DTM v DTN

[2026] SGHC 68 High Court (General Division) 30 March 2026 • HC/OA 802/2025 • 37 min read
6 cases cited

Catchwords

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

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (1)

Dedar Singh Gill Delivered

Counsel (6)

AsiaLegal LLC Firm Kelvin Chia Partnership Firm Aditya Bhattacharya Counsel Respondent Murali Rajagopal Counsel Respondent Tan Thye Hoe Timothy Counsel Respondent Yong Manling Jasmine Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

DTM Applicant DTN Respondent

Case Significance

DTM v DTN [2026] SGHC 68 is a High Court General Division judgment delivered by Dedar Singh Gill J on 30 March 2026, dismissing an application by DTM (a manufacturer and exporter of iron ore fines) to set aside an arbitral award under s 24(b) of the International Arbitration Act 1994, alternatively to remit it under Art 34(4) of the UNCITRAL Model Law. The underlying contract, dated 19 December 2023, required DTM to supply 55,000 wet metric tonnes of iron ore fines (56% or minimum 55% iron content) to DTN, a commodity trader. DTM alleged a breach of natural justice by the tribunal; Dedar Singh Gill J dismissed the application. DTM was represented by Yong Manling Jasmine of Kelvin Chia Partnership; DTN by Murali Rajagopal, Aditya Bhattacharya, and Tan Thye Hoe Timothy of AsiaLegal LLC.

Summary

DTM, a manufacturer and exporter of iron ore fines, applied to set aside an arbitral award issued against it in favour of DTN, a commodity trader, arising from a dispute over a contract for the sale of 55,000 wet metric tonnes of iron ore fines at a base price of US$95–96 per dry metric tonne, alleging a breach of natural justice by the arbitral tribunal. In the alternative, DTM sought remission of the award under Art 34(4) of the UNCITRAL Model Law. The High Court dismissed the application, finding no breach of natural justice sufficient to warrant setting aside, and accordingly the question of remission did not arise.

What was the outcome of DTM v DTN [2026] SGHC 68?

Dedar Singh Gill J of the High Court dismissed on 30 March 2026 an application by iron ore fines manufacturer DTM to set aside an arbitral award under s 24(b) of the International Arbitration Act 1994, rejecting the natural justice challenge arising from a 55,000 wet metric tonne iron ore supply contract dated 19 December 2023.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)
International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)
s 24(b)

Cases Cited (6)

SLR (6)
[2007] 3 SLR(R) 86 [2013] 4 SLR 972 [2015] 3 SLR 488 [2020] 1 SLR 695 [2022] 1 SLR 1080 [2024] 1 SLR 32

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGHC 68)