Railway Land Arbitration (Malaysia/Singapore)

On 9 January 2012, Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore concluded a Submission Agreement to refer to arbitration a question relating to the Malayan Railway Land in Singapore.  The Permanent Court of Arbitration acts as Registry in this arbitration.

 


Case information

Name(s) of Claimant(s)
Name(s) of Respondent(s) -
Names of Parties

Malaysia :

Agent

Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail

Attorney General of Malaysia

 

Deputy Agent

Datuk Azailiza Mohd Ahad

Deputy Solicitor General I

Attorney General’s Chambers

 

Ms Amelia Emran

Senior Federal Counsel

 

Ms Intan Diyana Ahamad

Senior Federal Counsel

 

Legal Representatives

Professor James Crawford AC, SC

 

Professor Robert Volterra

Volterra Fietta

 

Mr Justin D’Agostino

Herbert Smith Freehills

 

Mr Matthew Weiniger QC

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

 

Mr Simon Chapman,

Herbert Smith Freehills

 

Mr Simon Olleson

13 Old Square Chambers

 

Mr Iain Maxwell

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

 

Ms Gitta Satryani

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

 

Mr Timothy Hughes

Herbert Smith Freehills

 

Ms Claire Nicholas

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP

 

Ms Laura Rees-Evans

Volterra Fietta

 

Dr James Upcher

Volterra Fietta

 

Other Representatives

Sir Malcolm Grant

 

Mr Mohd Nasri Sallehuddin

Khazanah Nasional Berhad

 

Ms Zaida Khalida Shaari

Khazanah Nasional Berhad

 

Ms Lisa Ong

Khazanah Nasional Berhad

 

 

 

Singapore:

Agent 

Justice Steven Chong

Former Attorney-General of Singapore

 

Deputy Agent

Mr Pang Khang Chau

Director-General

International Affairs Division

Attorney-General’s Chambers

 

Counsel

Lord Goldsmith QC, PC

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

 

Professor Vaughan Lowe QC

Essex Court Chambers

 

Mr Toby Landau QC

Essex Court Chambers

 

Ms Jessica Gladstone

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

 

Members of the Singapore Delegation 

Mr K Shanmugam

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for

Law

 

Mr Jules Sher QC

Special Advisor to the Attorney-General

 

Mr Leong Kwang Ian

Senior State Counsel

Attorney-General’s Chambers

 

Ms Melanie Chng

Deputy Director, Ministry of Law

 

Mr David Low

Deputy Senior State Counsel

Attorney-General’s Chambers

 

Mr Louis Ng

Deputy Senior State Counsel

Attorney-General’s Chambers

 

Mr Kenneth Wong

Deputy Senior State Counsel

Attorney-General’s Chambers

 

Mr Wong Kai Jiun

Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign

Affairs

 

Mr Justin Yeo

Special Assistant to Justice Steven Chong

 

Ms Shirin Chua

State Counsel, Attorney-General’s Chambers

 

Ms Sarah Shi

State Counsel, Attorney-General’s Chambers

Case number 2012-01
Administering institution Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Case status Concluded
Type of case Inter-state arbitration
Subject matter or economic sector Real estate
Procedural rules Permanent Court of Arbitration Optional Rules for Arbitrating Disputes between Two States
Treaty or contract under which proceedings were commenced

Other

Language of Proceeding English
Seat of Arbitration (by Country) - N/A -
Arbitrator(s), Conciliator(s), Other Neutral(s)

Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG, PC (President)

The Honourable Murray Gleeson AC, QC

Judge Bruno Simma

Representatives of the Claimant(s) -
Representatives of the Respondent(s) -
Representatives of the Parties
Number of Arbitrators in case 3
Date of commencement of proceeding 09 January 2012
Date of issue of final award 30 October 2014
Length of Proceedings 2-3 years
Additional notes -

Documents

Award or other decision
Award