Choosing SIAC arbitration determines far more than the institution that will administer a dispute. It places the parties within a procedural framework that shapes how the arbitration is commenced, how the tribunal is constituted, how urgent applications are handled, how evidence is presented and, ultimately, how the award is rendered. The 2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules […]
The Revised 2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules
On 9 December 2024, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre published the 7th edition of its arbitration rules (the “2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules”), thus amending the previous 2016 version of the rules. The new 2025 SIAC Arbitration Rules comprise ten sections with 65 Rules, and contain three specific schedules: Section I – Introductory Rules (Rule 1 […]
Summary Procedures in International Arbitration
Summary procedures in international arbitration mean procedures by which the arbitral tribunal determines certain points of fact or law at an early stage of the proceedings, potentially dispensing with the need for further arbitration proceedings. Summary proceedings can be a blessing to a respondent facing frivolous claims that obviously lack merit, as a successful dismissal […]
Expedited Arbitration
Expedited arbitration (or fast-track arbitration) has gained traction in recent years, in response to the length and cost of traditional international arbitration. The first expedited arbitration scheme appears to have been introduced in the 1992 Arbitration Rules of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration Rules (“CCIG”).[1] Today, most leading arbitral institutions have adopted specific […]
Aceris Law Wins Another SIAC Arbitration Under English Law
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that its arbitration lawyers have recently won another Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) arbitration, this time for a Middle Eastern client against an Indian company. The case arose from a sales contract for multiple cargos of an industrial chemical and was governed by English law. Aceris Law replaced prior […]