Duane Morris & Selvam LLP has contributed to the latest edition of the Global Arbitration Review: The Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2027.
Our featured chapter, “India v Singapore as enforcement forums: pro-enforcement rhetoric and evolving judicial practices,” provides a comprehensive and comparative analysis of how both jurisdictions handle the enforcement of arbitral awards.
While both India and Singapore publicly champion pro-arbitration and pro-enforcement frameworks, their day-to-day judicial practices reveal key practical distinctions. Singapore courts intervene narrowly, strictly prioritizing the finality of awards. Conversely, while India has historically maintained a broader supervisory role, recent legislative and judicial reforms are actively working to limit intervention and streamline enforcement.
In this insightful piece, authors Ramiro Rodriguez, Priyank Srivastava, and Ignatius Lee review landmark cases from both jurisdictions, exploring what these shifting dynamics mean for businesses when selecting an arbitral seat or enforcement forum.
Read the full chapter here.
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Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is the joint law venture between Duane Morris LLP and Selvam LLC, with its headquarters in Singapore. By way of its global platform and extensive range of legal services, the firm helps companies conduct business in and out of Asia, the United States, Latin America, the United Kingdom and beyond. In addition to the excellent skills of its lawyers, clients benefit from the cultural fluency and key relationships that the firm has developed over many years of practising law throughout the region. The firm has a presence in the key markets of Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Shanghai, Sydney, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, as well as an office in Myanmar. Supporting these regional offices, the firm operates a series of country desks for India, Korea, and Japan. It is regularly ranked among the region’s leading law firms by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000.
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