Herbert Smith Freehills – SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture Series

Herbert Smith Freehills–SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture Series

The Herbert Smith Freehills-SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture Series was established in 2010 and made possible by a term fund contribution by Herbert Smith Freehills.

The objective of the Lecture Series is to promote collaborative forms of dispute resolution and access to justice and in so doing promote Singapore as the centre for dispute resolution in Asia, particularly in arbitration and mediation. Each year, a distinguished international arbitrator will be invited to present this lecture.


6 November 2024

We need to talk about …. Regulating AI in International Arbitration
Speaker: Professor Maxi Scherer


8 November 2023

Constraints on the Engagement of State-Owned Enterprises in Mediation and Arbitration
Speaker: Professor Andrea K. Bjorklund


23 November 2022

Human Rights, Environmental and Climate Change Law in the Substance and Procedure of International Arbitration
Speaker: Professor Diane Desierto


23 November 2021

[Webinar] Witnesses and Webcams: The Psychology of Witness Evidence in a Virtual World
Speaker: Dr Ula Cartwright-Finch


22 October 2020

[Webinar] Don't Shoot the Sheriff: The Threat of Legal Claims Against Arbitrators and Arbitral Institutions
[PDF Version]
Speaker: Ms Loretta Malintoppi


2 October 2019

The Court's Role in Arbitral Proceedings: Regulator or Promoter?
Speaker: The Honourable Justice Judith Prakash


18 October 2018

Investor-State Arbitration: Is There A Future?
Speaker: Sir Christopher Greenwood, GBE CMG QC


22 November 2017

ASEAN's Role and Opportunities in Public and Private Dispute Resolution <CANCELLED>
Speaker: Emeritus Professor Dr Surin Pitsuwan


24 November 2016

Adjudicator, Advocate, or Something In Between? Coming to Terms with the Role of the Party-Appointed Arbitrator
Speaker: The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon


24 November 2015

Multiple Proceedings in International Arbitration
[PDF Version]
Speaker: Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler


5 November 2014

Investment Arbitration Under the Spotlight - What Next for Asia?
[PDF Version]
Speaker: Mr Fali Nariman


17 September 2013

International Arbitration: Private Parties and Public International Law
[PDF Version]
Speaker: The Right Honourable the Lord Collins of Mapesbury


11 October 2012

Defining the Role of the Court in Modern International Commercial Arbitration
Speaker: Mr David A.R. Williams, QC


4 August 2011

Corruption in Arbitration - Law and Reality
Speaker: Chief Justice Dr Michael Hwang, SC


23 September 2010

International Arbitration in a Global Economy: The Challenges of the Future
Speaker: Dr Bernard Hanotiau, Attorney at Law, Brussels Bar, Hanotiau & van den Berg