Panel of Arbitrators

PANEL OF ARBITRATORS

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Sajjad Ahmad Akhtar

Nationality: Singapore PR

Language: English,Hindi,Urdu,Others

Arbitration:

Educational/Professional Memberships:
CPA Australia,Insolvency Practitioners Association of Singapore Limited (IPAS),Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA),Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb),Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC),Other(s)

Govindarajalu Asokan

Nationality: Singaporean

Language: English,Malay (Bahasa Melayu),Tamil

Arbitration:

Educational/Professional Memberships:
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore,Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb),International Court of Arbitration (ICC),Law Society of England & Wales,Law...

Madan Assomull

Nationality: Singaporean

Language: English,Hindi,Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia),Malay (Bahasa Melayu),Others

Arbitration: He has acted as Counsel in an Arbitration hearing against 21 insurance companies (both local and international) in Singapore lasting...

Educational/Professional Memberships:
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore,Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb),Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb),Law Society of Singapore (LSS),Philippine...

Geok Seng Lawrence Boo

Nationality: Singaporean

Language: Chinese (Cantonese),Chinese (Hokkien),Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua),Chinese (Teochew),English

Arbitration:

Julien Brown

Nationality:

Language: English

Arbitration: Arbitrator since 2011, regularly receiving appointments from Charterers, Owners, Solicitors, Insurers and P&I Clubs. 230 arbitration appointments and >50 published...

Educational/Professional Memberships:

Peter Scott Caldwell

Nationality: British

Language: English

Arbitration:

Educational/Professional Memberships:
Other(s)

Conrad Melville Campos

Nationality: Singaporean

Language: Chinese (Mandarin/Putonghua),English

Arbitration:

Educational/Professional Memberships:
Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore,Certified Financial Analyst (CFA)/CFA Institute,Law Society of Singapore (LSS),Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb),Society of...

Samuel Chacko

Nationality: Singaporean

Language: English,Malay (Bahasa Melayu)

Arbitration:

Educational/Professional Memberships:
Barrister or Solicitor, Supreme/Senior Courts of England & Wales,Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb),Law Society of Singapore (LSS),Society of Construction Arbitrators,Singapore...

John Edward Champion

Nationality: United Kingdom

Language: English

Arbitration: Have been appointed onto over 100 tribunals, sitting as sole, co-arbitrator or presiding. Usually English or Singapore law based, mostly...

Educational/Professional Memberships:

Chee Yin, Andrew Chan

Nationality: Singaporean

Language: English

Arbitration:

Educational/Professional Memberships:
Other(s)

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SIArb Arbitrators’ PROCESS

The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators is an independent professional body established in 1981. Presently, we have almost 1000 members, with three major categories of membership – Associate, Member and Fellow.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

SIArb initiated the formation of a Panel of Arbitrators in November 2005 following the establishment of a Code of Conduct for Arbitrators and the Arbitration Rules of the Institute. Members were invited to submit their applications and 107 members were admitted to the Panel after a process of selection by the Panel Review Committee. The List of Arbitrators in the Panel will be updated periodically. The Council of SIArb has set various criteria for applicants’ admission to the Primary and Secondary Panels to ensure that only suitably qualified persons from their respective professional / academic fields with the relevant experience are admitted on the Panels. Council retains a general discretion not to admit any candidate despite having met all the criteria, for reasons which it considers appropriate. The SIArb Panels are only open to current and fully paid up Fellows of the Institute. The applicant must also have no criminal conviction involving moral turpitude or fraud.

1. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO THE PRIMARY PANEL OF ARBITRATORS

Has obtained a tertiary education;
Has attained Fellowship at the SIArb;
Has acted as an arbitrator in 2 or more cases; and
Has written at least 1 arbitral award; ~~and~~

2. CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO THE SECONDARY PANEL OF ARBITRATORS

Has obtained a tertiary education;
Has attained Fellowship at the SIArb; and
Has adequate experience or expertise in arbitration through acting as Counsel, Expert Witness, Consultant, etc.

3. DISCRETIONARY CRITERIA FOR BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PANELS

Council may, at its discretion, consider for admission to either Panels, other matters in lieu of any one or more of the abovementioned criteria, including the following:

Is listed on the Panel of SIAC or its equivalent from other countries.
Has acted as counsel in 5 or more arbitration proceedings.
Is supported by referee statements from arbitration practitioners of good standing.
Has evidence of published writings in ADR journals or legal periodicals.
His calibre, knowledge, experience and standing is considered suitable for admission to the relevant Panel.

Updated as at 23 March 2022

CODE OF CONDUCT

FOR MEMBERS ACTING AS OR SEEKING APPOINTMENT AS ARBITRATOR

Rule 1 – Duty to proceed diligently and to act fairly, etc A member acting as an arbitrator shall proceed diligently to resolve the dispute or disputes between the parties in a just and efficient manner and shall act fairly and impartially and shall give each party a reasonable opportunity of presenting his case.

Rule 2 – Acceptance of an appointment

2.1 A member shall accept an appointment as arbitrator only if he is fully satisfied that he is able to discharge his duties without any influence, fear of criticism, self-interest or bias.

2.2 A member shall accept an appointment as arbitrator only if he is fully satisfied that he is competent to determine the issues in dispute, and has an adequate knowledge of the language of the arbitration.

2.3 A member shall accept an appointment as arbitrator only if he is fully satisfied that he is able to give the arbitration the time and attention which the parties are reasonably entitled to expect.

2.4 A member shall disclose all facts or circumstances that may give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality or independence, such duty to continue throughout the arbitral proceedings with regard to new facts and circumstances.

2.5 A member when approached for a possible appointment shall disclose –

a) any past or present close relationship or business relationship, whether direct or indirect, with any party to the dispute, or any representative

of any party, or any person known to be a potentially important witness in the arbitration.

b) the extent of any prior knowledge he may have of the dispute.

Rule 3 – Duty to avoid doing anything which is likely to affect impartiality

3.1 After accepting an appointment and while serving as an arbitrator, a member shall avoid entering into any business, professional or personal relationship or acquiring any financial or personal interest which is likely to affect impartiality or which might reasonably create the appearance of impartiality.

3.2 Throughout the arbitral proceedings, a member serving as an arbitrator shall avoid any unilateral communications regarding the case with any party, or his representative.

Rule 4 – Confidentiality As arbitration proceedings are confidential, a member serving as an arbitrator shall not at any time use confidential information acquired during the course of an arbitration proceedings to gain any personal advantage or advantage for others, or to affect adversely the interest of another.

Rule 5 – Fees An arbitrator’s fees and expenses must be reasonable taking into account all the circumstances of the case. An arbitrator shall disclose and explain the basis of his fees and expenses to the parties.

Rule 6 – Publicity Arbitrators may publicise their expertise and experience but shall not actively solicit appointment as arbitrators.

In the event of any dispute between the Parties in connection with or arising out of this Agreement, the Parties shall refer the dispute for mediation by a mediator to be agreed between the Parties or failing agreement, to a person to be appointed as mediator by the President or Vice President for the time being of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators upon an application therefor made by either party.

CPD POINTS GUIDELINES

ACTIVITY	POINTS (BASED ON 15 CPD PTS REQUIREMENT)
Time spent as an arbitrator, mediator, adjudicator, neutral or advocate in arbitration, as advocate or giving evidence as an expert at a hearing or in Court	1 CPD point per contact hour (i.e. excluding breaks, etc), up to a maximum of 8 points per year combined with the below.
Attendance at SIArb and SIAC Courses and Conferences, including lectures, seminars and workshops	1 CPD point per contact hour, up to a maximum of 15 points.
Attendance at other courses and conferences, including lectures, seminars, workshops, and distance learning courses related to Arbitration, Adjudication, Mediation and related subjects	1 CPD point per contact hour, up to a maximum of 8 points.
Preparation and publication of an article relating to arbitration, ADR and other related topics for a professional journal	5 points for any published article, up to a maximum of 8 points.
Preparation and publication of a book relation to arbitration, ADR and other related topics	15 CPD points (pro-rata for co-authorship).
6a. Lecturing and tutoring on dispute resolution and related subjects, at SlArb Courses and Conferences	2 points per contact hour (pro-rated where > 1 speaker/panelist), up to a maximum of 12 points. No points for repeat lectures within 6 months.
6b. Lecturing and tutoring on dispute resolution and related subjects at other Courses and Conferences related to Arbitration, Adjudication, Mediation and related subjects	2 points per contact hour (pro-rated where > 1 speaker/panelist), up to a maximum of 10 points. No points for repeat lectures within 6 months. The combined total under 6a & 6b cannot exceed 12 points/year.
Setting and marking SIArb examinations and examinations for other bodies on dispute resolution to be approved by the Professional Development Committee	1 point per contact hour, up to a maximum of 8 points.

PANEL APPLICATION

PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING *CRITERIA TO QUALIFY TO APPLY FOR THE SIARB PRIMARY OR SECONDARY PANEL OF ARBITRATORS:

Compulsory Criteria for SIArb Primary Panel of Arbitrators:

1. Obtained a tertiary education
2. Attained Fellowship at SIArb and currently a fully paid up Fellow
3. Acted as an arbitrator in 2 or more cases
4. Written at least 1 arbitral award
5. No criminal conviction involving moral turpitude or fraud.

Compulsory Criteria for SIArb Secondary Panel of Arbitrators:

1. Obtained a tertiary education
2. Attained Fellowship at SIArb and currently a fully paid up Fellow
3. Adequate experience or expertise in arbitration through acting as Counsel, Expert Witness, Consultant
4. No criminal conviction involving moral turpitude or fraud.

Discretionary Criteria for BOTH Primary and Secondary Panel of Arbitrators:

1.Listed on the Panel of SIAC or its equivalent from other countries.
2. Acted as counsel in 5 or more arbitration proceedings.
3. Supported by referee statements from arbitration practitioners of good standing.
4. Evidence of published writings in ADR journals or legal periodicals.
5. Calibre, knowledge, experience and standing is considered suitable for admission to the relevant Panel.

*Updated as at 23 March 2022

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