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Please be informed that with effect from 1 December 2019, the SIArb Secretariat office will move to the following address:
12 Eu Tong Sen Street #08-169 SOHO 2, Clarke Quay Central, Singapore 059819

14 October 2019

1.  COUNCIL AND OFFICE-BEARERS:

Following the elections at the Annual General Meeting on 30 September 2019, the following is a listing of the Office-Bearers and Council Members till the next AGM in 2020:

2.   COMMITTEES: 

The Council invites all Fellows and Members to volunteer to serve on Committees of the Institute. The Committees and their respective Chairs are as follows; and if you are interested in joining any of the Committees, please respond using the REPLY SLIP and email to the Secretariat by 1 November 2019. (You may select up to 3 Committees only).

For your information, please refer HERE for the Terms of Reference of these Committees and a list of the Committees for 2018-2019.

23 September 2019

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

7 August 2019 will be a day etched in the memories of the Singapore legal community for years to come. The Singapore Mediation Convention progressed from a dream to a reality. 46 countries signed the Convention in Singapore on this historic day. Credit must go to all involved, particularly the Ministry of Law. I had the privilege of serving as a host to delegates and they were full of praise for Singapore.

Singapore now has a tripartite solution for international disputes. International Arbitration, International Mediation and International Litigation (through the SICC). End users have the benefit of choice and flexibility to utilise the most appropriate dispute resolution mechanism. Any “competition” between the tripartite offering can only be a good thing as standards and processes are constantly improved. Singapore has adopted a transnational approach for the various rules and processes, wherein best practices from both civil and common law traditions are reflected.

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