In Zhejiang Crystal-Optech Co Ltd v Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 186, the General Division of the High Court of Singapore (High Court) set aside an order granting permission to enforce an interim arbitral award issued by an emergency arbitrator in a China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) arbitration seated in the People’s Republic of China. On the available expert and factual evidence before it, the High Court found that the emergency arbitrator had no power to grant the interim award under the applicable law, namely, Chinese law. Nor was any such power conferred by agreement of the parties.
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Partner – China Practice, International Arbitration and Commercial & Corporate Disputes
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