Andrew Lee

Partner, PDLegal LLC

Andrew graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LLB (Hons) degree in 2008 and was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2009. Prior to joining PDLegal LLC in January 2017, Andrew started his practice career in one of Singapore’s leading firms before joining the Singapore office of a US-based international law firm.

In October 2017, Andrew was featured as one of “Asia’s brightest young legal minds under 40 years of age making waves” by Asian Legal Business. Andrew was also named as one of “Singapore’s most influential legal minds aged 40 and under for 2018” by the Singapore Business Review. In September 2022, Andrew was named as a “Rising Star for Dispute Resolution” by Asialaw Leading Lawyers.

Andrew’s experience extends to the areas of maritime, offshore oil and gas, energy and international trade disputes. Andrew’s experience extends to charterparty disputes, marine insurance disputes, shipbuilding and/or repair disputes, ship collisions and ship arrests, and disputes involving bills of lading and documentary letters of credit and investigations. Andrew had the opportunity to act as counsel in one of the first offshore cases to be heard by the Singapore International Commercial Court. Andrew has also acted as counsel in SIAC, UNCITRAL, LMAA and SCMA arbitration proceedings.

Andrew has also acted in complex commercial and civil disputes involving director and shareholders disputes as well as minority oppression cases. Andrew also regularly advises his clients on corporate business and regulatory compliance matters.

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Challenging Jurisdiction and Anti-suit Injunctions in support of Arbitration in Singapore

Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out how a party to arbitration proceedings governed by Singapore law can apply (make an application to) to challenge the jurisdiction of an arbitral (arbitration) tribunal pre and post (before and after) an award has been issued, and also how a party may apply to the Singapore court for an anti-suit injunction restraining litigation (court proceedings) in favour of arbitration. The Practice Note covers challenging arbitrator jurisdiction under the Singapore Arbitration Act (Cap 10) and the International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A). It also covers the process of challenging an award on grounds of lack of jurisdiction. The Practice Note covers anti-suit injunctions in support of international arbitration proceedings and the availability of indemnity costs for breach of an arbitration agreement.

Arbitration