BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Maxwell Chambers - ECPv6.2.8.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Maxwell Chambers X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Maxwell Chambers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260908T143000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260908T153000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183256 CREATED:20260807T082805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T020651Z UID:10000964-1788877800-1788881400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Behind Every AI Decision: Audit Trails\, Accountability and Trust DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/behind-every-ai-decision-audit-trails-accountability-and-trust/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Behind-Every-AI-Decision-8-September_collateral.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260829T083000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260829T130000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183256 CREATED:20260730T034942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T073557Z UID:10000960-1787992200-1788008400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[SC Week] Fireside Chat with Ambassador David Huebner & Mediation Masterclass DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/fireside-chat-with-ambassador-david-huebner-mediation-masterclass/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Events-Featured-Image-17-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260827T180000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260827T190000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183256 CREATED:20260820T072120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T084524Z UID:10000968-1787853600-1787857200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[SC Week] Walk and Talk 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/walk-and-talk-2026/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Networking ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260827T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260830T180000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183256 CREATED:20260129T040612Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T040755Z UID:10000819-1787821200-1788112800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[SC Week] Maxwell Challenge 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwellchallenge/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Events-Featured-Image-17-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260826T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260826T090000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260508T082627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260708T045453Z UID:10000900-1787731200-1787734800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Maxwell Lectures with Martina Polasek\, Secretary-General of ICSID DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/maxwell-lectures-with-martina-polasek-secretary-general-of-icsid/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Maxwell-Lectures-Martina-Polasek-SAVE-THE-DATE.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260630T083010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T083208Z UID:10000946-1782777600-1782863999@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[Ep 18] Maxwell Unplugged: Karen Chow & Lim Wei Lee DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-unplugged/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260619T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260619T235900 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260619T083104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T083306Z UID:10000937-1781827200-1781913540@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[Maxwell Challenge] Interview Series: Mugeni Siwale Mulenga\, Former Judge of the Constitutional Court DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2026/06/19/theprivatecaucus-conversations-in-confidence-interview-series-mugeni/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Mugeni-page-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260528 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260529 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260528T080926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T080926Z UID:10000918-1779926400-1780012799@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:10 Questions With Maxwell Interview Series: Mohammed Reza\, Withers KhattarWong DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2026/05/28/10questionswithmaxwell-interview-series-mohammed-reza-withers-khattarwong/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mohammed-Reza-Pg-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260428T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260428T180000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260422T042751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T042751Z UID:10000890-1777384800-1777399200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Gallery Closure: Artwork Installation DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/gallery-closure-artwork-installation/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260420T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260520T180000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260417T024515Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260420T033307Z UID:10000886-1776672000-1779300000@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Beyond Use\, Not Beyond Value: E-Waste Recycling Drive 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/maxwell-chambers-e-waste-recycling-drive-2026/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/E-Waste-recycling-drive-horizontal.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260413 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260414 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260413T015316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T015316Z UID:10000885-1776038400-1776124799@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:10 Questions With Maxwell Interview Series: Hi-Taek Shin\, Twenty Essex Chambers DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2026/04/13/10questionswithmaxwell-interview-series-hi-taek-shin-twenty-essex-chambers/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Hi-Taek-Shin-Pg-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260327 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260326T015310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T015310Z UID:10000857-1774483200-1774569599@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Maxwell En-Route: Jern-Fei Ng KC with Zhao Fang [Season 4\, Episode 3] DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-enroute/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/season-4-zhao-fang.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260305 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260306 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260305T015914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T015914Z UID:10000843-1772668800-1772755199@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:10 Questions With Maxwell Interview Series: Min Kyung Kim\, Des Voeux Chambers DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2026/03/05/10questionswithmaxwell-interview-series-min-kyung-kim-des-voeux-chambers/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Min-Kyung-Kim-Pg-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260304T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260304T133000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260130T073344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260223T012313Z UID:10000820-1772627400-1772631000@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:The Power of Colour - Showing up with Confidence and Presence DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/the-power-of-colour-showing-up-with-confidence-and-presence/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Colour-Workshop-4-March-LinkedIn-Single-Image-Ad-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260227 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260226T050316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T050316Z UID:10000837-1772064000-1772150399@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Maxwell En-Route: Koh Swee Yen SC with Duncan Watson KC [Season 4\, Episode 2] DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-enroute/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/season-4-duncan-watson-kc.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260129 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260130 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260129T035134Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260129T035551Z UID:10000817-1769644800-1769731199@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Maxwell En-Route: Chiann Bao with Daniel Kalderimis KC [Season 4\, Episode 1] DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-enroute/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Season-4-Daniel-Kalderimis.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260120 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20260119T024531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260119T024531Z UID:10000809-1768780800-1768867199@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:10 Questions With Maxwell Interview Series: Ashwita Ambast\, Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2026/01/19/10questionswithmaxwell-interview-series-ashwita-ambast-permanent-court-of-arbitration-pca/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ashwita-Ambast-Edition-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251205 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20251203T100715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T100715Z UID:10000750-1764806400-1764892799@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:5 Questions With Maxwell Interview Series: Cherine Foty\, Global Co-Chair of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2025/12/04/5questionswithmaxwell-green-edition-cherine-foty/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/QA-5-7-Cherine-Foty-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251120T184500 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251120T203000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20251013T021831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T022013Z UID:10000712-1763664300-1763670600@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Life After SC Week – Cocktail Evening DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/societyofmediationprofessionals/1890367#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Networking ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/SMP-Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251118 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20251117T024753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T024753Z UID:10000742-1763337600-1763423999@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[Ep 17] Maxwell Unplugged: Gloria Lim and Hazel Tang DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-unplugged/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251106T123000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20251106T133000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20251022T085500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T033503Z UID:10000716-1762432200-1762435800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Makan with Maxwell: Photography Workshop - Through the Lens: Capture Moments\, Craft Stories DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/makan-with-maxwell-photography-workshop-through-the-lens-capture-moments-craft-stories/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/our-logo-image-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20251015T084027Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T084106Z UID:10000714-1760486400-1760572799@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[Ep 16] Maxwell Unplugged: Mariel Dimsey and Vanina Sucharitkul DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-unplugged/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251008 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20251009T064557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T064848Z UID:10000711-1759795200-1759881599@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:5 Questions With Maxwell Interview Series: Christine Falcicchio\, Global Co-Chair of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations. DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2025/10/07/5questionswithmaxwell-green-edition-christine-falcicchio/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/5Questions-8-Christine-Falcicchio-Banner-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250829T073000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250829T093000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250611T092219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250722T041727Z UID:10000630-1756452600-1756459800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Walk and Talk 2025 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/walk-and-talk-2025/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Networking ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250828T110000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250828T130000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250725T073100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250725T073651Z UID:10000660-1756378800-1756386000@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:From AI to Drones: Leveraging Next-Gen Tech in Arbitration DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://events.jusmundi.com/leveraging-next-gen-tech-to-build-the-winning-case#new_tab LOCATION:Maxwell Chambers\, 32 Maxwell Road #03-01 Singapore 069115\, Singapore\, 069115\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Events-Featured-Image-30.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250825T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250825T103000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250708T084421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T081850Z UID:10000644-1756112400-1756117800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Singapore Arbitration Dialogue 2025 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/singapore-arbitration-dialogue-2025/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Seminar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SAD-2025_cover_img.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250815T084426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T084426Z UID:10000677-1755216000-1755302399@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[Ep 5] Maxwell in the Multiverse: Sarah Grimmer DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-in-the-multiverse/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250724 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250723T074144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T074144Z UID:10000655-1753228800-1753315199@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:#10QuestionswithMaxwell Interview Series: Emi Rowse (Igusa)\, Kudun & Partners DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/2025/07/23/10questionswithmaxwell-interview-series-emi-rowse-igusa-kudun-partners/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/QA-Issue-68-Emi-Rowse-Igusa-Banner-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250712 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250711T043238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250711T043238Z UID:10000649-1752192000-1752278399@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:[Ep 15] Maxwell Unplugged: Erika Williams and Monica Chong DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/maxwell-unplugged/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250701T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20250716T170000 DTSTAMP:20261023T183257 CREATED:20250603T081835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T065850Z UID:10000625-1751360400-1752685200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Maxwell Chambers - Dignity Mama: Book Donation Drive DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/maxwell-chambers-dignity-mama-book-donation-drive/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Maxwell-Chambers-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR