High-Stakes SIAC Arbitration Against Chinese SOE-Backed Entity Over Shareholders’ Agreement Breaches

Rajah & Tann Singapore, member firm of Rajah & Tann Asia, is representing a Hong Kong partnership in a multi-jurisdictional SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, arising from serial breaches of a shareholders’ agreement by a major Chinese electric company backed by a powerful SOE conglomerate. The dispute involves intricate issues of jurisdiction, conflicts of law, and recognition of partnership rights under Hong Kong law, alongside parallel criminal investigations and winding-up proceedings in China. Senior Partner Toh Kian Sing, SC and Partner Yu Zheng from the Shipping & International Trade Practice are leading the matter.