THE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

ARTICLES

RECENT EVENTS

This issue looks at three recent Singapore Court decisions:

a. Josias Van Zyl and others v Kingdom of Lesotho [2017] SGHC 104 (Kannan Ramesh J) 
b. BMO V. BMP [2017] SGHC 127

c. Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd V. Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 3 

By Gan Kam Yuin – Partner, Bih Li & Lee LLP and Timothy Quek – Associate, Bih Li & Lee LLP

IN HOT SEAT

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. Lok Vi Ming SC, Managing Director of LVM Law Chambers LLC.

The Members’ Nite (25 April 2017)

Members and their guests braved the rain and made their way to VLV on Clarke Quay for the spring Members’ Nite on 25 April. The newly renovated, gold and marble-clad, VLV Club Lounge provided a glamorous backdrop for the well-attended and high-spirited evening.

SIArb’s Vice President, Dinesh Dhillon, took the opportunity to welcome to the Institute those soon-to-be new members who had completed the International Entry Course over the preceding weekend and to thank existing members for their continued support of the Institute.

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Arbitration and Mediation – Siamese Twins for Dispute Resolution: The Issues and Potential

At this seminar, Mr Lok Vi Ming SC shared his vast experience in mediation with the audience, specifically focusing on its advantages, its role in the Arb-Med-Arb dispute resolution mechanism and the concerns over the arbitrator also being the mediator in an Arb-Med-Arb situation.

Mr Lok was quick to draw the attention of the audience to the SIMC Arb-Med-Arb Model Clause and suggested that agreement drafters should always have this in mind when choosing an appropriate dispute resolution mechanism between parties. This suggestion came strongly on the basis that a 75-85% success rate of settlement has been achieved through this dispute resolution route.

upcoming events

Date
Event
20 July 2017
6 Sept 2017
28 Sept 2017
Annual General Meeting and Pre-AGM seminar
10 Oct
2017
Independence and Impartiality of International Arbitrators
1 Nov 2017
16 Nov 2017

View our past and Upcoming events HERE.

ARTICLES

This issue looks at three recent Singapore Court decisions:

a. Josias Van Zyl and others v Kingdom of Lesotho [2017] SGHC 104 (Kannan Ramesh J) 
b. BMO V. BMP [2017] SGHC 127

c. Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd V. Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 3 

By Gan Kam Yuin – Partner, Bih Li & Lee LLP and Timothy Quek – Associate, Bih Li & Lee LLP

IN HOT SEAT

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. Lok Vi Ming SC, Managing Director of LVM Law Chambers LLC.

RECENT EVENTS

The Members’ Nite (25 April 2017)

Members and their guests braved the rain and made their way to VLV on Clarke Quay for the spring Members’ Nite on 25 April. The newly renovated, gold and marble-clad, VLV Club Lounge provided a glamorous backdrop for the well-attended and high-spirited evening.

SIArb’s Vice President, Dinesh Dhillon, took the opportunity to welcome to the Institute those soon-to-be new members who had completed the International Entry Course over the preceding weekend and to thank existing members for their continued support of the Institute.

Read More

 

Arbitration and Mediation – Siamese Twins for Dispute Resolution: The Issues and Potential

At this seminar, Mr Lok Vi Ming SC shared his vast experience in mediation with the audience, specifically focusing on its advantages, its role in the Arb-Med-Arb dispute resolution mechanism and the concerns over the arbitrator also being the mediator in an Arb-Med-Arb situation.

Mr Lok was quick to draw the attention of the audience to the SIMC Arb-Med-Arb Model Clause and suggested that agreement drafters should always have this in mind when choosing an appropriate dispute resolution mechanism between parties. This suggestion came strongly on the basis that a 75-85% success rate of settlement has been achieved through this dispute resolution route.

upcoming events

Date
Event
20 July 2017
6 Sept 2017
28 Sept 2017
Annual General Meeting and Pre-AGM seminar
10 Oct
2017
Independence and Impartiality of International Arbitrators
1 Nov 2017
16 Nov 2017

View our past and Upcoming events HERE.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Members

The Institute extends a warm welcome to the following members: 

Associates

Dileepa Senarathna

Michelle Wong

Viknesh Ramanathan

Members

Lim Pi Wen

Lin Yuankai

Syed Mustafa Mahdi

Fellows

Ho June Khai

Low Siew Woon

Linda Heng Wun Hui

Lee Wei Yung

Krishna R Sharma

Zippora Siregar

Iain Cameron Potter

Ignatius Hwang

Dan Chong

Tai Chin Hoe

Associates

Dileepa Senarathna

Michelle Wong

Viknesh Ramanathan

Members

Lim Pi Wen

Lin Yuankai

Syed Mustafa Mahdi

Fellows

Ho June Khai

Low Siew Woon

Linda Heng Wun Hui

Lee Wei Yung

Krishna R Sharma

Zippora Siregar

Iain Cameron Potter

Ignatius Hwang

Dan Chong

Tai Chin Hoe

Panel Arbitrators

The Institute congratulates the following on their admission to the panel of arbitrators: 

Primary

Secondary

Primary

Secondary

Call for Contribution of Articles

The SIArb Newsletter is a publication of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators aimed to be an educational resource for members and associated organisations and institutions of higher learning. Readers of the newsletter are welcome to submit to the Secretariat at secretariat@siarb.org.sg well-researched manuscripts of merit relating to the subject matter of arbitration and dispute resolution. Submissions should be unpublished works between 1,500 to 2,500 words and are subject to the review of the editorial team.

 

Council (2016 -2017)

President    
Chan Leng Sun S.C.
Vice President
Dinesh Dhillon
Honorary Secretary
Naresh Mahtani
Honorary Treasurer
Chia Ho Choon
Immediate Past President
Mohan R Pillay
Council Members
Francis Goh Siong Pheck
Steven Lim
Johnny Tan Cheng Hye BBM
Tan Weiyi
Tay Yu-Jin (co-opted wef 8 Sept 2016)
Yang Yung Chong
Yeo Boon Tat

Publications Committee

Chair
Yeo Boon Tat (Editor)
Committee Members
Gan Kam Yuin (Co -Editor)
David K K Chung
Eric Chew
Cameron Ford
Lim Hseng Lu
Tan Weiyi
Tham Wei Chern

Disclaimer
The SIArb Newsletter is a quarterly of the publication of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Distribution is restricted to members and those organisations and institutions of higher learning associated with the Institute.

The Institute does not hold itself responsible for the views expressed in the Newsletter which must necessarily lie with the contributors.

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