 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - August 2022
SIArb was established in 1981 by 25 founder members and crossed its 40th milestone last year. Our mission remains largely the same today – to serve as a national body to promote arbitration, train and accredit arbitrators, as well as organise lectures, courses and social events for our members, working in collaboration with likeminded organisations.
Although SIArb began in 1981 with a modest group of 25 non-lawyers and lawyers, it enlarged its membership to 79 by 1982 and grew to 600 members by its 25th year in 2006. Today, we have just shy of 1,000 members and a more cosmopolitan mix of members than ever before, with high local and international demand for our training and accreditation services. SIArb is one of the key stakeholders in the arbitration community in Singapore and contributes regularly to arbitration developments.
40 years for a volunteer organisation can be said to be more significant than 40 years in the life of a person in that it is only possible through the public service and sacrifice of all those who have come before us. There is therefore much to commemorate, to celebrate and to be grateful for.
Council has been considering for some time different ways to commemorate the occasion – including to hold a gala dinner – essentially a party – for our members and friends to congregate. Due to pandemic restrictions, we could not do this in 2021 but are looking forward to doing so in late November this year. The electronic flyers have started being circulated so many of you will know that there will be three related events.
First, our popular annual Commercial Arbitration Symposium on 29 November 2022 (Tuesday), which is making a comeback after a 2 year hiatus, again in the old Parliament Chamber at the Arts House.
Second, as the Chair of the Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) in 2022, SIArb is hosting the annual RAIF Conference on 30 November 2022 (Wednesday) as a pre-event of our gala dinner.
Third, our 40th Anniversary Gala Dinner will be held in the evening on 30 November 2022 (Wednesday) in the Fullerton Hotel ballrooms. We are honoured that Minister Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law, has agreed to grace our event and we have already started to receive reservations from colleagues and friends from the region and from further afield so we expect to be fully booked. Please do not leave your interest too late. We encourage those of you who would like to support the events to please book your tables or seats early. Our Secretariat will assist you with this as well as any interest in sponsorship.
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Tay Yu-Jin
President,
SIArb 2021-2023
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ARTICLES |
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By Chan Yong Neng - Pinsent Masons MPillay; Connor Clark & Horace Ng - Pinsent Masons
In the biblical tale of the Judgement of Solomon, King Solomon ruled between two women both claiming to be the mother of a child. Solomon identified the true mother by proposing that the baby be cut in two, with each woman receiving a half. One woman was content with the proposal, while the other pleaded that...
- BOOK REVIEW: LAW PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE OF ARBITRATION IN INDIA
By Dinesh Dhillon - Allen & Gledhill LLP
Following the successful release of the 2nd edition of ‘Law, Practice and Procedure of Arbitration’ written from the perspective of Malaysian law, Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo has authored another invaluable treatise in his latest work ‘Law, Practice and Procedure of Arbitration in India’, a welcome and valuable resource providing a detailed insight into India’s developments and contributions to international arbitration. This book provides a holistic guide on both...
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in the hot seat! |
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In each issue of our newsletter, we interview an SIArb member to get their views on the alternative dispute resolution scene in Singapore, and to obtain some insight into what makes them tick. In this issue, we interview: Mr. Justyn Jagger.
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RECENT EVENTS |
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SIArb Roundtable Discussion on: “How to Make a Career in Arbitration” (2 June 2022)
The newly-established SIArb Young Practitioners Network presented a roundtable discussion on “How to Make a Career in Arbitration” on 2 June 2022. Participants were given an opportunity to get up close and personal with the speakers of diverse backgrounds in arbitration. Speakers, Ms Christine Artero, Ms Shobna Chandran, Mr Garry Crossley and Mr Lee Wai Pong were candid and generous with their advice on the avenues available to individuals interested in developing a career in arbitration. Ms. Cathryn Neo, Ms Khyati Raniwala, Mr Ang Wee Jian and Mr Fabian Lim facilitated the individual breakout room sessions.
The common themes that emerged during the various conversations that took place included... Read More
WEBINAR: Conflict of Laws in International Arbitration (18 May 2022)
On 18 May 2022, SIArb organised a webinar on conflict of laws in international arbitration.
The webinar was moderated by Mr Dinesh Dhillon, a Partner with Allen & Gledhill LLP and SIArb’s immediate past President, and the speakers were Prof. Janet Walker, CM – Chartered Arbitrator, Atkins Chambers, Dr. Kabir Duggal – Attorney, Arnold & Porter, New York and Mr Alvin Yap – Associate, Squire Patton Boggs Singapore LLP.
Prof Walker began the presentation by setting the stage with three questions... Read More
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31 Aug 2022
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6 Sept 2022
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7 Sept - 7 Nov 2022
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7 Oct 2022
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29 Nov 2022
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30 Nov 2022
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30 Nov 2022
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View our Past and Upcoming events HERE.
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New Members
The Institute extends a warm welcome to the following members:
Associates
- Tze Wei Julian Lim
- Megumi Yamamoto
- Yaoguo Lun
- Cherian Manjila
- Keo Langcheng
- Ling Ling Luo
- Rasika Dissanayake
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Members
- Mark Dempsey
- Sau Wee Chong
- Lada Shelkovnikova
- Hui Kok Teo
- Kevin Chan Wai Yi
- Philippe Espinasse
- Thaddaeus Tan
- Walter Silvester
- Siraj Shaik Aziz
- Walter Alexander
- Vishal Aggarwal
- Adi Prawira Koesoemo Widagdo
- Vijay Rangroo
- Mark Cheng
- Siew Beng Lee
- Aloysius Tan
- Sumi Anand
- Vijai Parwani
- Wah Kam Chia
- Mathew Kurian
- Fierman Prakarsa Alam
- Margaret Joan Ling
- Bhavish Advani
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Fellows
- Richard Tan
- Yung Kuan Foo
- Tze Tai Liu
- David Goodwin
- Lawrence Teh
- Siraj Omar
- Anton Peter Gustav Ingles
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View our Member Listing HERE.
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Council (2021-2022) |
Publications Committee (2022) |
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President
Tay Yu-Jin
Vice President
Andrew Pullen
Honorary Secretary
Francis Goh
Honorary Treasurer
Tan Weiyi
Immediate Past President
Dinesh Dhillon
Council Members
Chia Chor Leong
Chia Ho Choon
Ramesh Selvaraj
Rebecca Tai Andersen
Toh Chen Han
Yeo Boon Tat
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Chair
Yeo Boon Tat
Committee Members
Khoo Jing Ling Mr Bernard Lim
Lim Hseng lu
Fabian Lim
Jenna Lim Ying
Adolf Peter
Daniel Seligman
Tham Wei Chern
Toh Chen Han
Amos Wu
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