On 25 August 2025, the Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) signed a Letter of Intent to formalise ICSID’s establishment of an office in Singapore. The...more
In an increasingly globalized world, businesses often venture beyond their home countries to seize new opportunities. While this expansion offers significant potential for growth, it also exposes companies to unfamiliar legal...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the globalization of the life sciences industry, driving cross-border collaborations to develop urgently needed treatments, scale up manufacturing and distribution, and fill raw material...more
Similar to commercial arbitration, a large proportion of treaty-based investor-state disputes involve construction issues. In the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes’ (ICSID) 2021 Annual Report,...more
International investment arbitration – also known as investment treaty arbitration or investor-State arbitration – is a procedure whereby foreign investors may seek a binding adjudication of claims against host States that...more