Agreements to arbitrate: loss of right to arbitrate

The decision of Belinda Ang J in the High Court of Singapore in BMO v BMP [2017] SGHC 127 covers a lot ofground, including the law applicable to an arbitration clause and the properapproach to its interpretation. However, the most important aspect of thedecision is the detailed analysis of the circumstances in which a right toarbitrate is lost by a party who commences litigation instead of arbitrating.

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