Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti - C.M.C. di Ravenna, Italy v Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu & Anor
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[2025] SGHC(I) 16 is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision dated 25 June 2025 concerning Arbitration, Conflict of laws, and International Law, specifically addressing conflict of laws, restraint of proceedings, and restraint of foreign proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Hri Kumar Nair, with Dominique Hascher and Simon Thorley on the coram. The case was brought by Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti – CMC di Ravenna, Italy (applicant) against Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Wong & Leow LLC. The judgment cites 34 cases (24 Singapore, 10 foreign) and references 4 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the International Arbitration Act, and the Nepalese Development Board Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.
Summary
An Italian construction cooperative sought an interim anti-suit injunction against two Nepalese government entities to restrain them from pursuing proceedings in Nepal courts that breached a Singapore-seated arbitration agreement in a water supply infrastructure contract. The SICC granted the injunction, finding a prima facie case that the arbitration agreement was valid, the Nepalese proceedings were brought in breach of that agreement, and the second defendant was not entitled to sovereign immunity as the contract was a commercial transaction.
What was decided in [2025] SGHC(I) 16?
[2025] SGHC(I) 16 (Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti - C.M.C. di Ravenna, Italy v Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu & Anor) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 25 June 2025 addressing Arbitration, Conflict of laws, and International Law, specifically conflict of laws, restraint of proceedings, and restraint of foreign proceedings. The judgment was delivered by Hri Kumar Nair.
Who were the parties in Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti - C.M.C. di Ravenna, Italy v Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu & Anor?
The applicant in [2025] SGHC(I) 16 was Cooperativa Muratori and Cementisti – CMC di Ravenna, Italy, and the respondent was Department of Water Supply & Sewerage Management, Kathmandu, Melamchi Water Supply Development Board. Legal representation included Wong & Leow LLC. The case was decided on 25 June 2025 in the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(I) 16?
[2025] SGHC(I) 16 was delivered by Hri Kumar Nair in the Singapore International Commercial Court on 25 June 2025. Dominique Hascher and Simon Thorley also sat on the coram. The case concerned Arbitration, Conflict of laws, and International Law.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(I) 16 cite?
[2025] SGHC(I) 16 cites 34 prior decisions, including 10 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, International Arbitration Act, Nepalese Development Board Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.
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