Asiana Airlines Inc v Gate Gourmet Korea Co Ltd 2022 SGHC-I 8 - 27 May 2022
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2022
Summary
Introduction
1 By this Originating Summons ("the OS") the plaintiff seeks to set aside the Final Award ("the Award") dated 18 February 2021 in an Arbitration ("the Arbitration") (ICC Arbitration No 24544/HTG) together with an Addendum thereto ("the Addendum") dated 2 April 2021 pursuant to s 24(b) of the International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A, 2002 Rev Ed) ("IAA") and Arts 34(2)(a)(ii) and 34(2)(a)(iii) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration ("Model Law"). The plaintiff, Asiana Airlines, Inc ("Asiana") was the respondent and counterclaimant in the arbitration and the defendant, Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd ("GGK") was the claimant.
2 The OS was filed in the General Division of the High Court (HC/OS 580/2021) on 11 June 2021 and was transferred to the Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC") on 24 August 2021. Following the filing of affidavits and written submissions, there was an oral hearing before me on 23 and 24 March 2022 where Mr Thio Shen Yi SC ("Mr Thio SC") and Ms Nanthini d/o Vijayakumar appeared on behalf of Asiana and Mr Liew Wey- Ren Colin ("Mr Colin Liew") appeared on behalf of GGK.
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