Singapore International Commercial Court Conference 2025

Date: 14 - 15 January 2025

Day 1 and 2:

Venue: ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay Singapore

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 at the ParkRoyal Collection Marina Bay Singapore. 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.

Usual Price: SGD 817.50

CPD Points : 9

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Overview

Programme Outline

Day 1 - 14 January 2025, Full Day
Time	Programme Details
0930	Registration
1000	Welcome Remarks by Justice Philip Jeyaretnam, President, Singapore International Commercial Court ("SICC")
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
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.)
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.
1700	Fireside Chat with Mr K Shanmugam SC, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law
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
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. 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
1245	End of Conference

Other Information

SILE Accredited CPD Activity

Number of Public CPD Points: 9 (6.5 Public CPD points on Day 1 and 2.5 Public CPD Points on Day 2)

Practice Area: Corporate/Comercial

Training Level: General

SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, participants are reminded to sign in on arrival and sign out at the conclusion of each day of the event in the manner required by the organiser. Participants must not be absent from each day of the event for more than 15 minutes. Participants who attend Day 1 and comply strictly with the Attendance Policy on that day may obtain 6.5 Public CPD Points. Participants who attend Day 2 and comply strictly with the Attendance Policy on that day may obtain 2.5 Public CPD Points. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy on any particular day of the event will not be able to obtain CPD Points for that day. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

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