Theme: Transnational Commerce in a Shifting World
The Singapore Academy of Law (‘’SAL”), in collaboration with the Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”), is organising the Singapore International Commercial Court Conference 2025 (“SICCC”) on 14 and 15 January 2025. The SICCC marks a special and significant milestone in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the SICC since its establishment.
The theme of the SICCC is “Transnational Commerce in a Shifting World” and will consider issues relevant to the transnational system of commercial justice within today’s globalised world, highlighting the pivotal role of international commercial courts as neutral arbiters and enablers of change. There will be several panels with a distinguished line up of speakers exploring diverse topics, including evolving trends in managing complex cross-border disputes, innovative approaches to resolving private law issues in borderless disputes and alongside cutting-edge emerging technologies, as well as holistic perspectives on cross-border corporate restructuring in the commercial dispute resolution space.
Programme Outline (subject to changes)
Day 1, 14 January 2025, Full -Day
Time
Programme Details
0930
Registration
1000
Welcome Remarks by Justice Philip Jeyaretnam (President, Singapore International Commercial Court)
1015
Opening Address by The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon
"The Emerging Architecture of Transnational Commercial Justice"1100
Morning Tea
1130
Panel Session 1: Seismic events: Surviving (and thriving)
The panel session will focus on how internationally-oriented commercial courts have an important role to play in underpinning transnational commercial justice, especially in an age of anti-globalisation
This will consider how evolving global dynamics may lead to an increase in commercial disputes and how international commercial courts such as the SICC may complement other dispute resolution options such as international commercial arbitration and play a role as neutral arbiter
Moderator: Justice Philip Jeyaretnam, President, SICC
Panelists:
Justice Robert French (International Judge, SICC)
Mr Ashok Mirpuri (Head, International Policy and Governance, Temasek International)
Mr Ali Malek KC (3VB)
Mr Gourab Banerji SA (Essex Court Chambers)
Mr Salim Moollan KC (Brick Court Chambers)
Mr Kevin Kim (Senior Partner, Peter & Kim)1245
Lunch
1400
Panel Session 2: Fallout: Tooling up (and teaming up) to manage complex technical disputes
This panel session will consider new tools and methods for active case management coupled with collaborations between dispute resolution institutions to manage the increasing complexification of commercial disputes and to keep cross-border dispute resolution fit for this purpose
This will allow parties to discuss innovations pioneered by the Singapore courts to facilitate cross-border dispute resolution ( such as the Technology, Infrastructure and Construction List, the SICC's collaboration with other dispute resolution institutions etc.)
Moderator: Justice Vivian Ramsey (International Judge, SICC)
Panelists:
Justice Douglas Jones (International Judge, SICC)
Professor Jan Paulsson (Member, Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution Board)
Ms Koh Swee Yen SC (Partner, WongPartnership LPP)1515
Afternoon Tea
1545
Panel Session 3: Restructuring: Cross- border corporate insolvency
This panel session will discuss how nodal jurisdictions undergrid the successful restructuring of cross-border enterprises and in the course of this, illustrate the balanced and holistic approach of the Singapore ecosystem to corporate restructuring, and how the SICC both benefits from and reinforces this ecosystem.
Moderator: Justice Kannan Ramesh (Supreme Court of Singapore)
Panelists:
Justice Christopher Sontchi (International Judge, SICC)
Justice James Michael Peck (International Judge, SICC)
Mr Sushil Nair (Deputy Chief Executive, Drew and Napier LLC)
Mr Stephen Hessler (Sidley Austin LLP)
Mr James Sprayregen (Kirkland & Ellis)1700
Fireside Chat with Mr K Shanmugam SC, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law
Moderator: Mr Cavinder Bull (Drew & Napier LLC)
1830
Conference Dinner
Guest-of-Honour: Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Senior Minister
2000
End of Day 1
Day 2, 15 January 2025, Morning only
Time
Programme Details
0930
Registration
1000
Keynote Address by Mr Dirk Hartung (Center for Legal Technology and Data Science, Bucerius Law School, Hamburg Germany)
1045
Morning Tea
1115
Panel Session 4: Tsunami: New Technologies
The panel session will look at how the borderless nature of many new technologies requires a transnational approach. This will highlight the approach which the SICC has taken to resolving complex private law issues emerging alongside technological developments.
Moderator:
Justice Anselmo Reyes (International Judge, SICC)Panelists:
Justice James Allsop (International Judge, SICC)
Justice Nallini Pathmanathan (Judge, Federal Court of Malaysia)
Mr Paul Tan (Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher)
Ms Eleanor Hughes (General Counsel, Binance)
Mr Daniel Chia (Managing Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Prolegis)
1245
End of Conference
Registration Fee (inclusive of 9% GST)
S$817.50* per participant
S$654.00* for bulk registrations of 5 and more (20% savings)
S$272.50 for access to Conference dinner only
*The conference fee is inclusive of access to the conference, tea-breaks, lunch and the conference dinner.
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