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors?

The applicant in [2025] SGHC(I) 15 was DOI, and the respondent was DOJ, DOK. Legal representation included Davinder Singh Chambers LLC and Wong & Leow LLC. The case was decided on 5 May 2025 in the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(I) 15?

[2025] SGHC(I) 15 was delivered by Roger Giles in the Singapore International Commercial Court on 5 May 2025. The case concerned Arbitration.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(I) 15 cite?

[2025] SGHC(I) 15 cites 37 prior decisions, including 2 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, Indian Arbitration Act, Indian Contract Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

Indian Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

s 31(7)(a) s 31(7)(b) s 31A

Indian Contract Act

s 28

Indian Interest Act

s 2

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)

s 24(b)

Limitation Act (Cap 163)

Cases Cited (37)

SG (3)

[2021] SGHC 114 [2024] SGHC(I) 24 [2025] SGCA(I) 2

SLR (32)

[2007] 1 SLR(R) 597 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 85 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 86 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 929 [2008] 3 SLR(R) 871 [2010] 1 SLR 733 [2010] 3 SLR 1 [2010] 4 SLR 672 [2011] 4 SLR 633 [2012] 1 SLR 152 [2012] 1 SLR 457 [2013] 1 SLR 125 [2014] 1 SLR 372 [2014] 1 SLR 814 [2014] 3 SLR 180 [2014] 4 SLR 978 [2015] 1 SLR 114 [2015] 3 SLR 488 [2016] 1 SLR 549 [2018] 1 SLR 317 [2018] 2 SLR 1156 [2019] 2 SLR 131 [2019] 5 SLR 433 [2020] 1 SLR 695 [2021] 1 SLR 276 [2022] 1 SLR 505 [2022] 2 SLR 557 [2023] 1 SLR 55 [2023] 4 SLR 1031 [2024] 1 SLR 1283 [2024] 3 SLR 1370 [2024] 6 SLR 410

UK (2)

[1924] 1 KB 256 [2013] EWCA Civ 587

Cited By (1)

[2025] SGHC(I) 20

DOI v DOJ & 2 Ors

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(I) 15)