Arbitral Award Set Aside Over 'Copy-Paste' Findings by Retired Indian Judges: Singapore Court
In a significant ruling on May 5, 2025, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), presided over by Judge Roger Giles, set aside a major arbitral award involving an Indian government-owned special purpose vehicle and a consortium of contractors. The decision was based on serious violations of natural justice, where two of the three arbitrators failed to apply independent reasoning and simply reproduced prior arbitral decisions. Arbitrators copied past awards without…
