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Tata Power brought three applications under the International Arbitration Act 1994 to set aside arbitral awards rendered by a Singapore-seated Tribunal. In the arbitration, Tata was found liable for breaching its contractual duty of good faith and non-disclosure agreements in relation to a project originated by Kleros to exploit a coal deposit in Kamchatka, Russia. As such, Kleros More
Lucas Bastin KC successfully acted for the Republic of The Gambia in annulment proceedings before an ICSID Annulment Committee, resulting in the complete annulment of a significant award rendered against The Gambia. On 17 July 2026, the ICSID Annulment Committee annulled the award in its entirety. The Committee found that the original tribunal had failed More
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome Lucas Bastin KC to Duxton Hill Chambers London. Lucas is a leading international practitioner with a worldwide, stellar reputation and a wealth of experience. He specialises in complex international disputes, and has acted in numerous high profile cases, including – notably – before the UK Supreme Court in More
The Indian Supreme Court applied the doctrine of transnational issue estoppel for the first time The Indian Supreme Court has applied the doctrine of transnational issue estoppel for the first time, rejecting a bid by two fintech executives to overturn the enforcement of a US$121 million SIAC award after finding their challenges had been conclusively rejected More
Toby Landau KC will be serving as a keynote speaker for International Arbitration Day.The event will mark the opening of London International Disputes Week 2026.Register for free: https://register.lidw.co.uk/event/580
MoreToby Landau KC will moderate a fireside chat with Minister for Law, Edwin Tong, and esteemed panellists at Singapore Legal Day in London. Pan Pacific London17 April 2026 (Friday)5pm – 8pm RSVP here: https://go.gov.sg/rsvp-sld
MoreMembers of Chambers are delighted to welcome Joshua Hiew to Duxton Hill Chambers. Joshua has a broad disputes practice which spans the entire spectrum of dispute resolution proceedings and will be a valuable addition to Duxton Hill Chambers.
MoreOn 29 October 2025 the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) International announced the establishment of the International Arbitration Court, a first by an arbitration institution in a civil law jurisdiction. The International Arbitration Court will serve as an independent body composed of leading international arbitration experts, which will make key procedural decisions in the administration More
Duxton Hill Chambers London We’re proud to announce the launch of Duxton Hill Chambers London – marking the first time a Singapore chambers has established a presence at the English Bar. This milestone was unveiled today at our event in Singapore, held as part of Singapore Convention Week 2025, where we were honoured to welcome the Honourable More
We are pleased to announce that Chan Leng Sun SC will be launching the second edition of his book on Arbitral Awards, on 27 August 2025.This second edition of Arbitral Awards examines the law relating to arbitral awards from two perspectives: awards resulting from arbitrations that are seated in Singapore and awards made elsewhere that More
Ng Jern-Fei KC has been appointed as a Deputy Judge of the High Court of Hong Kong SAR.Under section 10 of the High Court Ordinance in Hong Kong, the Chief Justice may appoint qualified individuals to serve as Deputy Judges of the High Court. Eminent overseas jurists, alongside local practitioners and judges from the lower More
Toby Landau KC will be speaking as a panellist at the SIAC-CIL Academic-Practitioner Colloquium on 6 August 2025. The seminar provides academics and arbitration practitioners with a platform to showcase their current research work, and to test their ideas on a panel of fellow arbitration practitioners and academics. Register here: https://siac.org.sg/event/siac-cil-academic-practitioner-colloquium
MoreMatthew Gearing KC acted as lead counsel for the Defendant, Mason Capital, in proceedings brought by the Republic of Korea before the Singapore International Commercial Court to seek to set aside an award rendered in Mason’s favour in an investment treaty arbitration under the terms of the US/Korea FTA relating to governmental interference to support More
We are proud to announce that VK Rajah SC, Toby Landau KC, Leng Sun Chan SC, Matthew Gearing KC, and Jern-Fei Ng KC have been ranked in the Chambers Global Legal Guide 2025.
MoreCongratulations to Toby Landau KC on being appointed as a Master of the Bench at The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple! Last week, Toby was honoured with this prestigious title alongside five other distinguished appointees. This recognition is a testament to his exceptional contributions to the legal profession, his unwavering dedication, and his outstanding expertise. More
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome Matthew Gearing KC to Duxton Hill Chambers
MoreWe are pleased to announce that Duxton Hill Chambers has retained its rankings in the latest edition of Legal 500 (2025) for Regional International Arbitration – The Bar: Commercial, and Singapore: International Arbitration. Our set garnered praise as “the creme de la creme of the Singapore arbitration Bar”, and possessing an “absolutely star-studded lineup of More
Members of Chambers are delighted to welcome Z.J. Jennifer Lim to Duxton Hill Chambers.
MoreWe are pleased to announce that our Mr Chan Leng Sun, SC has been appointed a Delegate of the Singapore National Committee to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR for a 2nd term running from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2027
MoreThe 8th SHIAC Talk took place in Shanghai on 14 June 2024 with the theme “The Evolving Landscape of International Arbitration”. Chan Leng Sun, SC delivered the keynote lecture on “Illegality in International Arbitration”. Thereafter, he was joined by Nathaniel Lai and other experts in a roundtable discussion on international arbitration. On 15 June 2024, Chan More