The singapore international commercial court the sicc was officially launched on 5 january 2015 at the opening of the singapore legal year. Every decision which has the status of an award carries preclusive effect on its particular subject matter, regardless of the fact that other disputes between the parties remain undetermined. High court of singapore justice vinodh coomaraswamy said monday he had allowed a marine engineering company, wilson taylor asia pacific pte. A specialist in international commercial arbitration, ms gill qc offered fresh takes on the advent of alternative approaches to establishing foreign law. In sicc proceedings, the chief justice assigns judges from the panel. Singapore by an order of justice vinodh coomaraswamy in chambers dated 11 october 2019. Justice paul heath high court of new zealand auckland, new zealand conflict and consistency in cross border insolvency judgements cochairs. Primitive man, despite the pressure of his struggle for existence, knew nothing of such merely functional arts.
Immediately before that, he was a judicial commissioner of the high court from 1. In 1991, oxfordeducated mr vinodh, 47, was the first singapo rean to top the united kingdom bar exams. Singapore top court to weigh onesided arbitration pact law360. The honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy keynote speaker, supreme court, singapore seminar 1. Mar 08, 2019 on 8 march 2019, after the hearing of the ijm applications, the honorable justice vinodh coomaraswamy granted, inter alia, the following orders. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy international insolvency institute.
On 8 march 2019, after the hearing of the ijm applications, the honorable justice vinodh coomaraswamy granted, inter alia, the following orders. His docket focuses on arbitration, company law, insolvency and complex commercial disputes. One of the express objectives of the sicc is to further boost singapores value as a leading forum for legal services and international commercial dispute resolution, offering litigants the option of having their disputes adjudicated by a panel of. In his judgment, justice vinodh coomaraswamy focused on one of the key concerns of the construction industry. This is supported by the fact that dab decisions are immediately binding. The honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy supreme court of singapore justice vinodh coomaraswamy was appointed to the high court bench in 2012. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy was appointed a judge of the supreme court on the singapore academy of law 03 singapore and. This is supported by the fact that dab decisions are immediately binding under clause 20. Appointed by justice vk rajah to promote the use of singapore law and singapore as a venue for arbitration in crossborder disputes in south asia law reform committee. It was the chief justice him self who provided the impetus for the book, having mentioned on jan 7 last year during his speech for the opening of the last legal year that he hoped. Coomaraswamy that was once captioned coomaraswamy in india, ca. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy is a judge of the high court of singapore, appointed on 24 june 20. After the welcome address by professor yeo tiong min, sc and an introduction by the honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy, the right honourable lord hoffmann delivered the keynote address, setting the tone and laying the landscape, for the rest of the conference. The conference was wellattended by members of the legal community, including judicial and legal service officers.
Smu s young law alumni shine at 5th essex court chambers. Sicc brochure singapore international commercial court. That judicial imputation is justified because, and only because, by the third stage. He follows in his fathers foot steps in becoming a high court judge. Former smu international mooters yeo gek min 5th from left, devathas satianathan 4th from left, and aleksandar georgiev far right in a. Judicial commissioner vinodh coomaraswamy was appointed with effect from 1 august 2012.
The honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy supreme court of singapore thio shen yi, s. Managing deal negotiations through dispute resolution strategies mr wong taurjiun moderator, president, singapore corporate counsel association mr chia kim huat, regional head. Bnj vs smrt trains ltd and another citation 1150830 court. It was the chief justice him self who provided the impetus for the book, having mentioned on jan 7 last year during his speech for the opening of the last legal year. Honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy as the chairperson. The late justice punch coo maraswamy served in the high court between 1984 and 1993. Academic speakers from as far as australia, canada, england, hong kong, hungary, israel. In the shc, justice vinodh coomaraswamy the judge was faced with the following issues among others. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy, appointed a judge of the high court on 24. More perspectives from singapore, by eleanor wong, lok vi ming, the honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy, isbn. Appointed chief justice with effect from 6 november 2012. The chief justice, judges of appeal and judges of the supreme court are appointed by the president on the advice of. Chief justice chan said that it spells out in plain english a proud tradition of the english bar which our own bar has pre sewed.
Opening of the legal year 2014 speech of the president of the law. His reasoning is by analogy, or in other words by means of an adequate symbolism. He attended the national university of singapore university of singapore faculty of law where he earned the bachelor of laws and master of laws degrees. Coomaraswamy, was in his own right an important writer on traditionalist topics, especially regarding christianity and the influx of modernistic ideas and practices in this ancient apostolic tradition. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy and ms judith gill qc also joined mr foxton qc in the panel discussion after his lecture. The whole man is naturally a metaphysician, and only later on a philosopher and psychologist, a systematist. Appointed by justice vinodh coomaraswamy, and judith prakash to consider law reforms in the area of arbitration law.
Firstly in traditional art, things necessary in all activities of man are useful and. This year, we were pleased to have the honourable justice matthew palmer to deliver a lecture on the rule of law, judicial independence and judicial discretion, and the honourable justice vinodh coomaraswamy as the chairperson. International insolvency institutes 16th annual conference. The hope is that no one will be denied justice because of accidental procedural flaws.
Mar 11, 2011 chief justice chan said that it spells out in plain english a proud tradition of the english bar which our own bar has pre sewed. C joint managing director, tsmp law corporation wendy lin partner, wongpartnership llp tham lijing of counsel, ascendant legal llp 4. As a person rather than an animal he knows immortal though mortal things. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy noted that contractual security of payment mechanisms play a vital role in the industry by promoting cash. The recognition orders have empowered the jpls to, amongst other things, conduct investigation into the affairs of the company and its subsidiaries by way of examination and taking control. International promotion of singapore law committee. Associate professor, director of the asian law institute asli, faculty of law, national university of singapore. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy noted that contractual security of payment mechanisms play a vital role in the industry by promoting cashflow and protecting vulnerable contractors. Supreme court of singapore one supreme court lane, singapore, 178879. Vinodh coomaraswamy j upheld the interim award on the following basis. Justice vinodh coomaraswamy, and the keynote speaker was mr justice richard snowden, high court of justice, england and wales. Opening of the legal year 2014 speech of the president of the.
Justice vinodh coomaraswamy, appointed a judge of the high court on 24 june 20, was a most active member of the bar prior to his elevation to the bench, first as a judicial commissioner in august 2012. Thus spoke coomaraswamy at the dinner to celebrate his 70th birthday hosted by some of his close friends at the harvard club in boston on august 22, 1947. Appointed attorneygeneral with effect from 25 june 2012. The hon mrs justice jennifer eady dbe overseas bencher justice vinodh coomaraswamy judicial commissioner and high court judge, supreme court of singapore honorary benchers christopher hayward sheriff of the city of london the right reverend james jones kbe former bishop of liverpool and bishop of hull. Blake, whom coomaraswamy quote, riding which the artist could meet the lord in the air. My thanks to lance ang and chong siew men, research associates at the centre for asian legal studies cals, for their research assistance on this article. In spite of his heavy workload as a leading and much sought after senior counsel, justice coomaraswamy found time to chair firstly. Ananda kentish coomaraswamy was born in colombo, british ceylon, now sri lanka, to the ceylonese tamil legislator and philosopher sir muthu coomaraswamy of the ponnambalamcoomaraswamy family and his english wife elizabeth beeby. The honourable chief justice menon was a leading arbitrator and arbitration practitioner before his elevation to the bench. Singapore judge tosses siac award over palm oil contract law360. Teaching more civil law at the national university of. Chief justice sundaresh menon chairperson justice chao hick tin vice chairperson pslaw beh swan gin vice chairperson attorneygeneral steven chong justice vinodh coomaraswamy jc lee kim shin mr wong meng meng sc mr chua eu jin mr kenneth aboud mr geraint hughes mr john savage mr kevin wong mr ben giaretta. Singapore judge tosses siac award over palm oil contract. Nicholas lingard partner, freshfields a partner at freshfields, nick is an experienced.
Justice vinodh coomaraswamy recently questioned the soundness of such an approach in dynajet v wilson taylor asia pacific ltd, where he noted that it would be unduly parochialto examine the parties arbitration agreement purely through the lens of singapore law simply because this application is made under singapore legislation to a. John martin henry davis york sydney australia justice vinodh coomaraswamy supreme court of singapore singapore uncitral and the challenge of corporate enterprise group insolvencies. Highlevel discussions on this topic occurred most recently at the annual lawasia conferences in sydney 2015, colombo 2016 and tokyo. He subsequently also qualified as a solicitor in singapore, brunei, england and wales. Coomaraswamy 19292006, son of the renowned perennialist writer ananda k. The court and the parties are guided by the spirit of the rules, not shackled by the letter of the law. Lawasia has sought to address emerging issues of business and human rights through its annual conference program, focusing on aspects unique to the asia pacific and to the role of regional legal profession. The conception of art set forth above renders meaningless, according to coomaraswamys, many of the principles, which are held as axiomatic in current artcriticism. Bala reddy was born in singapore on 18 september 1955 to parents who had migrated from madurai, india.
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