In this short blog, we set out some observations from PS 23 Interior Pte. Ltd. v Andrew Tan Tong Sin [2026] SGMC 71 (the “Judgment”).
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Frustration frustrated? The English High Court in Into Nominee One Ltd v Study Group UK Ltd [2026] EWHC 1201 (TCC) considers the limits of frustration in the context of a lease agreement, where the premise was fraught with life-threatening defects.
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In Belong (Construction) Ltd v Seddon Construction Ltd [2026] EWHC 1275 (TCC), the TCC held that a later JCT contract did not extinguish liability for earlier breaches under a PCSA, despite wording that those rights and liabilities would be “subsumed into and be subject to” the later contract (Judgment [8], [11], [16], [36]–[47]).
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One of the issues that was addressed in the Singapore Court of Appeal’s decision of Oni Global Pte Ltd & Anor v GNC Holdings, LLC [2026] SGCA(I) 3 was whether the spoliation of evidence in an arbitration would render the arbitral award in conflict with the public policy of Singapore such that the award should be set aside.
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A Look at Various Challenges at the Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Stage: The decision in Medipas LLC and Ors v Erdenet Mining Corp SOE [2026] SGHC 97 reaffirms the Singapore Court’s pro-enforcement approach.
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The Singapore High Court recently addressed the scope of adjudication review under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004, as well as some other issues, in Zhao Yang Geotechnic Pte Ltd v China Communications Construction Company Ltd (Singapore Branch) [2026] SGHC 82.
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Finality and the limits of challenge in expert determination: the English Court of Appeal in WH Holdings v London Stadium [2026] EWCA Civ 53 reaffirms the high threshold for challenging expert determination on ground of “manifest error”
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This short blog addresses some takeaways on variation works from Uniform Building Contractors Ltd v The Water and Sewerage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago [2026] UKPC 2.
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Does failure to comply with mandatory pre-arbitral steps engage an arbitral tribunal’s jurisdiction or admissibililty? The Singapore High Court in DRO v DRP [2025] SGHC 255 settles the debate.
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It is not unusual for building contractors to provide collateral warranties. The recent England and Wales (Technology and Construction Court) decision of One Hyde Park Ltd v Laing O’Rourke Construction South Ltd [2026] EWHC 155 (TCC) is one such case, where the result was that the building contractor was ordered to pay in excess of £34 million pursuant to the collateral warranty given.
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