Edwin has wide-ranging experience in high-value commercial litigation and international arbitration matters.
His practice regularly involves cross-border disputes with complex factual and legal issues, He has particular experience in acting for foreign governments and state-owned entities in arbitrations and arbitration-related court proceedings.
Edwin has advised and acted in a broad variety of disputes including claims involving fraud, corruption, joint venture and restraint of trade. Edwin also has broad experience of disputes in the hospitality and gaming sectors.
Edwin is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He was the winner of the Best Arbitral Award prize at the SIArb Fellowship Assessment Course 2024.
EXPERIENCE
- Acting for a Southeast Asian government ministry in arbitration-related court proceedings involving complex issues of fraud and government procurement.
- Acting for a South Asian government in a SIAC arbitration involving a US$125 million claim over a joint venture, with intertwined issues of fraud and corruption. Related proceedings: CLQ v CLR [2022] 3 SLR 145
- Acting for Southeast Asian parties in an ICC arbitration involving a US$300 million claim on breaches of a joint venture agreement in the gaming sector.
- Acting for the wholly owned entity of a South Asian government in a SIAC arbitration involving a US$120 million claim over a concession agreement related to the hospitality sector.
- Acted for an ASX-listed company and its subsidiaries in the Singapore International Commercial Court for a US$150 million claim involving a novel low-rank coal upgrading technology: BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd v PT Bayan Resources TBK [2023] 4 SLR 1
- Acted for Laotian parties in a successful application to resist enforcement of a SIAC arbitration award in excess of US$200 million: ST Group Co Ltd v Sanum Investments Ltd [2020] 1 SLR 1
- Acted for an ASX-listed company and its subsidiaries in a SIAC arbitration involving a US$190 million claim for breaches of sale and purchase, and management agreements for a large casino in Cambodia. Related proceedings: BXY v BXX [2019] 4 SLR 413
MEMBERSHIPS
- Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (SIArb)
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
PUBLICATIONS
- Co-author, chapter on “Advocacy in the Singapore International Commercial Court” in Modern Advocacy: More Perspectives from Singapore (SAL Academy Publishing, 2019)
