The Singapore International Arbitration Act: A Commentary

by Nelson Goh, Jonathan Lim, Paul Tan

Overview

Over the past couple of decades Singapore has successfully established itself as one of the major centres for international dispute resolution. The Singapore International Arbitration Act (SIAA), originally enacted in 1994 to give effect to the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, has been revised and amended four times over its lifetime, further strengthening Singapore's position as a hub for international arbitration.

Following the latest amendments in 2020, this book presents the first in-depth, section-by-section commentary of the SIAA, written by Singapore-qualified arbitration practitioners and with a strong coverage of the significant corpus of Singapore arbitration jurisprudence that has been developed by the Singapore Courts over the last decade or so. It provides up-to-date analysis of each section of the Act and relevant provisions of the UNCITRAL Model Law.

While Singapore case law and the approach taken by the Singapore Courts is the main focus, the authors also adopt a comparative and international lens on critical issues where the law remains in a state of progressive development. This commentary will be an indispensable resource for practitioners, students, and academics on the law and practice of arbitration in Singapore and other Model Law jurisdictions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198828693
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/09/2024
Edition description:	1
Pages:	378
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 7.10(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Nelson Goh, Partner, Pallas Partners LLP,Jonathan Lim, Partner, WilmerHale LLP,Paul Tan, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Nelson Goh is a partner at Pallas Partners LLP, an elite dispute resolution firm with offices in London and New York. He holds an LL.B. from the National University of Singapore and LL.M.s from New York University and the University of Cambridge (First Class Hons), where he was a Cambridge Trust Scholar. Nelson has been involved in arbitrations administered by all leading institutions and ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules. He teaches investment arbitration at Queen Mary University of London and sits on Peer Review Board of the ICSID Review and Editorial Board of the European Investment Law and Arbitration Review. He has published extensively on international arbitration and public international law in leading academic journals and is admitted to practice in England & Wales (solicitor-advocate) and Singapore.

Jonathan Lim is a partner at WilmerHale LLP with a focus on complex international disputes. He has represented companies and governments in over 25 'bet-the-company' commercial and investment treaty arbitration disputes in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He also regularly sits as arbitrator. He has advised international organizations and governments on public international law issues and assisted with the drafting of legislation, including in Fiji, Iraq, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, and Tonga. Among other appointments, he is a visiting senior fellow at the National University of Singapore, where he lectures on arbitration, Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration, and a member of the International Court of the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa.

Paul Tan is a partner of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and heads the firm's arbitration practice for Asia. He is globally recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal as a lead advocate in international arbitrations (including treaty-based arbitrations) and arbitration-related litigation. He is a co-author of the forthcoming edition of Mustill & Boyd's treatise on international arbitration, and co-authored Singapore Law: 50 Years in the Making. Paul also holds first class degrees from the National University of Singapore and the University of Oxford.

Table of Contents

1. Arbitration in Singapore2. Regulation of Procedural Aspects of Arbitration3. Interface with Other Dispute Resolution Forums4. Interpretation of Part II of the Act5. Arbitration Agreements6. The Effect, Interpretation, and Applicability of the Model Law7. Stay of Court Proceedings in Favour of Arbitration8. Number and Appointment of Arbitrators9. Appeals from Jurisdictional Rulings and Order 69A10. Arbitrability11. Powers of the Arbitral Tribunal12. Court Powers in Aid of Arbitration13. Disapplication of the Model Law and the IAA, the Application of Rule of Arbitration, and Conciliation14. Awards and Interest on Awards15. Taxation of Costs and Proceedings Otherwise Than in Open Court16. Setting Aside an Award17. Immunities of Arbitrators, Appointing Authorities and Arbitral Institutions18. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards