Regional
R&T @ Singapore Convention Week – The New Era of ISDS
Investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) is not in crisis – it’s in the middle of its most significant transformation in decades.
October 2026
Investment treaty arbitration
Regional
R&T @ Singapore Convention Week – Investment Law in Times of War: A Public International Law Perspective
During Singapore Convention Week 2026, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP co-sponsored the event “Investment Law in Times of War: A Public International Law Perspective”, where the panel discussed the impact of armed conflict on international investment law.
October 2026
Singapore
Rajah & Tann Singapore Contributes to ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine: “Accountability and Accommodation: The Singapore Courts and Intra-EU Investor-State Arbitration”
Authored Publication – Partner Matthew Koh examines how Singapore courts have analysed the issue of validity or permissibility of intra-EU investor-state arbitration in two recent decisions, and considers their implications for the global system of investor-state dispute settlement.
June 2026
Regional
UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes: Striking the Right Balance?
Authored Publication – Rajah & Tann Singapore has contributed an article titled “The UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for Arbitrators in International Investment Disputes: Striking the Right Balance?” to the Asian International Arbitration Journal.
June 2026
Singapore
Rajah & Tann Singapore Contributes to ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes Magazine: “Registration and Enforcement of ICSID Awards in Singapore”
Authored Publication – In recent years, there has been a growing number of applications to register and enforce International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) arbitration awards in Singapore.
April 2026
Regional
Singapore Convention Week 2025: Various Thought Leadership Dispute Resolution Seminars
At the Singapore Convention Week 2025 held from 25 to 29 August 2025, Rajah & Tann Singapore supported several thought leadership events.
August 2025
Malaysia
Malaysian Court of Appeal Affirms Recognition and Enforcement of ICSID Arbitral Award
On 28 March 2025, the Malaysian Court of Appeal unanimously upheld the decision of the Kuala Lumpur High Court to recognise and enforce a foreign arbitral award under the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID).
May 2025
South Asia
India Recalibrates Policy on Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Public Procurement Contracts
Over the past decades, India has seen arbitration grow in prominence as a preferred dispute resolution mechanism. Where the Government of India is party to a dispute, however, the advantages of arbitration have not always materialised.
July 2024
Regional
Latest Developments on the “Fair and Equitable Treatment” Standard in Investment Treaty Arbitration
Authored Publication – The fair and equitable treatment (FET) standard remains one of the key protections relied on by investors in investment disputes, but is often left undefined.
July 2024