ARTICLES
RECENT EVENTS
CASE DIGESTS (March 2021)
By Charis Wang, Fullerton Law Chambers LLC & Daniel Seligman, Columbia Research Corp
In this issue, we report on the following decisions on arbitration released by the Singapore courts between Jan 2021 and March 2021:
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. Teodoro Kalaw
Developments in Singapore Arbitration (18 February 2021)
Chaired by Mr Francis Goh (Harry Elias Partnership LLP), the Institute held one of our flagship events, the annual talk on Developments in Arbitration, on 18 February 2021. We were privileged to welcome back Professor Lawrence Boo to deliver an annual round up of arbitration cases considered by the Singapore courts in the last calendar year…
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Joint SIArb-SCCA Debate: “This House Believes that Virtual Meetings and Hearings will be the Norm Post Pandemic” (3 December 2020)
On 3 December 2020, SIArb held its Annual Debate as a joint event with the SCCA.
The collaboration brought about a lot of synergy, and allowed the two organisations, each representing arbitration practitioners and corporate in-house lawyers, to know and understand each other’s work requirements as well as an opportunity for networking (albeit virtual) amongst members.
The Annual Debate saw a brilliant line-up of participants. First and foremost, the event was chaired…
Incoterms 2020 – All You Need to Know and Common Pitfalls (9 September 2020)
The Incoterms or International Commercial Terms are a series of pre-defined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) since 1923. The Incoterms are however not law as they are a set of standard international trade rules for trading which parties can choose to incorporate into their trade contract.
The webinar held on 9 September 2020 was timely, as it looked at the ninth edition of the Incoterms introduced on 1 January 2020…
upcoming events
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Date
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Event
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March – April 2021
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Online International Entry Course (IEC) 2021 |
| 27 April 2021 | SIArb Roundtable Discussion on: “How to Make a Career in Arbitration” |
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20 May 2021
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Interest in Arbitration is Interesting! (But the Law of Interest Claims is a Mess) |
| 6 Sept 2021 | Joint APIEx – SIArb “Spotlight on Experts” Virtual Conference |
ARTICLES
CASE DIGESTS (March 2021)
By Charis Wang, Fullerton Law Chambers LLC & Daniel Seligman, Columbia Research Corp
In this issue, we report on the following decisions on arbitration released by the Singapore courts between Jan 2021 and March 2021:
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. Teodoro Kalaw
RECENT EVENTS
Developments in Singapore Arbitration (18 February 2021)
Chaired by Mr Francis Goh (Harry Elias Partnership LLP), the Institute held one of our flagship events, the annual talk on Developments in Arbitration, on 18 February 2021. We were privileged to welcome back Professor Lawrence Boo to deliver an annual round up of arbitration cases considered by the Singapore courts in the last calendar year…
Read More
Joint SIArb-SCCA Debate: “This House Believes that Virtual Meetings and Hearings will be the Norm Post Pandemic” (3 December 2020)
On 3 December 2020, SIArb held its Annual Debate as a joint event with the SCCA.
The collaboration brought about a lot of synergy, and allowed the two organisations, each representing arbitration practitioners and corporate in-house lawyers, to know and understand each other’s work requirements as well as an opportunity for networking (albeit virtual) amongst members.
The Annual Debate saw a brilliant line-up of participants. First and foremost, the event was chaired…
Incoterms 2020 – All You Need to Know and Common Pitfalls (9 September 2020)
The Incoterms or International Commercial Terms are a series of pre-defined commercial terms published by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) since 1923. The Incoterms are however not law as they are a set of standard international trade rules for trading which parties can choose to incorporate into their trade contract.
The webinar held on 9 September 2020 was timely, as it looked at the ninth edition of the Incoterms introduced on 1 January 2020…
upcoming events
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Date
|
Event
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March – April 2021
|
Online International Entry Course (IEC) 2021 |
| 27 April 2021 | SIArb Roundtable Discussion on: “How to Make a Career in Arbitration” |
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20 May 2021
|
Interest in Arbitration is Interesting! (But the Law of Interest Claims is a Mess) |
| 6 Sept 2021 | Joint APIEx – SIArb “Spotlight on Experts” Virtual Conference |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Institute extends a warm welcome to the following members:
Associates
Paul Michael Thomas Tracey
Ting Wei Ang
James Nicholson
Abraham Vergis, S.C.
Amila Gamage
Toh Jia Yi
Min Jian Chan
Sabine D Angely Lavail
Ece Dayioglu
Andrew Ridgen Green
Members
Fellows
Kwang Hyuk Choi
Esther, Hui Nah Seah
Anthony Koo Nam Kok
Dr Matthew Secomb
Dominic Yip J Q
Ashok Kumar Singh
Kher Sheng Lee
Christopher Chong
Palmiotti Dario Simone
Yvonne Tang
Cheong Mei Ling Josephine
Tham Ruby
Matthew Charles Shaw
Kang Choon Hwee Alban
Adriana Alexis Uson-Ong
Choo Zheng Xi Remy
Eddie Luar
Peter Chew
Associates
Paul Michael Thomas Tracey
Ting Wei Ang
James Nicholson
Abraham Vergis, S.C.
Amila Gamage
Toh Jia Yi
Min Jian Chan
Sabine D Angely Lavail
Ece Dayioglu
Andrew Ridgen Green
Members
Fellows
Kwang Hyuk Choi
Esther, Hui Nah Seah
Anthony Koo Nam Kok
Dr Matthew Secomb
Dominic Yip J Q
Ashok Kumar Singh
Kher Sheng Lee
Christopher Chong
Palmiotti Dario Simone
Yvonne Tang
Cheong Mei Ling Josephine
Tham Ruby
Matthew Charles Shaw
Kang Choon Hwee Alban
Adriana Alexis Uson-Ong
Choo Zheng Xi Remy
Eddie Luar
Peter Chew
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 (2020-2021)
President
Dinesh Dhillon
Vice President
Tay Yu-Jin
Honorary Secretary
Francis Goh
Honorary Treasurer
Yeo Boon Tat
Immediate Past President
Chan Leng Sun S.C.
Council Members
Chia Ho Choon
Andrew Pullen
Ramesh Selvaraj
Rebecca Tai Andersen
Publications Committee
Chair
Yeo Boon Tat
Committee Members
Gil Marie Alba
David Chung
Justin Gan
Fayth Kuah
Lim Hseng Iu
Deepika Madan
Adolf Peter
Mahesh Rai
Daniel Seligman
Ananya Pratap Singh
Carolyn Tan
Tham Wei Chern
Christopher Tan
Andrew White
Wong Siew Hong
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.