Regalindo Resources Pte Ltd v Seatrek Trans Pte Ltd (The “Startec”) – High Court of Singapore (Andrew Ang J) – 16 May 2008

Practice – Anti-suit injunction – Claimant obtaining Rule B Attachment in US courts as security for Singapore arbitration proceedings – Whether respondent entitled to anti-suit injunction restraining New York proceedings

The defendant (“Seatrek”) commenced arbitration proceedings in Singapore against the plaintiff (“Regalindo”) seeking damages for an alleged breach of a time charter containing a Singapore arbitration clause. The alleged breach related to Regalindo’s failure to take delivery of the vessel Startec. Regalindo’s position was that it had not entered into the alleged charterparty.