On 25 February 2025, over 100 participants online and on-site attended the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators’ (SIArb) Annual Seminar on the Developments in Singapore Arbitration 2025.

This seminar was particularly memorable as Prof Lawrence Boo gave a farewell speech as this seminar was his final appearance in this annual seminar series examining the Singapore cases on arbitration. We are grateful for contributions over the years in shaping discussions and sharing his insight on the developments of the case law in arbitration in Singapore.

Highlights of the seminar included:
– the examination of cases relating to stay of proceedings under s 6 of the Arbitration Act. There have been no cases relating to stay under the International Arbitration Act, suggesting perhaps that these cases were fairly settled;
– Singapore courts examining negative jurisdiction findings by tribunals;
– Discussion on making of conditional awards; and
– Best practices for tribunals to consider based on the learning points from cases on the setting aside of arbitral awards.

A big thank you to all our speakers, Professor Lawrence Boo and Delphine Ho and our Chairperson Cathryn Neo, FCIArb FSIArb, and all attendees for making this seminar a success!