The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has announced a public consultation on its draft Insolvency Arbitration Protocol, running from 13 December 2024 to 17 January 2025. This pioneering initiative, a first for international arbitration institutions, introduces a bespoke mechanism for resolving disputes arising from or in anticipation of insolvency proceedings. The Protocol adapts SIAC Rules to the insolvency context, emphasising time-efficiency and procedural suitability. Developed in collaboration with judges, insolvency and arbitration practitioners and SIAC's Court of Arbitration, the Protocol aims to provide a specialised framework for parties who agree to arbitrate insolvency-related disputes under SIAC's auspices.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has announced the launch of its Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol (RIA Protocol), effective 26 August 2025. The protocol introduces the first specialised mechanism by an international arbitration institution for resolving restructuring and insolvency disputes. Key features include truncated timelines, simplified procedures, and Singapore as the default seat. SIAC is also establishing the Institute of Ethics in International Arbitration (IEIA) to advance best practices for arbitrators and counsel. The protocol was developed in consultation with judges, insolvency experts and practitioners, following public consultation from December 2024 to January 2025. It will be supported by a specialist panel of arbitrators and comprehensive guidance materials.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has opened its Beijing Representative Office, its sixth overseas office and second representative office in China. The office will support SIAC’s continued engagement with Chinese users, including China’s legal and business sectors through outreach initiatives, training programmes, seminars and collaboration with arbitration practitioners, in-house counsel and institutional partners. SIAC’s global network now includes offices in India, South Korea, China and the US. The new office will be led by the Director and Head (China) at SIAC, Cunyuan Zhang.

Arbitration analysis: What is the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s (SIAC) proposal on cross-institutional consolidation of arbitrations and what is the rationale behind it? Matthew Knowles, partner at Stewarts, explores the details of the SIAC proposal, the potential difficulties that arise and the potential practical implications for users.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has published its annual report for 2019 with details of its arbitration caseload statistics. It saw a record of 479 new cases filed but 297 appointments of arbitrators, a drop from 2018's 333.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has published its 2023 annual report. SIAC recorded its second highest caseload in 2023 with 663 new cases filed and the total sum of $US11.9bn. SIAC handled cases involving parties from 66 jurisdictions and 93% of all new cases were international in nature. The CEO of SIAC, Gloria Lim, said SIAC 'will continue to keep a close ear to user and stakeholder feedback, to ensure that SIAC continues to innovate and adapt, to provide responsive and state of the art services that commercial parties and businesses expect.'

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has announced the release of its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting a year of steady growth and significant achievements.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting its caseload, sums in dispute and appointment activity during 2025. The report indicates: (1) a total sum in dispute of SGD18.66bn (US$14.53bn) for all new case filings; (2) 886 new cases handled by SIAC in 2025, representing its second-highest caseload, of which 89% were international; (3) 149 ad hoc appointments, accounting for 17% of new cases and (4) 231 individual arbitrator appointments, including 11 in ad hoc arbitrations. SIAC also served parties from a record 79 jurisdictions, with disputes involving substantive governing laws from 34 different jurisdictions. In addition, SIAC received 130 expedited procedure applications, a record 107 consolidation applications and 19 emergency arbitrator applications in 2025.

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has produced an Award Checklist to aid tribunals and the SIAC Secretariat to expedite delivery and improve the quality of awards in SIAC-administered arbitrations. The checklist comes into effect on 31 March 2023, from which point tribunals will be required to provide a completed Award Checklist when submitting a draft award to be scrutinised.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has published a compendium of challenge decisions, comprising redacted versions of decisions issued by the SIAC Court of Arbitration on challenges to arbitrators. The publication aims to enhance transparency and accessibility for parties, counsel and arbitral tribunals regarding SIAC Court decisions, while maintaining the confidentiality of the underlying proceedings.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) released two guidance notes and one practice note. Guidance Note GN-01/26 addresses page and word limits, as well as the management of document production requests. Guidance Note GN-02/26 details the issuance of summary awards under both the streamlined procedure and the expedited procedure. Practice Note PN-01/26 pertains to cases administered by SIAC under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). The agreement establishes an internship programme for CUPL law students at SIAC and outlines plans to develop joint training initiatives, including university modules and seminars focused on international arbitration practice. The partnership aims to enhance arbitration education and practical training between Singapore and China.