Michael Hwang S.C. - Publications on Arbitration

the chapter on Singapore in "Encyclopedia of International Commercial Litigation" (Justice Anthony Colman - General Editor) (Graham & Trotman).
the chapter on Singapore in “Arbitration in Asia” (Michael Moser – General Editor) (Butterworths).
the chapter on Singapore in the “ICCA International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration”)(Kluwer) .
a paper on “The State of International Commercial Arbitration in Singapore” (published in a special ICC Bulletin).
the chapter on “The Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre” in “Carswell’s Handbook of International Dispute Resolution Rules” (Babak Barin – Editor) (Carswell).
an article on “The Role of the Singapore Courts in relation to International Commercial Arbitration” (published in the Journal of International Arbitration, Vol 16, Issue No. 4, December 1999).
Author of the commentary on order 69 and 69a of the Rules of Court in "Singapore Court Practice 2005" (Lexis/Nexis) and "Singapore Civil Procedure 2003" (Sweet & Maxwell Asia).
Former Singapore correspondent for the “International Arbitration Law Review” (Sweet & Maxwell)
Author of the chapter in Singapore in "The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration" (Editor: Doak Bishop - Jurist Publishing, Inc 2004)
author of "Arbitrators and Barristers: an Unsuccessful Challenge" (Business Law International, Vol. 6 No.2 p235, May 2005).
co-author of "Do Egregious Errors Amount to a Breach of Public Policy?" (published in (2005) 71 Arbitration 1, 364)
author of "Court has no power under Model Law to restrain challenged arbitrator from proceeding prior to completion of arbitration" (TDM Vol.2 Issue 3 - June 2005)
author of "Why is there still resistance to arbitration in Asia?" (Chapter in "Global Reflections on International Law, Commerce and Dispute Resolution" Page 401 [Editors: Gerald Aksen et al - ICC, 2005]).
author of "Arbitration discovery requires a sense of proportion" (The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Experts in Commercial Arbitration in [2006], p85).
a note on “Stay of Proceedings Pending Arbitration” (published in the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Newsletter, July 2000).
a note on “Supreme Court of Singapore Court of Appeal Refuses to Stay Winding Up Proceedings in Favour of Arbitration”(published in the Bulletin of the Swiss Arbitration Association, Issue 2 [2001] page 380)
a paper on “Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Singapore” (presented at the International Bar Association Conference in Hong Kong, February 2000 and published in [2000] Int. A.L.R. at 207).
a paper on “Enforcement and Setting Aside of International Arbitral Awards – The Perspective of Common Law Countries” (published in the "International Arbitration and National Courts : The Never Ending Story" (Kluwer)).
a paper on “An Overview of Alternative Dispute Resolution in Singapore” (presented at the ABA Spring Meeting in San Francisco, April 2000) (an abridged version of which is published in Asian Dispute Review, Issue 1, September 2000).
a paper on “Choosing the Mode of Arbitration and Avoiding Pitfalls in the Drafting of Arbitration Clauses” (presented at a Euromoney Legal Training Seminar in Singapore, May 2000).
Co-author of “Mediation In Singapore: A Brief Overview” published in Asian Dispute Review, Issue 1, September 2000.
a paper on “Arbitrability and Company Law” (presented at the International Bar Association Conference in Amsterdam, September 2000).
a paper on “The Role of Courts in the Course of Arbitral Proceedings : Singapore and other Asian Perspectives” (presented at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Conference in Hong Kong, February 2002).
a paper on "Do Egregious Errors amount to a breach of Public Policy?" (presented at the Chartered Institute of Arbitratiors Conference in Hong Kong, February 2002).
a paper on "The Grey Areas in where a Conflict of Interest is Questionable : Disclosure and Disqualification" (presented at the International Bar Conference in Durban, October 2002).
a paper on "ICC Arbitration" (presented at the ICC Conference in New Delhi, December 2002).
a paper on "How to promote the use of International Arbitration in Governmental Contracts" presented at a seminar organised by the Arbitration Association of the Republic of China in Taipei, Dec 2002).
a paper on "Unconventional Techniques in Construction Arbitration" (presented at a Society of Construction Law Seminar in Singapore, July 2003).
a paper on "Why is there still resistance to Arbitration in Asia" (presented at a meeting of the International Arbitration Club in London, July 2003).
a paper on "Arbitration and ADR in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia" (presented at the LAWASIA Conference in Tokyo, September 2003).
a talk on "ICC and UNCITRAL Arbitration" (presented at an Economic Development Board Seminar in Singapore, September 2003).
a talk on "The Arbitrator as a Tribunal of Equity" (presented at a Singapore Institute of Arbitrators dinner in Singapore, October 2003).
a talk on "Alternative Routes in Settling IP Disputes" (presented at the Intellectual Property and Technology Exploitation Forum in Singapore, October 2003).
a talk on "The Role of Arbitrators regarding Amicable Settlements" (presented at the German Institure of Arbitrators (DIS) Colloquium in Cologne, 2003).
a talk on "Cross Cultural Influences in International Arbitration" (presented at the American Bar Association meeting in Brussels, 2003).
a talk on "How to make arbitrations cheaper and more efficient without sacrificing the fairness of the process" (presented at a Cambridge University Conference on "International Economic Disputes - A Wider Perspective" in Cambridge, 2004).
a paper on “Arbitrators as Settlement Facilitators” (presented at the International Council for Commercial Arbitration Conference in Beijing, 2004).
a talk on "Recourse Against the Award, Recognition and Enforcement" (presented at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch) in Jakarta, 2004).
a paper on "Arbitration does not mimic Litigation - Flexibility in Arbitration" (presented at The Gulf Co-operation Council Training Seminar for Arbitrators in Muscat, 2004).
a paper on "Confidentiality and Mediation" (presented in International Bar Association Conference in Auckland, 2004).
a paper on "The Abuse of Culture in Arbitration & Cross-Cultural Differences in International Arbitration Advocacy" (presented in International Bar Association Conference in Auckland, 2004)
a paper on "The Prospect for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution" (presented at the Organisation For Economic Co-Operation and Development Conference in Seoul, 2004).
a paper on "Ad Hoc v Institutional Arbitration" (presented at the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Asian Arbitration Conference in Sydney, 2004).)
a presentation on "ICC Arbitration" (presentation at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Seminar for Indonesian Lawyers in Singapore, 2004).
a paper on "Confidentiality in Arbitration" (presented at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre/International Chamber of Commerce Joint Conference in Singapore, 2005).
a presentation on "What it takes to be an international arbitration centre" (presented at a Sophia University Workshop in Tokyo, 2005).
a paper on "The Model Law and Japan" (presented at a Sophia University Workshop in Tokyo, 2005).
a presentation on “The IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration / Communications with Arbitrators" (presented at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference in Bali, 2005)
a presentation on "Egregious Errors and the doctrine of Public Policy" (presented at the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Meeting in Singapore, 2005).
a talk on “A Singapore perspective on Indonesian Arbitration” (presented at a meeting of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators in Singapore, 2005)
a presentation on “Challenges to Awards on the grounds of Public Policy” (presented at the 8th International Bar Association (IBA) Day in Geneva, March 2005)
a paper on “The impact of Tort Negligence on Construction Law” (presented at the KLRAAC and CIArb Conference on Construction Law & Arbitration in Kuala Lumpur, April 2005)
a talk on “The IBA Guidelines Conflicts of Interest and the Common Law” (presented at the IFCAI/ICSID Conference in Washington DC, 2005)
a talk on “The IBA Guidelines on Conflict of Interest and the ICC” (presented at the ICC Conference : Maximizing the benefits of the ICC System in Charlottesville, 2005).
a presentation on "Key Issues For Common Law and Civil Law Practitioners in conducting International Arbitrations" (presented at the Baker & Mckenzie Regional Conference in Singapore in 2005).
a talk on "Advocacy in International Arbitration" (presented at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee Workshop in Kuala Lumpur, 2005).
a presentation on "Setting Aside Awards for Bias and Procedural Unfairness" (presented at the UNCITRAL-SIAC Conference in Singapore, 2005).

Co-Author of "Discovery in Court and Document Production in International Commerical Arbitration - Singapore" (2006 Special Supplement ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin 33)
a presentation on "The role of institutions in alleviating derailment tactics" (presented at the International Bar Association - International Arbitration Day in Singapore, 2006).
a presentation on "Challenges facing arbitration in Asia" (presented at the Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham Conference in London, 2006).
a paper on the "The Roles of Witness Statements in International Commercial Arbitration" (presented at the ICCA Conference in Montreal, 2006).
a paper on "Challenging Arbitral Awards under the Model Law in Singapore and New Zealand" (presented at the New Zealand Arbitration Day Conference in Auckland, 2006).
a talk on "Appointment of ICC Arbitrators" (presented at the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Meeting in Singapore, 2006).
author of "Arbitration discovery requires a sense of proportion" (The Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Experts in Commercial Arbitration in 2006, Page 85.
a paper on "Document Disclosure in International Arbitration - Common and Civil Law Perspectives" (presented at the ICC/KCIA/KOCIA Conference in Seoul in 2006.
a presentation on "The Good, Bad and Ugly of International Arbitration" (presented at the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group Conference in Hong Kong in 2006).
a paper on “Evidence and Discovery in Arbitration – in the Interests of Justice” (presented at the SIAC/ICC/AAA conference in Singapore, 2006)
a paper on “Procedural Difficulties Encountered in the Enforcement of Awards” (presented at the ASEAN Arbitration Workshop in Singapore, 2006).
Co-Author of “ADR in East Asia”(Chapter in “ADR in Business – Practice and Issues across Countries and Cultures” page 147 Editors : J.C. Goldsmith, Arnold Ingen – Housz and Gerald Pointon).
Co-Author of “The Role of Witness Statements in International Commercial Arbitration” chapter in “International Arbitration 2006 : Back to Basics?” (Kluwer Law International 2007 p650).
Author of “Witness Conferencing” in “The Legal Media Group Guide to the World’s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration 2008” (Online version)
Co-Author of “Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Award” chapter in “The Asian Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration” (Juris Net 2007, page 407 Editors : Michael Pryles and Michael Moser)
Co-Author of “Claims against arbitration for Breach of Ethical Duties”, chapter in “Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation: The Fordham Papers 2007” Arthur W Rovine (ed) p225.
a presentation on “Choice of Situs in International Arbitration” (presented at the SIAC-ASA-HKIAC Seminar in Singapore 2007)
a presentation on “Avoiding delays and how to do things better” (presented at the LCIA-DIFC Conference in Dubai 2007)
a talk on “How to make Dubai an International Arbitration Centre” (presented at the LCIA-DIFC dinner in Dubai 2007)

Co-author of “Relevant Considerations in choosing the place of arbitration” Asian International Arbitration Journal, AIAJ Vol. 4, No. 2 (2008), pages 195-220
Co-author of “Survey of South East Asian Nations on the Application of the New York Convention” Journal of International Arbitration, JOIA Vol. 25, No. 6 (Dec 2008) Pages 873-892
Co-author of “Public Policy as Grounds for Annulment of or Non Recognition or Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in East Asia” (Stockholm International Arbitration Review 2008:2 91)
a presentation on “Flexibility of Procedures within Institutional Rules” (presented at the Second Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum Conference in Brunei, 2008)
a presentation on “Public Policy in International Arbitration” (presented in an Australian Forum for International Arbitration 15th Symposium in Singapore, 2008)
a paper on “The Role of the Courts in Arbitration : An Asian Perspective” (presented at UNCITRAL – SIAC – CIAC Conference in New Delhi, 2008
a paper on “Which Arbitral Institute & Place of Arbitration? The Difference & Suitablility” (presented at The KL Bar Professional Development Committee in Kuala Lumpur, 2008)
a presentation on”Challenges of Arbitration in Asia” (presented at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland, 2008)
a presentation on “Cross Examination and Witness Conferencing in Arbitration” (presented at the KOCIA Seminar in Seoul, Korea 2008)
Author of “Witness Conferencing and Party Autonomy” (Transnational Dispute Management Vol _ Issue _ 2009)
a presentation on “New Developments in Arbitration in Singapore” (presented at ICC – VIAC Conference on “New Developments in Arbitration in the Asia Pacific Region” in Vienna, 2009)
Author of “Trial by Issues” (Transnational Dispute Management Vol_Issue_2009)
Co-Author of “Defining the Indefinable – Practical Problems of Confidentiality in Arbitration”, published in the Journal of International Arbitration, Vol. 26, Issue 5 (2009), presented at The Kaplan Lecture (Hong Kong, 2008).
Co-Author of “Protecting Confidentiality and its Exceptions – The Way Forward”. Published in ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, Confidentiality in International Arbitration – 2009 Special Supplement, pp. 39.
a presentation on “Mediation in Singapore” (presented at the Korea Society of Mediation Studies in Seoul, Korea 2009)
a paper on “The Definition of Investment in ICSID arbitration” (presented at the Asian Society of International Law (Tokyo, Japan 2009)
a presentation on “ICSID Arbitration” (presented at a joint seminar of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo, Japan 2009)