Summary

Arbitration -- Enforcement -- Foreign award -- Whether enforcement was time barred under s 6(1)(c) of the Limitation Act 1959 (2020 Rev Ed) -- Whether the claims in the arbitration were time barred -- Whether the defendant had proper notice of the arbitration and was able to present its case -- Whether the doctrine of laches is applicable

1 HC/OA 738/2025 ("Recognition Application") is an application by South of England Protection and Indemnity Association (Bermuda) Ltd (in liquidation) ("Applicant") seeking permission to recognise and enforce an arbitration award ("Award") issued in its favour against Pacmar Shipping Pte Ltd ("Defendant") in the same manner as a judgment or an order to the same effect, and for judgment to be entered against the Defendant in the terms of the Award. The Award was issued on 17 July 2019 by a sole arbitrator, Mr Ian Gaunt ("Arbitrator"), pursuant to an ad hoc arbitration ("Arbitration") between the Applicant and the Defendant.