Jurisdiction: res judicata

The decision of Sacofa Sdn Bhd v Super Sea Cable Networks Pte Ltd and Another [2024] SGHC 54 raised a number of issues on the interpretation of an arbitration clause where there had been a partial carve out of issues under a separate agreement. The key point of interest in the decision is, however, the court's approach to the question whether a decision of an enforcing court had preclusive effect where a later challenge to the award was made in the curial court.

Sacofa: the facts