Stay of proceedings: arbitrability and minority shareholders

L Capital Jones Ltd and Another v Maniach Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 03 is an important decision of the Court of Appeal of Singapore, a fact that underlies the importance of the decision. It is an appeal from the lengthy and closely-reasoned decision of Vinodh Coomaraswamy J, [2016] SGHC 65, and raises important issues as to the arbitrability of claims for relief by minority shareholders, loss of the right to seek a stay by an applicant who has allegedly taken a step in the judicial proceedings and the interpretation of arbitration clauses.

Maniach : the facts