GNC HOLDINGS, LLC v ONI GLOBAL PTE LTD & Anor

[2025] SGHC(I) 25 Singapore International Commercial Court 21 October 2025 • SIC/OA 9/2025 ( HC/SUM 777/2025 ) • 81 min read

9 cases cited (8 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Jurisdiction Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Public policy Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Breach of natural justice

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (3)

Chua Lee Ming Coram James Allsop Delivered Simon Thorley Coram

Counsel (12)

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC Firm Duxton Hill Chambers Firm Rachel Low LLC Firm Resource Law LLC Firm Adrian Aw Counsel Claimant David Fong Counsel Defendant Davinder Singh Counsel Defendant Ian Choi Counsel Claimant Ng Shu Wen Counsel Defendant Rachel Low Counsel Claimant Tessa Lim Counsel Claimant Toby Landau KC Counsel Claimant

Parties (3)

GNC Holdings, LLC Claimant LAC Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Defendant ONI Global Pte Ltd Defendant

Summary

Two Singapore franchisees of GNC Holdings applied to set aside an enforcement order for a US arbitral award on grounds of jurisdiction, natural justice breach, and public policy. The SICC allowed the application in part, declining to enforce specific performance orders requiring assignment of domain names and social media accounts as those were not amenable to enforcement in Singapore, but otherwise dismissed the challenge and enforced the remaining orders including damages and termination-related relief.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)

Cases Cited (9)

SG (1)

[2023] SGHC 275

SLR (7)

[2006] 1 SLR(R) 634 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 86 [2018] 1 SLR 1 [2023] 4 SLR 708 [2024] 2 SLR 216 [2024] 5 SLR 706 [2025] 1 SLR 806

UK (1)

[1998] 4 All ER 570

Judgment

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Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(I) 25)