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Samuel Chacko

Address: 

Legis Point LLC
16 Collyer Quay #11-01
Singapore 049318

Phone Number: 
+ 65 6438 3668
Fax Number: 
+ 65 6438 2118
Email: 
schacko@legispoint.com
Born: 
1966, Singapore
Languages: 
English Malay
Nationalities: 
Singaporean
Education: 
LLB, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK (1991)
LLM, University of Cambridge, UK (1993)
MSc, King’s College London/National University of Singapore (2008)
DipICArb, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2006)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to the English bar in 1992
Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1994
Present Position: 
Director and Head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group of Legis Point LLC (2006 to present).
Professional Experience: 

Head, Dispute Resolution Practice Group, White & Case, Colin Ng & Partners (2001 – 2002); Head, Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Colin Ng & Partners (2002 – 2006)

Professional Associations: 

Fellow, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, The Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Member, Law Society, Singapore; Member, Academy of Law, Singapore.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Chartered Arbitrator and Panel Member, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Panel Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Panel Member, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Panel Member, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre For Arbitration; Panel Member, Law Society Arbitration Scheme.

Arbitration Experience: 

Mr. Chacko has been appointed as a sole arbitrator in a number of arbitrations seated in Singapore. He has appeared in numerous complex, multi-jurisdictional international arbitrations as counsel for parties to the arbitration. He also regularly sits as an adjudicator to hear construction
disputes in Singapore.

Areas of Specialization: 
Business Law
Contracts
Employment Law
International Banking & Finance
Litigation
Torts
Trade
Trusts & Estates
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 
  • “The Law on Passing-Off”, Law Gazette, (Singapore) November 2001;
  • “SARS and the Law”. Law Gazette, (Singapore) July 2003.