Corporate & Commercial

As Arbitrator

Patrick acted as first arbi­tra­tor of a three-mem­ber tribunal in an AIAC arbit­ra­tion involving Malaysian and Singaporean parties dis­put­ing a cor­por­ate guar­an­tee for pay­ment and per­form­ance of oblig­a­tions in con­nec­tion with the sup­ply of smart­phones in Malaysia.

He acted as sole arbi­tra­tor in an ASEAC arbit­ra­tion involving German and Chinese parties dis­put­ing the sale and pur­chase of rooftop solar pan­els and their free­dom from mater­ial defects.

He acted as chair­man of a three-mem­ber tribunal in an arbit­ra­tion under the Swiss Rules between parties from Central Europe and South America in dis­pute over their oblig­a­tions as seller and pur­chaser of raw mater­i­als under a con­tract gov­erned by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (aka UN Sales Law, Vienna Convention, or CISG).

He acted as sole arbi­tra­tor in an ad hoc arbit­ra­tion between a German man­u­fac­turer and a South Korean joint ven­ture con­cern­ing their respect­ive oblig­a­tions under a sales and pur­chase agree­ment for lined tubes inten­ded for the respond­ent’s con­struc­tion pro­ject in West Asia.

Patrick has also served as arbi­tra­tor in the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot and in the Expert Witness Moot of the American Arbitration Association (AAA)/International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR).

As Counsel

Patrick has rep­res­en­ted Asian and European parties in numer­ous court and arbit­ra­tion pro­ceed­ings under vari­ous pro­ced­ural and sub­stant­ive laws (both com­mon law and civil law, includ­ing the CISG) and under vari­ous arbit­ra­tion rules, includ­ing SIAC, SCMA, Swiss Rules, DIS and UNCITRAL. The dis­putes con­cerned mat­ters such as trade and dis­tri­bu­tion, research and devel­op­ment, and com­mer­cial part­ner­ships and joint ventures.

For nearly two dec­ades, he has also nego­ti­ated and draf­ted cross-bor­der share­holder, joint ven­ture, part­ner­ship, con­sor­tium and research and devel­op­ment agree­ments in the oil, real estate and med­ical device sectors.

Publications & Speaking

2026

Book review: EU Sustainability Legislation and International Supply Chains: Enforcement and Impact on Chinese and US Companies, by Adolf Peter, in: Asian International Arbitration Journal Volume 22, Issue 1 (2026), p. 85 [Link]

In March 2026, Patrick gave a present­a­tion on ‘The Current Arbitration Practice in Japan’ (‘Die aktuelle Schiedsverfahrenspraxis in Japan’) in a webinar hos­ted by the University of Hagen, Germany.

In January 2026, he was a guest on the Deepdive Podcast – Arbitration, International Private and Comparative Law. The epis­ode was titled ‘SICC or Arbitration?’ [Link]

2025

Should a Dispute Be Brought to the Singapore International Commercial Court or to Arbitration?; in: Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess International (ZZP Int) (29) 2024, p. 258 [Link]

Das Vertriebsrecht von Singapur (The Distribution Law of Singapore); in: Martinek, Semler and Flohr (eds.), Handbuch Vertriebsrecht, 5th ed. 2025 [Link]

In September 2025, Patrick was a pan­el­list at a panel dis­cus­sion: ‘Global Sustainability Due Diligence: Practical Leadership Strategies for a New Regulatory Landscape’; Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy / Singapore Management University School of Law; Singapore.

2024

SICC oder Schiedsgericht? Ein Vergleich des Verfahrens vor dem Singapore International Commercial Court mit den Vor- und Nachteilen inter­na­tionaler Schiedsverfahren (SICC or Arbitration? A Comparison of Proceedings in the Singapore International Commercial Court with the Advantages and Disadvantages of International Arbitration Proceedings) [Link] (Reviewed by Römermann, German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ) 2025, p. 185)

Arbitrators: Balancing Active Engagement and Party Autonomy [Link]

On the Diminishing Importance of Humanity in Arbitration [Link]

2023

Inquisitorial Processes, or: Can Singapore Courts or Arbitral Tribunals Engage in the Amicable Settlement of Disputes?; in: Kluwer Arbitration Blog [Link]

On the Powers of Courts and Arbitral Tribunals in the Amicable Settlement of Disputes by the Parties: A Look at Singapore and Selected Other Countries; in: Zeitschrift für Schiedsverfahren – German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ) 2023, p. 270 [Link]

2019

Enforceability of Foreign Emergency Awards in Singapore [Link]

2018

On Arbitration, Football and Vacuum-Cleaning Robots [Link]

2017

How Do We Resolve Disputes? What’s with Those Algorithms? [Link]

2015

Singapurischer Internationaler Handelsgerichtshof eröffnet (Singapore International Commercial Court Launched) [Link]

In April 2015, Patrick presen­ted on ‘The poten­tial of the ASEAN Economic Community’ in Hamburg, Germany.

2014

‘Language’ Difficulties between Civil Law and Common Law [Link]

A Grain of Civil Law – Some (Not So) New Chords for the International Arbitration Jazz; in: Singapore Law Gazette, October 2014 (with Respondek and O’Shea) [Link]

The Midnight Clause in International Arbitration [Link]

In April 2014, Patrick presen­ted on ‘Midnight Clauses in Commercial Contracts’ at the In-house Congress, Jakarta.

2012

Wettbewerbsrecht in Singapur (Competition Law in Singapore); in: SGC Bizguide 2012 (with Singham)

Immobilienmarkt Singapur – Schwerpunkt gew­erb­liche Immobilien (The Real Estate Market in Singapore – Focusing on Commercial Real Estate); in: SGC Bizguide 2012

Overkill, Or: Free Trade Agreements in Asia; in: Global Trade and Customs Journal, Issue 7/8 (2012), p. 341 [Link]

The Civil Law Interpretation of Declarations of Intent by Contracting Parties; in: Rodyk Reporter – Litigation Brief, March 2012 [Link]

In March 2012, Patrick presen­ted on ‘Free Trade Agreements in Asia’ at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association annual con­fer­ence; New Delhi.

2008

Kredit und Kreditsicherung in Singapur (Credit and Credit Security in Singapore); in: SGC Bizguide 2008