WEBINAR DETAILS
Date: 16 April 2021
Time: 9:30 AM UTC
Duration: 60 min
Language: English
Format: Online
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India: Arbitration in India and Singapore: Practitioners’ Views

Courts in India and Singapore have taken a pro-arbitration stance with a strict adherence to the principle of non-interference with arbitral awards. They have also taken proactive steps to ensure their speedy execution. This contributes to the two countries’ credentials as arbitration-friendly regimes.

The Indian government has taken steps in recent years to provide greater certainty for international investors, including amending the country’s arbitration laws in 2015 and 2019. Furthermore, the opening of arbitral institutions like Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA), Delhi International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) and Nani Palkivala Arbitration Centre is a step towards promoting the Indian legal system as a viable alternative for businesses pursing arbitration connected with India.

And Singapore has long been a destination for international commercial arbitration, both as a geographically convenient location and by dint of the competent and efficient legal and political infrastructure. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), one of its crown jewels, was established over 20 years ago and is currently headed by a board of directors which comprises of leading arbitration experts from the United States, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Korea and India. It has seen a steady increase in its caseload in recent years, having crossed the 1000 cases mark last year.

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SPEAKERS
Hiroo Advani

Mr. Hiroo Advani, Senior Managing Partner at Advani & Co., is a highly regarded name and world authority on arbitration law, and is one of the only two Indian lawyers ever listed in the International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitrators. Recognised as the leading dispute-resolution lawyer by Legal 500- India and an ‘A-list’ lawyer by the India Business Law Journal, Hiroo has been known to have a fantastic success rate in arbitrations, and an enviable record of having won a large number of multi-dollar awards in international as well as domestic arbitration proceedings.

Kelvin Poon

Kelvin Poon, Partner and Deputy Head of the International Arbitration practice of Rajah & Tann. He is also Head of the firm’s South Asia Practice Group. Kelvin has been described by clients in leading directories as a “standout arbitration practitioner in a market that is heavily saturated” and “a deep thinker with a solution-oriented approach”. He has been recognised as a “Dispute Resolution Star” in Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific for construction and international arbitration, and has been listed in Best Lawyers for Arbitration and Mediation since 2018. Kelvin is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; he is also a member of the Core Committee and the Selection Committee of the ICC’s Singapore Arbitration Group.

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