Welcome to SIAC

Established in 1991, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre is now one of the premier international arbitration institutions.We provide a neutral, efficient and reliable dispute resolution service in this important regional hub that is the centre of Asia’s legal and business activity.
The SIAC is now renowned for our first-rate arbitration rules, our experienced world wide panel of independent arbitrators and our commitment to excellence in serving our clients.
Arbitration administered by the SIAC is on the increase. Discover from these pages why multinational businesses choose to arbitrate in Singapore and why they choose the SIAC.
ICCA SINGAPORE 2012 - Latest Update
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Draft Preliminary Programme is Out
On the advice of the ICCA Programme Committee, we are pleased to release the Draft Preliminary Programme which is available here.
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Interventionist, No More?![]() This article was first published in the Kluwer Arbitration Blog(www.kluwerarbitrationblog.com) on 30 November 2011 Ankit Goyal & Vivekananda N. Mr. Ankit Goyal is Head (South Asia) & Counsel, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) an... Read more |
ICCA 2012 - SIAC Welcomes You To The Lion City![]() Rachel Foxton,Director of Business Development,Singapore International Arbitration Centre, On 10 June 2012, the 21st International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Congress will be opened in Singapore by the Prime Minister of... Read more |
Singapore Court of Appeal Re-Affirms Commitment to Minimal Intervention of Arbitral Awards at the Intersection of Illegality and Public Policy![]() Darius Chan1 & Chan Xiao Wei2 Introduction At the Herbert Smith Singapore Management University Asian Arbitration Lecture delivered by Michael Hwang SC on 4 August 2011, Hwang SC discussed incisively issues concerning the enforcement of arbit... Read more |
Singapore: The Hub of Arbitration in Asia![]() Professor Michael Pryles Chairman Singapore International Arbitration Centre Introduction The 21st Century is the century of Asia. The enormous growth, economic development and increasing wealth of China and India are well known. But ot... Read more |
Emerging Insurance Markets in South East Asia![]() Timothy CookeLegal DirectorClyde & Co LLP Introduction Insurers are setting their sights on the emerging markets of South East Asia. Faced with increasing saturation in established markets, they are looking to these emerging economies to... Read more |
Making the Arbitration Experience More Effective For Indian Parties![]() This article was first published in CNBC Money control (www.moneycontrol.com) on 20 July 2011 Ankit Goyal & Vivekananda N. Mr. Ankit Goyal is Head (South Asia) & Counsel, Singapore International Arbitration Ce... Read more |
Absolute State Immunity Prevents Enforcement Of Arbitral Award In Hong Kong![]() Simon McConnell, Matthew Skinner, Nicola Nygh and Edmund Robinson* In brief: In Democratic Republic of the Congo and Others v FG Hemisphere Associates LLC1 Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal ... Read more |
Bankruptcy & Arbitrability: Public Interest Considerations must be weighed![]() Nakul Dewan* Even if a dispute exists, this may not be sufficient. It must be a dispute which, in the words of the New York Convention, is “capable of settlement by arbitration”. The conc... Read more |
A Lion Among Tigers![]() Mark Errington,Partner, Insurance & Reinsurance, Barlow Lyde & Gilbert LLP, Singapore Singapore, derived from the Malay name “Singapura” meaning ‘Lion City’, has long been recognised as a leading international centre of finance and trade. ... Read more |
Arbitrating International Financial Disputes - The Indian Perspective![]() H. Jayesh & Amruta Kelkar, Mr Jayesh is the Managing Partner and Ms Kelkar is an Associate at Juriscorp In India forms of arbitration as a mode of dispute resolution have been resorted to for m... Read more |
30 September 2011, Singapore
Professor Michael Pryles, Chairman of Singapore International Arbitration Centre, is pleased to announce that Mr Nishith Desai and Ms Ariel Ye have been appointed to serve on the SIAC Board of Directors. Mr Desai and Ms Ye are leading international arbitration practitioners from India and China which are SIAC’s leading markets and their expertise will compliment the depth and breadth of experience within the SIAC Board.
A strategic business choice ensuring a more efficient and simplified arbitration route
The new model clause is used where parties agree at the time of making their contract that their disputes regardless of the amount in dispute will be managed by SIAC under this procedure.













