Kluwer: DRO v DRP: Singapore Aligns with International Consensus on Jurisdiction–Admissibility Dichotomy on Preconditions to Arbitration

In Singapore, the courts have long adhered to the principles from earlier English cases such as Emirates Trading Agency LLC v Prime Mineral Exports Pte Ltd [2015] 1 WLR 1145, asserting that failure to comply with mandatory pre-arbitral procedures strips the arbitral tribunal of its jurisdiction. Recently, however, there has been a notable shift.