Singapore: Construction & Planning

When a Dispute Adjudication Board declines jurisdiction over referred disputes under FIDIC contracts, can parties proceed directly to arbitration? This Singapore High Court case examines the mechanics of ad hoc DAB appointments and explores whether pre-arbitral procedural objections constitute matters of jurisdiction or admissibility in international construction arbitration.

Power constraints, evolving financing models, regulatory complexity and public scrutiny are reshaping the development and investment landscape for data centres across Asia Pacific.

The Singapore High Court's decision in Arki-Tech International Private Ltd v Rentak Tabrau Sdn Bhd [2025] SGHC 233 is an exercise in the application of well-settled principles...

In Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v KTP Consultants Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC(A) 32, the Appellate Division allowed the management corporation's appeal against the High Court's decision to strike out the MCST's claim against the structural engineer and Qualified Person on the basis of time bar.

In the short ex tempore decision of Builders Hub Pte Ltd v JP Nelson Equipment Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC(A) 28 (the "Judgment"), the Appellate Division of the High Court clarified whether an adjudication determination can be set aside for fraud if the fraud did not affect the adjudication determination.

In Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v TPS Construction Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 149 ("MCST 4099"), the plaintiff, Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099's...

Teh Hwee Hwee JC set aside the Adjudication Determination and remitted it back to the adjudicator.

In Wan Sern Metal Industries Pte Ltd v Hua Tian Engineering Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 46, Kwek Mean Luck J dismissed an appeal for a stay for enforcement of adjudication determination.

A party can terminate a contract pursuant to an agreed contractual mechanism.