Emergency Arbitration with Protective Preliminary Orders based on the SIAC Rules 2025

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) has introduced a new mechanism called the Emergency Arbitration (“EA”) mechanism under the SIAC Rules 2025. The SIAC Rules 2025, which came into effect on 1 January 2025, permit the parties to seek Protective Preliminary Orders (“PPO”) from an emergency arbitrator without notification to the other parties (i.e., ex parte preliminary orders, otherwise known as ex parte ad interim orders). The PPO is intended to enable applicants to secure specific assets or legal positions appropriately. In short, after submitting a PPO and requesting the appointment of the Emergency Arbitrator, SIAC will appoint an arbitrator within...

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The BANI Regulation 2025: What Practitioners Need to Know

The BANI Regulation 2025: What Practitioners Need to Know As has been widely discussed, in early 2025 the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (“BANI”) officially issued the latest Arbitration Rules and Procedures to be used as a guidelines for dispute resolution at BANI. The BANI Regulation 2025 highlighted several key issues, including BANI’s authority in cases of Unlawful Acts (Torts), the expansion of the limitations on legal counsel practicing at BANI, the new concept of consolidation of arbitration applications, the arbitrator replacement, and the emergency arbitration. These concepts were certainly added and/or modified in the BANI Regulation 2025 with the aim of...

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Emergency Arbitration under BANI Rules 2025 compared with SIAC Rules 2025 and ICC Rules 2021

Recently, the Indonesian National Arbitration Board (“BANI”) has released its newest set of Arbitration Rules and Procedures for 2025 (“BANI Rules 2025”). The BANI Rules 2025 introduce several adjustment and advancements such as: (i) adjustment to consolidation, multiparty, and multi-contract arbitration; (ii) expanded grounds for challenging arbitrators; and (iii) emergency arbitration. This article will comprehensively discuss emergency arbitrator under BANI Rules 2025 compared with SIAC Rules 2025 and ICC Rules 2021. The practice of emergency arbitration has been recognized and implemented by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) and the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”). In brief, emergency arbitration is an...

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