events

Maxwell Conversations features leading personalities at the top of the international dispute resolution industry. These events seek to challenge assumptions with a deeper examination of the issues.

Arbitral Tribunals are expected to arrive at principled decisions on questions of substance and procedure, based on the application of relevant legal principles. In order to do so, they are often confronted with the need to first identify the applicable law. This can create conflicts of law issues which are particularly challenging in where there are cross-border elements of the sort routinely encountered in International Arbitration, particularly in the absence of an express choice of law by the parties. Please join our distinguished panel who will share their knowledge and practical experience on the subject of Conflicts of Law in International Arbitration.

SIAC and the centre for International Law, NUS, are pleased to present the SIAC-CIL Academic-Practitioner Colloquium.

In recent years, significant progress has been made by the countries in South Asia to strengthen their arbitration ecosystems to respond to the growing demand for effective cross-border dispute resolution methods.

In this webinar, leading arbitration practitioners from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will discuss key developments in arbitration in their respective jurisdictions, including the legislative changes, institutional progress, arbitration-related court decisions, and investment treaty developments, particularly in the last 5 years.

Expedited Procedures are particularly useful for lower value and less complex arbitrations to help parties to save time and costs. However due process needs to be adhered to, even as timelines are shortened and certain arbitration procedures or stages are modified or truncated.

Join SIAC and Madrid International Arbitration Centre (MIAC) for a joint webinar on the considerations, strategies and techniques for approaching expedited procedures in arbitration.

The webinar will begin with a virtual signing ceremony of an MOU between SIAC and MIAC for cooperation to promote international arbitration as a preferred method of dispute resolution for resolving international disputes.

Within a relatively short span of time, Singapore has cemented its position as a popular and leading arbitration jurisdiction.

The Law and Theory of International Commercial Arbitration in Singapore marks the coming of age of international commercial arbitration in Singapore and is the first comprehensive textbook of its kind on the subject.

Whilst a core function of this book is to provide an overview of current legal principles of international commercial arbitration under Singapore law, the book critically examines key legal principles and questions underlying assumptions.

The in-depth practical and theoretical discourse on a comprehensive range of topics will, it is hoped, be valuable to practitioners, academics and students.

The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw), China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the International Commercial Dispute Prevention and Settlement Organization (ICDPASO) will be co-hosting the 2nd Singapore-China International Commercial Dispute Resolution Conference online on 7 April 2022 from 9am to 5:30pm (GMT+8).

This is the second edition of the inaugural conference held in Beijing in 2019, which saw over 300 judges, government officials, legal and dispute resolution practitioners, in-house counsel, business executives, and academics participating in-person, and close to 400,000 participating online.

The theme of this year’s conference is the “development and future of international commercial dispute resolution.” Through a series of speeches and panel discussions, the conference seeks to examine the latest developments in arbitration, mediation, litigation, as well as how they are expected to evolve over the next few years. The conference will also explore how Singapore and China can work together in helping businesses resolve disputes more fairly, efficiently, and cost-effectively to promote cross-border commerce, investment, and economic cooperation.

Maxwell Chambers successfully concluded Maxwell Lectures: Musings of a Mediation Practitioner on 3 March 2022, featuring Mr Lim Tat, Managing Partner of Aequitas Law LLP.