Dr Amarjit Singh

Dr. Amarjit Singh

Solicitor, Arbitrator (FCIArb.), Advocate (Singapore)
  • Email: as@ktslegal.com
  • Tel: 020 8367 0505
  • United Kingdom
INTRODUCTION

Amarjit is a Solicitor and Accredited Arbitrator in England & Wales, and an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore. Amarjit’s areas of expertise are commercial and civil litigation, arbitration and public international law.

QUALIFICATIONS & MEMBERSHIPS

PhD in International Law from the London School of Economics; Member of Solicitors Regulation Authority, United Kingdom; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London Branch) (FCIArb); Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, Member of the Singapore Academy of Law.

LANGUAGES

English, Malay, Punjabi, Spanish (Beginner).

INTERESTS

Amarjit enjoys running and swimming, travel, and practises meditation.


Amarjit holds a doctorate in international law and his expertise covers treaty law, state responsibility, human rights, investor protection standards, and the international law on environmental and social safeguards.

Amarjit has provided advice on international investment agreements and foreign investment laws, as well as national legislation and regulations concerning foreign investment, specifically:

» Admission/establishment and performance requirements

» Investor protection standards

» State immunity, and

» Dispute resolution provisions

Amarjit has also provided advice on law of the sea issues and the international legal aspects of natural resource development, including maritime boundary disputes, joint development area and unitisation agreements.

Amarjit has expertise in commercial and civil litigation in both England and Singapore. His litigation practice includes banking, insurance, construction, contract, partnership and shareholder disputes. Amarjit has represented clients, both in England and from Singapore and Southeast Asia, in complex and high-value domestic as well as multi-jurisdictional disputes.

Amarjit's clients have included both private individuals and companies of various sizes, operating in a range of sectors including, aviation, health services, insurance/reinsurance, manufacturing, industrial technology, and construction.

 

Amarjit is a qualified Arbitrator in England. His wide range of experience enables him to deliver efficient and highly effective representation in both domestic and international arbitrations.

Amarjit is well versed with arbitration under the various arbitral rules, for instance ICSID, UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA and SIAC. He has provided advise in relation to the conduct of arbitration in various Asian states and the enforcement of arbitral awards in such jurisdictions. Amarjit's expertise relates to both commercial and investment arbitration, and across various sectors, including energy, mining and infrastructure development.