In the recent Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) decision of B2C2 Ltd v Quoine Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC(I) 03 (“B2C2 v Quoine”), the SICC decided that, inter alia, “… where it is necessary to assess the state of mind of a person in a case where acts of deterministic computer programs are in issue, regard should be had to the state of mind of the programmer of the software of that program at the time the relevant part of the program was written.”
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There is now a new mediation centre in town, specifically targeted at the construction industry, addressing the demand for mediation services.
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In CHL Construction Pte Ltd v Yangguang Group Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC 62 (“CHL v YG”), Justice Chan Seng Onn considered the question of whether, in relation to claims under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (“SOPA”), contractual provisions relating to SOPA timelines survive termination of the contract.
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The recent High Court decision in Sito Construction Pte Ltd (trading as Afone International) v PBT Engineering Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC 7 (“Sito v Afone”) is yet another reminder of the importance of raising jurisdictional objection as early as possible for respondents under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (“SOP Act”).
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In the recent Court of Appeal decision of Sun Travels & Tours Pvt Ltd v Hilton International Manage (Maldives) Pvt Ltd [2019] SGCA 10 (“Sun v Hilton”), the Court of Appeal dealt with, inter alia, when would anti-suit injunctions and anti-enforcement injunctions be granted when foreign proceedings were commenced in breach of an arbitration agreement.
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In the recent High Court decision of United Integrated Services Pte Ltd v Civil Tech Pte Ltd and another [2019] SGHC 32 (“UIS v CTPL”), the High Court dealt with the question of, inter alia, what happens if an Adjudication Determination (“AD”) issued under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (“SOP Act”) has been effectively superseded by a subsequent AD: should enforcement of the prior AD be allowed independent of the second AD?
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In the recent English High Court decision of Blue Manchester Limited v North West Ground Rents Limited [2019] EWHC 142 (TCC) (“Blue Manchester”), specific performance was ordered against the landlord of a mixed hotel-residential development to remedy structural defects in the glass façade of the building, among others.
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In the recent Court of Appeal decision of Glaziers Engineering Pte Ltd v WCS Engineering Construction Pte Ltd [2018] 2 SLR 1311, the Court of Appeal made clear that the threshold to set aside an adjudication determination rendered under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (“SOP Act”) is a high one.
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