Committees 2023 - 2024

1. Activities Committee

The Activities Committee shall be responsible for organising: (i) social activities and networking events amongst members of the Institute and with other organisations to build relationships which may support the arbitration community; (ii) events with a focus on topics of domestic or international interest to arbitration practitioners beyond the law and practice of arbitration; and (iii) events with a focus on career, mentoring and wellbeing; including the Annual Dinner, Members’ Night, and the “Beyond Arbitration: Global Perspectives” series. 
 
Chair

Mr Yeo Boon Tat

Committee Member(s)

Ms Josephine Jung
Mr Hermann Knott
Mr Krishna Ramakrishna Sharma
Ms Ushan Premaratne
Ms Meera Rajah
Mr Matthew Charles Shaw
Ms Geeta Thakerar 

Young Practitioners Network (sub-committee of the Activities Committee)

The co-ordinating committee for the Young Practitioners Network shall be a sub-committee of the Activities Committee. This Committee shall take the lead on the Institute’s engagement with all young arbitration practitioners with less than 10 years’ experience in arbitration or below the age of 40. The Committee aims to promote a strong mentorship culture within the Institute with events such as the Annual Careers Roundtable. It will serve as a forum for young practitioners to exchange ideas on arbitration through events such as the Annual Debate.

Co-Chair(s)

Ms Cathryn Neo and Ms Meera Rajah

Committee Member(s) Mr Ang Wee Jian
Ms Asiyah Arif
Mr Suneel Kumar Kohli
Ms Arias Lim
Mr Fabian Lim
Mr Julian Lim
Ms Eugenia Tay
Ms Toh Jiayi

 


2. Arbitration Bar Committee

The Arbitration Bar Committee represents the interests and concerns of members who practise predominantly as arbitration counsel or counsel in arbitration-related litigation. The Committee shall also be responsible for drafting the Institute’s responses to consultations and research on the law and/or practice of arbitration issued by public authorities, arbitral institutions or academic institutions.
 
Chair

Mr Ramesh Selvaraj

Committee Member(s)
Mr Boey Swee Siang
Mr Kevin Chan Wai Yi
Ms Delphine Ho
Ms Meera Rajah
Mr Ashok Kumar Singh
Mr Joseph Tay
Mr Tay Yu-Jin

 

3. Continuing Professional Development Committee

The Continuing Professional Development Committee shall be responsible for arranging a regular programme of seminars, webinars or other events to assist members and others in furthering their professional development in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution, fulfilling CPD requirements projecting thought leadership by the Institute, and networking with the arbitration and business community. The Committee shall also be responsible for the SIArb Commercial Arbitration Symposium and the SIArb Annual Lecture.
 
Chair

Mr Andrew Pullen

Committee Member(s)
Ms Donna Ross
Mr Matthew Charles Shaw
Ms Tricia Sheu
Ms Toh Jiayi
 

 

4. Education Committee

The Education Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the Institute’s training courses and examinations in the law and practice of arbitration and dispute resolution and shall: (i) recommend to Council the appointment of a Course Director and, if the Committee thinks fit, a Deputy Course Director for each such course and examination; (ii) appoint the members of the Institute’s Teaching Faculty and Resource Panel and appoint guest lecturers ; (iii) approve the syllabus, course materials, examination materials and marking schemes; (iv) recommend budgets to Council; (v) recommend to Council whether such examinations should be prescribed for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any class of membership; and (vi) recommend to Council whether the Institute should issue any certificate or other qualification upon the successful completion of the course or passing of the examination. The Committee shall also assess and make recommendations to Council upon any proposal for the Institute to endorse any training course or examination run by or in collaboration with a third party (including any proposal for Council to prescribe such an examination for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any class of membership or for the Institute to issue any certificate or other qualification upon the successful completion of the course or passing of the examination) and the Committee shall represent the Institute in relation to any such course or examination endorsed by the Institute.

Chair

Mr Chia Chor Leong

Committee Member(s) Mr Andrew Pullen
Ms Delphine Ho
Ms Tan Weiyi

 

5. Executive Committee (Replaces Administration & Finance Committee)

The Executive Committee shall: (i) save where specifically delegated by Council to another committee, oversee the general administration and financial matters of the Institute; (ii) co-ordinate budgetary and sponsorship matters; (iii) supervise the Institute’s Secretariat; and (iv) save where delegated by Council to another Council member or committee, take primary responsibility for managing relations with external organisations both within and outside Singapore. The members of the Committee shall be designated as signatories for the Institute’s bank accounts.

 
Chair

Mr Tay Yu-Jin

Committee Member(s) Mr Dinesh Dhillon 
Mr Andrew Pullen
Mr Ramesh Selvaraj
Mr Yeo Boon Tat  

 

6. Membership and Panel Arbitrators Committee

The Membership and Panel Arbitrators Committee shall oversee the process for applications (i) for admission or re-admission to membership of the Institute and (ii) for admission or re-admission to or continuation of membership of all panels of arbitrators maintained by the Institute. The Committee shall: (i) review every such application and make a recommendation to Council as to whether it should be accepted; and (ii) from time to time make recommendations to Council for the efficient, effective and fair administration of the application process.
 
Co-Chair(s)

Mr Matthew Charles Shaw and Mr Andrew Pullen

Committee Member(s) Mr Chia Chor Leong
Ms Delphine Ho
Mr Ramesh Selvaraj
 
 

7. Communications Committee 

The Communications Committee shall: (i) coordinate and edit the SIArb Newsletter; (ii) manage, maintain and periodically upgrade the Institute’s website; and (iii) administer and maintain the social media accounts and platforms of the Institute approved by Council.
 
Chair

Ms Tan Weiyi

Committee Member(s)
Mr Randolph Khoo
Mr Lau Chin Huat
Mr Bernard Lim
Ms Ong Pei Ching
Ms Meera Rajah
Mr Ananya Pratap Singh
Mr Yeo Boon Tat
 

8. Scheme Arbitration Committee

The Scheme Arbitration Committee is responsible for the promotion and implementation of special and independent arbitration schemes for specific sectors of commerce, industry and society.
 
Chair

Ms Delphine Ho

Committee Member(s)
Mr Chia Chor Leong
Mr Khoo Jing Ling
Mr Lee Kher Sheng
Mr Daniel Seligman
Ms Tan Weiyi

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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