NLSIU-SIAC Collaboration: Strengthening Academia-Legal Practice Ties
April 30, 2025
The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), held the second Annual Arbitration Lecture on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Ms. Lucy Reed, President of the Court of Arbitration, Singapore International Arbitration Centre delivered the lecture on: ‘Five Things You Think You Know About Arbitration, But You Don’t.’
In the week preceding the lecture, the University and SIAC also conducted the second edition of its elective course module, ‘SIAC and Institutional Arbitration,’ at the NLSIU campus. The lecture and the module were conducted as part of the ongoing Memorandum of Understanding between NLSIU and SIAC.
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Highlights from the module
The elective course, held between April 22 and April 25, 2025, saw the participation of 40 law students, within as well as outside the NLS community, and professional practitioners.
The participants attended various sessions, including ‘SIAC’s Role in the Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal’ by the course convenor, Vivekananda Neelakantan, Registrar, SIAC; Shivam Patanjali, Deputy Counsel, SIAC; and Steffi Mary Punnose, Strategy & Development Manager (South Asia), SIAC.
There were sessions by seasoned practitioners such as Ila Kapoor, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, who spoke to the attendees about ‘Jurisdictional Objections, Consolidation and Joinder, Emergency Arbitrator, Expedited Procedure, Early Dismissal, Streamlined Procedure;’ Ankit Goyal, Partner – Foreign Law, Allen & Gledhill LLP, who delivered a talk on ‘Arbitral Proceeding;’ and Ashish Chugh, Principal, Baker & McKenzie Wong & Leow, on the ‘Award and Costs of the Arbitration.’
NLS alumni Promod Nair, Senior Advocate, High Court of Karnataka, and Vijayendra Pratap Singh, Member, SIAC Court of Arbitration; Senior Partner & Head – Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice (Delhi), AZB & Partners, conducted sessions on ‘SIAC, Investor State Dispute Settlement and Alternative Dispute Resolution.’
Here is the detailed syllabus and schedule.
Reflections from the module
Speaking to us, Mr. Vivekananda Neelakantan, Registrar, SIAC, said:
“The Singapore International Arbitration Centre is conducting this module on SIAC and institutional arbitration for the second year at the National Law School of India University, and it has been our pleasure to helm this course and engage with the students and others attending.
For the SIAC, training and education on international arbitration has always been a high priority. India is an important jurisdiction for SIAC and therefore, to have this opportunity to be here in Bengaluru at the National Law School, is a great privilege.
Personally, as registrar of the SIAC and an alumnus of the National Law School (NLS BA LLB 2006), it has been my pleasure to be back here on campus and to be talking to all the students.”
Dr. Harisankar K Sathyapalan, Associate Professor of Law; BA LLB (Hons) Chair; Faculty In Charge, D C Singhania Chair on Alternative Dispute Resolution, National Law School of India University, Bengaluru, said:
“The partnership between the National Law School of India University and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre has been a fine example of a common saying- bridging the gap between academia and legal practice. In the past two academic years, we delivered a specially curated module on institutional arbitration for NLS students and the wider arbitration community in the country.
The University also hosted two leading voices in international arbitration in our Annual Arbitration Lecture series with SIAC. These initiatives underscore the National Law School’s commitment to providing a truly global legal education.”
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