BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210926T164500 RDATE:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Singapore +08 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Singapore +08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b2a96a7f8c0507babf1159c6ecf4c8e1 CATEGORIES:Seminar CREATED:20220819T143133 SUMMARY:IN PERSON! SIArb Pre-AGM Seminar: Arbitration in the Age of Sustainability (27 September 2022, 4.45pm - 6.00pm (GMT +8)) LOCATION:1 Marina Boulevard\, NTUC Centre\, Level 7 Room 701\, Singapore 018989 DESCRIPTION: About this Seminar:As the world moves to place the global economy on a mor e sustainable basis, the effects are sure to feed through into the resoluti on of disputes. \nIn this seminar, Siraj Omar SC will discuss how this will affect arbitration in Singapore and internationally. How will it change t he types of disputes we are faced with? How will it change the arbitral pr ocess? And what do arbitrators and other practitioners need to learn, or c hange in the way they practice, in order to be ready for this future?\nThis seminar is complimentary for members and will be followed by the SIArb Ann ual General Meeting. Seminar Programme4.30 – 4.45pmRegistrations and Standi ng Buffet 4.45 – 4.50pmOpening Remarks by ChairpersonMr. Andrew Pullen – Ba rrister, Fountain Court Chambers; Vice President, Singapore Institute of Ar bitrators4.50 – 5.50pmArbitration in the Age of SustainabilityMr. Siraj Oma r, SC – Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC5.50 – 6.00pmQ&a mp;A Session6.00pmSIArb Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022The seminar will b e followed by the SIArb AGM. SIArb members in the audience are invited to s tay for the AGM and join us for free flow of wine and beer after the AGM!\n About the Speaker\n \n \nMr. Siraj Omar, SC is a Director in the Dispute Re solution department at Drew & Napier LLC. He specialises in complex, h igh-value commercial disputes and has almost 25 years of active trial and a ppellate practice in the Singapore Courts and in international arbitrations . He also sits as an arbitrator and as a mediator. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Board Executive Committee of the Singapore I nternational Arbitration Centre (SIAC), as Deputy Commissioner of the Gover nment Procurement Adjudication Tribunal, as a civilian panel member on the Military Court of Appeal and as a member of the Specialist Mediator Panel ( Singapore) of the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC). He is a lso a member of the Practice Advisory Committee of the Singapore Management University School of Law.\nSiraj holds Fellowships at the Chartered Instit ute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and the Singapore Academy of Law. He is also a member of the International Association of Defence Counsel.\nHe has been appointed by the Chief Justic e of Singapore to the Rules Committee and the Working Group of the Professi onal Conduct Council, and also serves on the Accreditation Committee of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE). He is a past member of the Council of The Law Society of Singapore and has been a member of its Inqui ry Panel since 2009. Siraj is recognized in all the leading legal directo ries, including Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Asia-Pacific Legal 500 and Bench mark Litigation Asia-Pacific. He was appointed Senior Counsel in 2019.\nA bout the Chairperson\n Mr. Andrew Pullen is an English-qualified barrister specialising in international arbitration, appearing as counsel and sitting as arbitrator. He has been based in Singapore since 2011. Andrew’s recent cases range from construction disputes in Australia and Asia, to claims rel ating to software licensing and the development of pharmaceuticals, to join t venture disputes. His diverse experience covers energy, finance, mining, automotive, defence, utilities, heavy industry, manufacturing, brewing and media, and cases determined under a wide variety of governing laws and arbi tral rules, in Asia, Europe and the US. He frequently works as cocounsel wi th lawyers from many jurisdictions and has considerable experience of inter im measures and jurisdiction issues in arbitration. \nDownload Brochure HER E (https://siarb.org.sg/images/Events/2022/SIArb_Pre_AGM_Seminar_Arbitratio n_in_the_Age_of_Sustainability_Brochure_27_Sept_2022.pdf). \n REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE: 12pm on 27 September 2022\nFEES\n(includes materials, if any )\nMembershipRegular RateSIArb MembersFreeMembers of:\nAsia Pacific Institu te of Experts (APIEx); Regional Arbitral Institute Forum (RAIF); Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA); Society of Construction Law Singapore (SCL (S)); Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA); Singapore Ins titute of Architects (SIA)$90.00OthersS$120.00Continuing Professional Devel opment \nSILE CPD Points \nPractice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution\nT raining Level: General\nPublic CPD Points: 1.5\n \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
As the world moves to place the global economy on a more sustainable basis, the effects are sure to fee d through into the resolution of disputes.
In this seminar, Siraj Omar SC will discuss how this will affect a rbitration in Singapore and internationally. How will it change the t ypes of disputes we are faced with? How will it change the arbitral p rocess? And what do arbitrators and other practitioners need to learn , or change in the way they practice, in order to be ready for this future?
The sem inar will be followed by the SIArb AGM. SIArb members in the audience are i nvited to stay for the AGM and join us for free flow of wine and beer after the AGM!
About the Speaker
| Mr. Siraj Omar, SC is a Director in the Dispute Resolution department at Drew & Napie
r LLC. He specialises in complex, high-value commercial disputes and
has almost 25 years of active trial and appellate practice in the Singapore
Courts and in international arbitrations. He also sits as an arbitra
tor and as a mediator. He currently serves on the Board of Director s and the Board Executive Committee of the Singapore International Arbitrat ion Centre (SIAC), as Deputy Commissioner of the Government Procurement Adj udication Tribunal, as a civilian panel member on the Military Court of App eal and as a member of the Specialist Mediator Panel (Singapore) of the Sin gapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC). He is also a member of the Practice Advisory Committee of the Singapore Management University Scho ol of Law. Siraj holds Fellowships at the Chartered Institute of Arbi trators (CIArb), the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb) and the Sin gapore Academy of Law. He is also a member of the International Assoc iation of Defence Counsel. He has been appointed by the Chief Justice of Singapore to the Rules Committee and the Working Group of the Professio nal Conduct Council, and also serves on the Accreditation Committee of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE). He is a past member of the Council of The Law Society of Singapore and has been a member of its I nquiry Panel since 2009. Siraj is recognized in all the leading legal directories, including Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Asia-Pacific Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific. He was appointed Se nior Counsel in 2019. |
About the Chairperson
Mr. Andrew Pullen is an English-qualified barrister specialising in international arbitration, appearing as counsel and sitting as arbitrator. He has been b ased in Singapore since 2011. Andrew’s recent cases range from constr uction disputes in Australia and Asia, to claims relating to software licen sing and the development of pharmaceuticals, to joint venture disputes. His diverse experience covers energy, finance, mining, automotive, defence, ut ilities, heavy industry, manufacturing, brewing and media, and cases determ ined under a wide variety of governing laws and arbitral rules, in Asia, Eu rope and the US. He frequently works as cocounsel with lawyers from many ju risdictions and has considerable experience of interim measures and jurisdi ction issues in arbitration. |
REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE: 12pm on 27 September 2022 | FEES (includes materials, if any)< /strong> |
Membership | Regular Rate< /strong> |
SIArb Members | Free |
Members of: Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (APIEx); Regiona l Arbitral Institute Forum (RAIF); Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA); Society of Construction Law Singapore (SCL (S)); Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA); Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) | $ 90.00 |
Others | S$120.00 |
Continuing Professional Development
SILE CPD Points |