Singapore International Arbitration Centre Launches Investment Arbitration Rules

The Investment Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre entered into force on January 1, 2017. 

This is the first time a private arbitral institution has developed a set of rules tailored expressly for investment arbitration.  While modeled on the standard Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre as amended on August 1, 2016, the SIAC Investment Rules were drafted with a view to the special issues arising in arbitral proceedings involving States, State-controlled entities and intergovernmental organizations.  The linked memorandum sets forth the main features of the new rules.