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15 February 2024
Thank you June and Intellitrain, welcome CMA
Happy Lunar New Year to all of our fellows, members, colleagues and friends of the SIArb who celebrate.
May the Year of the Dragon bring you joy, success, good health and abundance!
The Lunar New Year is customarily a time for reunions with loved ones, to give thanks and to celebrate new beginnings. In this connection, this season marks a time of thanksgiving and transition for SIArb as we onboard a new secretariat team following the retirement of Intellitrain as SIArb's secretariat services provider.
As a volunteer led organisation with an extremely busy annual programme, SIArb has been fortunate to have had the support of June Tan and her fantastic team at Intellitrain over the past decade. Intellitrain has contributed as a true stakeholder of SIArb, seeing through milestone after milestone, including our 40th anniversary Gala Dinner in 2022, digitalising and taking our Fellowship and International Entry Courses to the next level during the unprecedented pandemic years, launching the Singapore Arbitration Journal and not least organising innumerable successful lectures, symposia, seminars and social events that our members and friends have enjoyed year after year. Despite a challenging handover years ago, Intellitrain leaves SIArb on strong foundations with three consecutive years of growth and a solid financial position.
In these respects, June and her team over the years (including Joy, Lynn, Cheryl, Linh, Daphne, Shandy, Keerthi, Gabriel and others who have worked behind the scenes) will always be fondly remembered as part of the SIArb family.
On behalf of SIArb, Council wishes to convey our utmost gratitude to June and her team (present and past) for their contributions to SIArb’s development and evolution. Many of our members will have interacted with June at some point and we will all miss her.
Sadly, the time has come to bid farewell to Intellitrain as secretariat, but we will continue to count them as friends and look forward to welcoming June and her team as special guests of SIArb on future occasions.
Effective 15 February 2024, directors Allison Law and Beatrice Goh and their team at CMA International Consultants will be taking over in providing secretariat services for SIArb. CMA was founded in 1995 and has over 25 years of experience in providing secretariat services to professionals-led associations as well as conference and event management. Their contact details will be published on SIArb's website and LinkedIn page. The new SIArb enquiries hotline will be +65 6336 4970.
2024 got off to a cracking start with two CPD events already, including the ever popular annual 'Developments in Singapore Arbitration' hybrid seminar by Professor Lawrence Boo and Delphine Ho, which again attracted over 100 registrations in Singapore and abroad.
Given the transition in the secretariat team, Council foresees that we are likely to have to moderate the number of events organised by SIArb in the initial few months. Thank you in advance for your understanding and patience as we welcome CMA to the SIArb family. Our priority is to ensure a smooth transition so that our governance and cornerstone activities, in particular our membership and fellowship courses, will not be impacted. We plan to pick up the pace of events again later in the year and will continue to hold our flagship events such as the SIArb Lecture, Annual Symposium and Annual Dinner.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me or any of the Council Members.
Thank you and I look forward to seeing everyone at our upcoming events.
Tay Yu-Jin
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Committees 2023 - 2024
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1. Activities Committee The Activities Committee shall be responsible for organising: (i) social activities and networking events amongst members of the Institute and with other organisations to build relationships which may support the arbitration community; (ii) events with a focus on topics of domestic or international interest to arbitration practitioners beyond the law and practice of arbitration; and (iii) events with a focus on career, mentoring and wellbeing; including the Annual Dinner, Members’ Night, and the “Beyond Arbitration: Global Perspectives” series.
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Young Practitioners Network (sub-committee of the Activities Committee) The co-ordinating committee for the Young Practitioners Network shall be a sub-committee of the Activities Committee. This Committee shall take the lead on the Institute’s engagement with all young arbitration practitioners with less than 10 years’ experience in arbitration or below the age of 40. The Committee aims to promote a strong mentorship culture within the Institute with events such as the Annual Careers Roundtable. It will serve as a forum for young practitioners to exchange ideas on arbitration through events such as the Annual Debate. |
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2. Arbitration Bar Committee The Arbitration Bar Committee represents the interests and concerns of members who practise predominantly as arbitration counsel or counsel in arbitration-related litigation. The Committee shall also be responsible for drafting the Institute’s responses to consultations and research on the law and/or practice of arbitration issued by public authorities, arbitral institutions or academic institutions. |
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3. Continuing Professional Development Committee The Continuing Professional Development Committee shall be responsible for arranging a regular programme of seminars, webinars or other events to assist members and others in furthering their professional development in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution, fulfilling CPD requirements projecting thought leadership by the Institute, and networking with the arbitration and business community. The Committee shall also be responsible for the SIArb Commercial Arbitration Symposium and the SIArb Annual Lecture. |
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The Education Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the Institute’s training courses and examinations in the law and practice of arbitration and dispute resolution and shall: (i) recommend to Council the appointment of a Course Director and, if the Committee thinks fit, a Deputy Course Director for each such course and examination; (ii) appoint the members of the Institute’s Teaching Faculty and Resource Panel and appoint guest lecturers ; (iii) approve the syllabus, course materials, examination materials and marking schemes; (iv) recommend budgets to Council; (v) recommend to Council whether such examinations should be prescribed for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any class of membership; and (vi) recommend to Council whether the Institute should issue any certificate or other qualification upon the successful completion of the course or passing of the examination. The Committee shall also assess and make recommendations to Council upon any proposal for the Institute to endorse any training course or examination run by or in collaboration with a third party (including any proposal for Council to prescribe such an examination for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any class of membership or for the Institute to issue any certificate or other qualification upon the successful completion of the course or passing of the examination) and the Committee shall represent the Institute in relation to any such course or examination endorsed by the Institute. |
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5. Executive Committee (Replaces Administration & Finance Committee) The Executive Committee shall: (i) save where specifically delegated by Council to another committee, oversee the general administration and financial matters of the Institute; (ii) co-ordinate budgetary and sponsorship matters; (iii) supervise the Institute’s Secretariat; and (iv) save where delegated by Council to another Council member or committee, take primary responsibility for managing relations with external organisations both within and outside Singapore. The members of the Committee shall be designated as signatories for the Institute’s bank accounts. |
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6. Membership and Panel Arbitrators Committee The Membership and Panel Arbitrators Committee shall oversee the process for applications (i) for admission or re-admission to membership of the Institute and (ii) for admission or re-admission to or continuation of membership of all panels of arbitrators maintained by the Institute. The Committee shall: (i) review every such application and make a recommendation to Council as to whether it should be accepted; and (ii) from time to time make recommendations to Council for the efficient, effective and fair administration of the application process.
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7. Communications Committee The Communications Committee shall: (i) coordinate and edit the SIArb Newsletter; (ii) manage, maintain and periodically upgrade the Institute’s website; and (iii) administer and maintain the social media accounts and platforms of the Institute approved by Council. |
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8. Scheme Arbitration Committee The Scheme Arbitration Committee is responsible for the promotion and implementation of special and independent arbitration schemes for specific sectors of commerce, industry and society. |
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Committees 2022 - 2023
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1. Activities Committee The Activities Committee shall be responsible for organising: (i) social activities and networking events amongst members of the Institute and with other organisations to build relationships which may support the arbitration community; (ii) events with a focus on topics of domestic or international interest to arbitration practitioners beyond the law and practice of arbitration; and (iii) events with a focus on career, mentoring and wellbeing; including the Annual Dinner, Members’ Night, and the “Beyond Arbitration: Global Perspectives” series. The Committee shall also be responsible for the SIArb Annual Lecture.
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Young Practitioners Network (sub-committee of the Activities Committee) The co-ordinating committee for the Young Practitioners Network shall be a sub-committee of the Activities Committee. This Committee shall take the lead on the Institute’s engagement with all young arbitration practitioners with less than 10 years’ experience in arbitration or below the age of 40. The Committee aims to promote a strong mentorship culture within the Institute with events such as the Annual Careers Roundtable. It will serve as a forum for young practitioners to exchange ideas on arbitration through events such as the Annual Debate. |
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2. Arbitration Bar Committee The Arbitration Bar Committee represents the interests and concerns of members who practise predominantly as arbitration counsel or counsel in arbitration-related litigation. The Committee shall also be responsible for drafting the Institute’s responses to consultations and research on the law and/or practice of arbitration issued by public authorities, arbitral institutions or academic institutions. |
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3. Continuing Professional Development Committee The Continuing Professional Development Committee shall be responsible for arranging a regular programme of seminars, webinars or other events to assist members and others in furthering their professional development in the field of arbitration and dispute resolution, fulfilling CPD requirements projecting thought leadership by the Institute, and networking with the arbitration and business community. The Committee shall also be responsible for the SIArb Commercial Arbitration Symposium. |
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4. Education Committee |
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The Education Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the Institute’s training courses and examinations in the law and practice of arbitration and dispute resolution and shall: (i) recommend to Council the appointment of a Course Director and, if the Committee thinks fit, a Deputy Course Director for each such course and examination; (ii) appoint the members of the Institute’s Teaching Faculty and Resource Panel and appoint guest lecturers ; (iii) approve the syllabus, course materials, examination materials and marking schemes; (iv) recommend budgets to Council; (v) recommend to Council whether such examinations should be prescribed for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any class of membership; and (vi) recommend to Council whether the Institute should issue any certificate or other qualification upon the successful completion of the course or passing of the examination. The Committee shall also assess and make recommendations to Council upon any proposal for the Institute to endorse any training course or examination run by or in collaboration with a third party (including any proposal for Council to prescribe such an examination for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any class of membership or for the Institute to issue any certificate or other qualification upon the successful completion of the course or passing of the examination) and the Committee shall represent the Institute in relation to any such course or examination endorsed by the Institute.
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5. Executive Committee (Replaces Administration & Finance Committee) The Executive Committee shall: (i) save where specifically delegated by Council to another committee, oversee the general administration and financial matters of the Institute; (ii) co-ordinate budgetary and sponsorship matters; (iii) supervise the Institute’s Secretariat; and (iv) save where delegated by Council to another Council member or committee, take primary responsibility for managing relations with external organisations both within and outside Singapore. The members of the Committee shall be designated as signatories for the Institute’s bank accounts. |
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6. Membership and Panel Arbitrators Committee The Membership and Panel Arbitrators Committee shall oversee the process for applications (i) for admission or re-admission to membership of the Institute and (ii) for admission or re-admission to or continuation of membership of all panels of arbitrators maintained by the Institute. The Committee shall: (i) review every such application and make a recommendation to Council as to whether it should be accepted; and (ii) from time to time make recommendations to Council for the efficient, effective and fair administration of the application process.
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7. Publications Committee The Publications Committee shall: (i) coordinate and edit the SIArb Newsletter; (ii) manage, maintain and periodically upgrade the Institute’s website; and (iii) administer and maintain the social media accounts and platforms of the Institute approved by Council. |
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8. Scheme Arbitration Committee The Scheme Arbitration Committee is responsible for the promotion and implementation of special and independent arbitration schemes for specific sectors of commerce, industry and society. |
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