Nicolas Tang

Purpose – The aim of this article is to dissect the various aspects of the recent Singapore High Court Judgment in Fantom Foundation v Multichain Foundation Ltd & Anor [2024] SGHC 173. In doing so, this article seeks to set out the grounds of the Singapore High Court’s decision and to identify the key takeaways when it comes…

Whether your business is headquartered in Singapore, Southeast Asia, or the wider Asia-Pacific, it’s essential that you understand how to properly deal with cross-border and international commercial disputes. Successfully navigating such disputes often culminates in obtaining a judgment from a foreign court or an award from an international arbitration tribunal. However, what makes a judgment…

Singapore (2002)  |   England and Wales (2006)  |   New York (2009)  |   Hong Kong (2009) Nicolas is an Arbitrator at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC) and Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). In the mediation arena, he is a Specialist Mediator at the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), an Accredited Mediator at the…

Moderator: Nicolas Tang, Founder, Farallon Law Corporation Speakers: Christopher Chong, Head of Construction & Engineering and Director (Dispute Resolution), Drew & Napier Joseph Chung, Partner, Deacons Nico Mooduto, Partner, SSEK Noppramart Thammateeradaycho, Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins Local courts have a significant impact on the choice of arbitral seat, as they provide essential judicial support and…

A&O Shearman, Singapore26 June 2024, 6pm to 8pm VK Rajah SC: Let me start off with climate. Lee Kuan Yew said that the greatest invention in the 20th century was air-conditioning. There is a cleavage between arbitration and mediation. When we go back, the first institutionalised form where an arbitration award could be enforced was probably…

In an ideal world, disputes would be resolved amicably, but in practice, some disputes are extremely difficult to resolve. Typical adversarial methods like litigation and arbitration are often used. However, there is scope to utilise mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism. Arb-Med-Arb, short for Arbitration-Mediation-Arbitration, is a dispute resolution process that seeks to integrate mediation…

In international arbitration cases held in Singapore, the process of handling evidence differs from traditional court proceedings. Unlike in courts, there are no predefined rules of evidence that automatically apply in international arbitration. Instead, the treatment of evidence becomes the responsibility of the arbitral tribunal when there is no prior agreement between the parties on…

Limitation periods in Singapore are governed by specific legal frameworks which set the time limits within which an individual or entity must initiate legal proceedings. These periods define the window for enforcing legal rights through the courts. The rationale behind limitation periods is to ensure legal certainty and fairness, preventing the indefinite hanging over of…