Singapore International Arbitration Act A Commentary

Nelson Goh, Partner, Pallas Partners LLP,Jonathan Lim, Counsel, Wilmerhale,Paul Tan, Partner, Cavenagh Law LLP

Nelson Goh is a partner at Pallas Partners LLP, an elite dispute resolution firm with offices in London and New York. He holds an LL.B. from the National University of Singapore and LL.M.s from New York University and the University of Cambridge (First Class Hons), where he was a Cambridge Trust Scholar. Nelson has been involved in arbitrations administered by all leading institutions and ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules. He has published on international arbitration and public international law in leading academic journals and is qualified to practice in England & Wales and Singapore.

Jonathan Lim is an experienced arbitration practitioner based in London and Singapore. He has represented companies and governments in over 25 'bet-the-company' commercial and investment treaty arbitration disputes in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He has also been appointed as arbitrator in cases arising under the DIS, SIAC, and UNCITRAL Rules. Jonathan Lim has advised international organizations and governments on public international law issues and assisted with the drafting of legislation. He is a visiting senior fellow at the National University of Singapore, where he lectures on arbitration, and Co-Chair of the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration.

Paul Tan is a partner of Cavenagh Law LLP, and heads the firm's formal law alliance litigation practice in Southeast Asia. He is globally recognised by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal as a lead advocate in international arbitrations (including treaty-based arbitrations) and arbitration-related litigation. He is also the co-chair of the Thought Leadership Committee of the ICC Singapore, a member of Young SIAC, and co-lead of the Swiss Arbitration Association in Southeast Asia. Paul holds first class degrees from the National University of Singapore and the University of Oxford.