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Steven Y. H. Lim

Address: 

39 Essex Chambers
28 Maxwell Road
#04-03/04
Maxwell Chambers Suite
Singapore 069120
Singapore

Phone Number: 
+65 6320 9272
+44 (0) 20 7832 1111
+65 96958723
Email: 
steven.lim@cms-cmno.com
Born: 
1967, Singapore
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
Singaporean
Education: 
London School of Economics & Political Science, London University, LLB 1991; Columbia University (New York) School of Law, LLM 1993
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Barrister, England & Wales, 1992; Singapore, 1994; Solicitor, English & Wales 2008; Solicitor Advocate, England & Wales, 2018
Present Position: 
Independent arbitrator and barrister, 39 Essex Chambers, Singapore, May (2019–present)
Professional Experience: 

Senior Partner, CMS Singapore (2017–2019); Managing Partner, Singapore, Nabarro LLP (2015 – 2017); Partner / Managing Director, Clyde & Co Clasis / Clasis LLC (concurrently), (2010–2015); Special Counsel, Baker Botts, (2008–2010); Partner, Rajah & Tann, Singapore (2007); Of Counsel, Jones Day, Singapore (2003–2007); Partner, Rajah & Tann, Singapore (1994-2003)

Specializes in International arbitration as arbitrator and counsel

Professional Associations: 

The Honorable Society of the Middle Temple, London; Law Society of England & Wales; Law Society of Singapore; Academy of Law, Singapore; Honorary Overseas Member, English Commercial Bar Association; ICC Hong Kong Arbitration Committee; panel member SIAC, HKAIC, ICDR, KCAB, AIAC, THAC; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow Asian Institute of ADR

Arbitration Experience: 

31 appointments as arbitrator (as of June 2019) – including as presiding, sole, co-arbitrator and emergency arbitrator – under SIAC, ICC, KCAB, SCMA, LMAA, UNCITRAL rules and in ad hoc cases. Written and issued numerous jurisdiction and merits awards. Experience as advocate and counsel includes more than 40 arbitrations under SIAC, ICC, LCIA, SCMA, UNCITRAL rules and ad hoc cases.

Areas of Specialization: 
International Arbitration
Arbitration & ADR
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Singapore chapter, Arbitration World, 6th Edition, Sweet & Maxwell, 2018; Discerning the Fine Line Between Disregard and Misapprehension – Appeals Under the Cloak of Natural Justice, SAL [2017] 1 APAR SG 50; Interim Relief in International Arbitration, SIAC publications, June 2014; “Reflections on Costs and Ethics in International Arbitration, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, September 2013; Delay, Interest & Certification Duties: Hiap Hong & Co v. Hong Huat Development, Straits Lawyer, 2001; Panatown Ltd v. McAlpine Construction Ltd: No Panacea for Third Party Loss, Law Gazette, 2001; Contributory Negligence in Professional Liability Claims, Professional Indemnity, July 1996