In AKN and another v ALC and others and other appeals [2015] SGCA 18, the
Singapore Court of Appeal helpfully restated the proper relationship between
arbitral tribunals and the courts, reminding parties of the limits of judicial
review of arbitral awards. The Court emphasised party autonomy and choice
of adjudicators as a critical principle in arbitration. On that basis, the grounds
of court intervention are narrowly circumscribed, generally concerning process
failures that are unfair and prejudice the parties, or instances where the
arbitral tribunal has made a decision that is beyond the scope of the
arbitration agreement.