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Singapore Court of Appeal grants anti-suit relief and clarifies extent to which a dispute beyond terms of contract may fall within arbitration agreement
In COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers Co Ltd v PTI OKI Pulp & Paper Mills [2024] SGCA 50, the Singapore Court of Appeal held that tortious claims, which extended beyond the terms of the contract, arose "out of or in connection with" the arbitration agreement, and granted anti-suit relief. The decision was based on a common-sense inquiry (rather than a formulaic approach) into whether, in substance, the claims were sufficiently connected to the arbitration agreement.