2007: Conference Proceedings
Articles

Singapore: The Year in Review

Published 2007-09-27

Keywords

  • issue estoppel,
  • ship rearrest,
  • Admiralty jurisdiction,
  • misdelivery of cargo,
  • non-production of bill of lading,
  • doctrine of election,
  • seaworthiness,
  • bill of lading clauses,
  • Mareva injunction,
  • foreign arbitration,
  • hull insurance,
  • time policies,
  • voyage policies,
  • Inchmaree Clause,
  • marine insurance,
  • arbitration,
  • carriage of goods by sea,
  • concurrent proceedings,
  • breach of warranty,
  • breach of duty of good faith,
  • due diligence,
  • interpretation of warranty,
  • ship arrest,
  • warrant of arrest,
  • material non-disclosure,
  • damages for wrongful arrest,
  • writ in rem,
  • writ in personam,
  • bills of lading,
  • exemption clause,
  • UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration,
  • stay of proceedings,
  • Institute Time Clauses Hulls,
  • class warranty
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Abstract

In this paper, Tan considers a selection of judicial decisions from the Singaporean courts over the past year. These cases fall under several key banners, including admiralty, carriage of goods, arbitration, and marine insurance. They are as follows:

  • The 'Vasiliy Golovin' [2007] SGHC 116
  • The 'Global 1' [2006] SGHC 30
  • The 'Pacific Vigorous' [2006] 3 SLR 374
  • The 'Limin XIX' [2007] SGHC 121
  • Swift-Fortune Ltd v Magnifica Marine SA [2007] 1 SLR 629
  • Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd v Samudera Shipping Line Ltd [2007] SGHC 41
  • The 'Marina Iris' [2006] 4 SLR 689
  • The 'Sumpile 28' [2006] 3 SLR 12
  • Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance (Singapore) Ltd v Metico Marine Pte Ltd and Anor [2006] 3 SLR 333.