Read the full judgment text of FAMV 20/2017 on BabelCite. This Court of Final Appeal judgment was delivered on 18 August 2017 before Ribeiro PJ, Tang PJ, Fok PJ.
Arbitration – leave to appeal – extension of time – New York Convention – enforcement of foreign arbitral awards – questions of general importance – exceptional circumstances – application for extension of time to resist enforcement of Singapore awards – refusal by Court of First Instance and Court of Appeal – leave sought to Court of Final Appeal – test for extension of time – relevance of seat court's non-setting aside – production of original arbitration agreement – 'or otherwise' ground – leave granted on two questions and on 'or otherwise' ground – refused on third question – appeal to be heard on 12 and 13 March 2018
Legal issues: Leave to appeal - extension of time to resist enforcement
Outcome: Leave to appeal granted on Questions 1 and 2 and on the 'or otherwise' ground; refused on Question 3.
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