Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
9-2016
Abstract
The establishment of the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) marks a significant development in Singapore’s private international law. This note leverages on the Singapore High Court decision of IM Skaugen SE v MAN Diesel & Turbo SE [2016] SGHCR 6 to discuss two key issues raised by the SICC: the relationship between the Singapore High Court’s and the SICC’s jurisdictional rules, and the applicable test for the exercise of the SICC’s jurisdiction. This note argues that the possibility of a transfer to the SICC should influence the High Court’s exercise of its international jurisdiction, and that the SICC should not apply the common law jurisdictional approaches for the exercise of its international jurisdiction, but a unique test that recognises the competing policy objectives it has to balance.
Keywords
conflict of laws, private international law, Singapore International Commercial Court, exercise of jurisdiction
Discipline
Asian Studies | Commercial Law | International Law
Research Areas
Private Law
Publication
Singapore Academy of Law Journal
Volume
28
First Page
649
Last Page
666
ISSN
0218-2009
Publisher
Singapore Academy of Law
Citation
CHNG, Wei Yao, Kenny.
Exploring A New Frontier in Singapore's Private International Law: IM Skaugen SE v MAN Diesel & Turbo SE [2016] SGHCR 6. (2016). Singapore Academy of Law Journal. 28, 649-666.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1764
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