The New International Commercial Courts—Competing with Arbitration? The Example of the Singapore International Commercial Court

Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 193-216, November 2018

24 Pages Posted: 22 Dec 2018

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Gary F. Bell

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law

Date Written: November 30, 2018

Abstract

In part because of the desire to compete with the Commercial Court in London, especially as Brexit is looming, and in part as an alternative to arbitration, we have seen in recent years the creation (or planned creation) of numerous international commercial courts at the national level, some functioning in English and with specialised, and sometime foreign, judges (Dubai, Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt, Brussels, China and Singapore). In Part II, the article will look at these courts and what they offer. In Part III, it will then look in more detail at the new Singapore International Commercial Court—its jurisdiction, the fact that it has foreign judges, that foreign lawyers may appear before it, that it may use different rules of evidence. In Part IV, it will then look at the effect this court may have on arbitration since it competes directly with arbitration when parties choose this court instead of going to arbitration. This will involve looking at the advantages and disadvantages of this court compared to other international commercial courts and to arbitration.

Keywords: nternational commercial arbitration, International Commercial Courts, Singapore International Commercial Court, dispute resolution, foreign judges

Suggested Citation

Bell, Gary F., The New International Commercial Courts—Competing with Arbitration? The Example of the Singapore International Commercial Court (November 30, 2018). Contemporary Asia Arbitration Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 193-216, November 2018, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3295801

Gary F. Bell (Contact Author)

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law ( email )

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