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Mediator Resume
Prof. Lawrence Boo
Profession
Mediator, Arbitrator, Adjunct Professor, District Judge, Law Reform Consultant
Work History
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, NUS, 2008-Present; District Judge, Singapore, 2007-Presemt; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University, 2006-Present; Visiting Professor, Wuhan University School of Law, 2006-Present; Head of Chambers, The Arbitration Chambers, 1996-Present; Apr Executive Deputy Chairman, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), 2004-2009; Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, NUS, 2002-2008; Adjunct Senior Fellow, National University of Singapore, 1994-2002; CEO and Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), 1991-1996; Partner, Law Firm of Haridass Ho & Partners, 1986-1991; Legal Assistant, Law Firm of Emmanuel & Barker, 1981-1986.
Experience
Chief Executive Officer for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Extensive experience in the litigation of the above law specialties. Handled casualty investigations on behalf of hull insurers; collisions, sinkings & strandlings in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore. Also experienced in charter party disputes, bunker claims & cargo loss/contamination disputes. Law Reform Consultant to the Attorney-General's Chambers and led the Singapore delegation at UNCITRAL working group meetings on arbitration (2004-2009). Holds appointment as an ad hoc District Judge, Singapore.
Education
University of Singapore (LL.B, with honours-1980);
National University of Singapore (LL.M-1988).
Professional Licenses
Admitted to the Bar: Singapore (Advocate & Solicitor-1981; Commissioner for Oaths-1989); England & Wales Supreme Court (1997).
Professional Associations
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow); Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow); Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (Fellow); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (Fellow); CEDR Commission on Settlement in International Arbitration.
Recent Publications & Speaking Engagements
ARTICLES
"International Arbitration Act 1994 - Some Salient Features," 2 Asia Business Law Review, pps. 200-205, 1996; "UNCITRAL Model Law in Singapore," BIMCO Review, 1996; "Dealing With Disputes," STDB China Business Group Newsletter, 1995; "International Arbitration Act 1994: A Model to Follow," 7 Asia Business Law Review, pps. 69-72, 1995; co-author, "Overview of the International Arbitration Act and Subsidiary Legislation," 12 Journal of International Arbitration, pps. 75-89, 1995; "The Conduct of Arbitration in Singapore," American Bar Association Edition of the International Commercial Committee Newsletter, Spring 1995; "Arbitration as a Means of Resolving Business Disputes," International Procurement Management Association of Singapore Anniversary Magazine, 1993; "Settlement of Bunker Disputes - Singapore Bunker Claims Procedure," BIMCO Review, 1993.
BOOKS
HALSBURY'S LAWS OF SINGAPORE ARBITRATION, Singapore: Butterworths, vol. 2, 1998.
CHAPTERS
Co-author, "Singapore" in ICCA HANDBOOK ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, luwer, Deventer, Netherlands, 2003; "Arbitration" in ANNUAL REVIEW OF SINGAPORE CASES 2001, Singapore: Singapore Academy of Law, 2002; "Arbitration and Mediation" in DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE LAW, 1996-2000, Singapore: Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2001; "Singapore" in ICCA HANDBOOK ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION, Kluwer, Deventer, Netherlands, 1996.
Compensation
Hourly Rate: Not provided
Daily Rate: Not provided
Study Rate: Not provided
Cancellation: Not provided
Cancellation Period: Not provided
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Languages
Chinese; English
Citizenship
Singapore
Locale
Singapore
