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Past Event | In-House Counsel Club - Drafting Arbitration Agreements: Practical Dos & Don’ts for In House Counsel
The French Chamber of Commerce in Singapore was pleased to host a session on “Drafting Arbitration Agreements: Practical Dos & Don’ts for In-House Counsel”, bringing together legal professionals for a focused and practical discussion on dispute resolution strategy.
A warm thank you to our speakers:
Elodie Dulac, Partner at King & Spalding
Jia Lin Hoe, Senior Legal Counsel, JERA LPS
The session provided concrete guidance for in-house counsel navigating arbitration clauses and institutional frameworks across Asia.
Please find below key learnings:
- When drafting an arbitration agreement, keep it simple and use the model arbitration clauses of leading arbitral institutions as a starting point (eg ICC, HKIAC, SIAC);
- The most important element in the arbitration agreement is the seat of arbitration. Leading seats in Asia are Singapore and Hong Kong; do not go off the beaten path;
- Leading arbitration institutions have introduced shorter and more cost-effective procedures depending on the amount in dispute (eg, under the 2025 SIAC Rules, the streamlined procedure for disputes below SGD 1 million and the expedited procedure for disputes above SGD 1 million and below SGD 10 million).
For more information about the counsel club, please contact Vanessa Hobbs at vhobbs(@)fccsingapore.com
