Davinder Singh SC

Davinder Singh Chambers LLC

Singapore www.davindersinghchambers.com

davinder.singh@ davindersinghchambers.com Tel: +65 6328 0288

Biography

Davinder is the executive chairman of Davinder Singh Chambers LLC. Davinder’s experience spans almost four decades. He has handled cases in almost every area of the law, including landmark cases. He is widely considered as Singapore’s most revered advocate and counsel of choice. He has an active international arbitration practice involving complex commercial disputes, international clients and multiple jurisdictions. He has acted in numerous institutional and ad hoc arbitrations.

Name one of your most memorable cases in international arbitration.

There are more than one, for different reasons.

What impact does your work on matters outside of arbitration have on the value you bring to clients?

Mistakes are made in every case. Avoiding the known mistakes adds value.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration compared to litigation?

There are good reasons to go for one or the other. But confidentiality and finality on the merits matter to some more than others.

You have a broad practice which covers all corporate matters from banking, shareholder disputes, financial distress, to fraud, copyright infringements and criminal breach of trust. To what extent is sector-specific knowledge on the part of the arbitrator paramount when handling commercial disputes?

It is helpful, but not essential, except where the issues require domain knowledge. To what extent has the international arbitration community met the challenge of improving diversity in recent years?

Much progress has been made. There is an increasing determination to do more about it, and rightly so.

Do you envisage the emergence of any new arbitration seats that will rival those currently most popular?

Many have this ambition as well as the capability. It remains to be seen who will succeed.

To what extent does the shift towards virtual arbitration influence counsel when it comes to selecting the geography of their arbitrator’s seat?

Not in any meaningful way.

What is the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?

Never say no to dessert.

Peers and clients say: “Davinder has a great reputation in complex arbitration” “His arbitration experience is prolific” “I consider him the best arbitration practitioner acting in the market currently”