Former CJI UU Lalit Joins Singapore International Arbitration Centre panel of Arbitrators

Former CJI UU Lalit Joins Singapore International Arbitration Centre panel of Arbitrators

He is the second direct appointee from the Bar to have served at the helm of the Supreme Court

Former Chief Justice of India UU Lalit has been appointed as a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) panel of arbitrators.

SIAC is a global arbitral institution that also provides case management services to parties across the world. Its arbitration awards have been enforced in many jurisdictions including Australia, China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Thailand, the UK, the US, and Vietnam, amongst other New York Convention signatories.

Justice Lalit is the 49th CJI and the second direct appointee from the Bar to have served at the helm of India’s Supreme Court. He was enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa as an advocate in June 1983. In 1992, Justice Lalit was registered as an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court, and in 2004, designated as its senior advocate.

SIAC’s Board of Directors and its Court of Arbitration comprise lawyers and professionals from across the world. The Board is responsible for overseeing the SIAC’s operations, business strategy and development, and corporate governance matters.

The prime functions of the Court of Arbitration include the appointment of arbitrators and supervision of case administration.

Recently, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Managing Partner Cyril Shroff was appointed as a Director to the SIAC’s Board.

Meanwhile, Vijayendra Pratap Singh, the head of the dispute resolution practice and senior partner at AZB & Partners has been appointed as a member of the SIAC Court of Arbitration.

The other members who were re-appointed include senior advocates Harish Salve and Darius Khambata and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas disputes head and partner Tejas Karia.