THE PRESIDENT’S COLUMN

ARTICLES

RECENT EVENTS

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS:
BXS V BXT, [2019] SGHC(I) 10

By Lee Mei Yong, Debbie & Wong Qiao Ling Sharon – Millennium Law LLC

I. INTRODUCTION
1. In BXS v BXT , the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC” or the “Court”) issued its first decision on the issue of setting aside an arbitral award.

 

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS: BXY AND OTHERS V BXX AND OTHERS, [2019] SGHC(I) 11

By Lee Mei Yong, Debbie & Wong Qiao Ling Sharon – Millennium Law LLC

I. INTRODUCTION
1. This decision concerned an application commenced in the High Court, requesting inter alia that a Tribunal’s dismissal of an application to strike out a party “be reversed ”, pursuant to s 10(3) of the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”) 

 

Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements: View from Downunder

By Albert Monichino QC

I. INTRODUCTION
1. In Rinehart v Hancock Pty Ltd (‘Hancock’) Australia’s apex court, the High Court of Australia, recently considered the proper approach to the interpretation of arbitration agreements. Whilst the ‘liberal presumptive approach’ articulated by Lord Hoffmann in Fiona Trust is followed in the UK and Singapore, this approach has received a cooler reception in Australia. Indeed, Australian intermediate appellate courts have adopted …

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. Naresh Mahtani.

 

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The Members’ Nite (28 August 2019)

On 28 August 2019, SIArb hosted its annual Members’ Nite at Rookery @ Capital Tower. The bar provided a central location within the CBD for members and friends to gather for lively night of catching up with old friends and making new ones.
SIArb’s Vice President, Tay Yu-Jin, took the opportunity to thank existing members for their continued support of the Institute and to give a snapshot of the events and publications currently in the pipeline.

The Discretion to Enforce (27 August 2019)

Members attended a scintillating seminar on “The Discretion to Enforce” on 27 August 2019, which was jointly presented by Ms Amanda Lees and Ms Christine Artero.
In this seminar, Ms Artero first brought the audience through a comparison of the approaches taken in various jurisdictions across the globe. This was followed by a presentation by Ms Lees on the recent case law in Singapore and Hong Kong, and explored…

upcoming events

Date

Event

30 September 2019
30 September 2019
10, 11, 18, 19 & 21 October 2019
26 November 2019   SIArb Commercial Arbitration Symposium 2019
27 November 2019

View our Past & Upcoming Events HERE

ARTICLES

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS:
BXS V BXT, [2019] SGHC(I) 10

By Lee Mei Yong, Debbie & Wong Qiao Ling Sharon – Millennium Law LLC

I. INTRODUCTION
1. In BXS v BXT , the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC” or the “Court”) issued its first decision on the issue of setting aside an arbitral award.

 

CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS: BXY AND OTHERS V BXX AND OTHERS, [2019] SGHC(I) 11

By Lee Mei Yong, Debbie & Wong Qiao Ling Sharon – Millennium Law LLC

I. INTRODUCTION
1. This decision concerned an application commenced in the High Court, requesting inter alia that a Tribunal’s dismissal of an application to strike out a party “be reversed ”, pursuant to s 10(3) of the International Arbitration Act (“IAA”) 

 

Interpretation of Arbitration Agreements: View from Downunder

By Albert Monichino QC

I. INTRODUCTION
1. In Rinehart v Hancock Pty Ltd (‘Hancock’) Australia’s apex court, the High Court of Australia, recently considered the proper approach to the interpretation of arbitration agreements. Whilst the ‘liberal presumptive approach’ articulated by Lord Hoffmann in Fiona Trust is followed in the UK and Singapore, this approach has received a cooler reception in Australia. Indeed, Australian intermediate appellate courts have adopted …

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. Naresh Mahtani.

 

Read More 

RECENT EVENTS

The Members’ Nite (28 August 2019)

On 28 August 2019, SIArb hosted its annual Members’ Nite at Rookery @ Capital Tower. The bar provided a central location within the CBD for members and friends to gather for lively night of catching up with old friends and making new ones.
SIArb’s Vice President, Tay Yu-Jin, took the opportunity to thank existing members for their continued support of the Institute and to give a snapshot of the events and publications currently in the pipeline.

The Discretion to Enforce (27 August 2019)

Members attended a scintillating seminar on “The Discretion to Enforce” on 27 August 2019, which was jointly presented by Ms Amanda Lees and Ms Christine Artero.
In this seminar, Ms Artero first brought the audience through a comparison of the approaches taken in various jurisdictions across the globe. This was followed by a presentation by Ms Lees on the recent case law in Singapore and Hong Kong, and explored…

upcoming events

Date

Event

30 September 2019
30 September 2019
10, 11, 18, 19 & 21 October 2019
26 November 2019   SIArb Commercial Arbitration Symposium 2019
27 November 2019

View our Past & Upcoming Events HERE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Members

The Institute extends a warm welcome to the following members: 

Associates

Mihiro Koeda

 

Members

Dr. Yuan Eng Chan

Luke Lee Wen Loong

Trudie Moeller

Xiaoyin Shen

Kevin Lai Keong Hal

Chia Chiang Chua

Siew Jiuan Lim

Ritesh Vaman

Daniel Hofileña

Joanna Seetoh

Divyesh Menon

Vivek Gambhir

Deepika Madan

Palash Ranjan Gupta

Ng Siew Hoong

Fellows

Edric Yoke Loong Cheang

Arvind Mohan

Associates

Mihiro Koeda

 

Members

Dr. Yuan Eng Chan

Luke Lee Wen Loong

Trudie Moeller

Xiaoyin Shen

Kevin Lai Keong Hal

Chia Chiang Chua

Siew Jiuan Lim

Ritesh Vaman

Daniel Hofileña

Joanna Seetoh

Divyesh Menon

Vivek Gambhir

Deepika Madan

Palash Ranjan Gupta

Ng Siew Hoong

Fellows

Edric Yoke Loong Cheang

Arvind Mohan

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 (2018 - 2019)

President    
Dinesh Dhillon
Vice President
Tay Yu-Jin
Honorary Secretary
Francis Goh
Honorary Treasurer
Mohan R Pillay
Immediate Past President
Chan Leng Sun S.C.
Council Members

Chia Chor Leong
(co-opted wef 5 Oct 2017)

Chia Ho Choon
Andrew Pullen
Ramesh Selvaraj
Rebecca Tai Andersen
Yeo Boon Tat

Publications Committee

Chair
Yeo Boon Tat
Committee Members
Dr. Chung Kah Keat, David
Justin Gan
Gan Kam Yuin
Fayth Kuah
Lim Hseng Iu
Dr. Adolf Peter
Ananya Pratap Singh
Christopher Tan Teow Hin
Tan Beng Hui, Carolyn
Tham Wei Chern
Dr. Gunawan Widjaja

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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