Christine Artero

Practice Areas

Christine is an independent arbitrator, Door Tenant of Fountain Court Chambers (London and Singapore), and Resident at The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore).

A dual-qualified lawyer, she is educated in both the civil law and the common law traditions, and she is admitted to the Paris Bar and as a solicitor in England and Wales. Christine has extensive experience in international arbitration, and a substantial practice in Asia and in Europe. She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators.

Christine has served as arbitrator in arbitrations administered by the ICC, SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC, KCAB, AIAC, JCAA and PCA as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. She has also acted as sole arbitrator in expedited proceedings and is on the panel of numerous arbitral institutions.

Her experience spans a broad range of commercial disputes, including joint venture and shareholder disputes, fraud cases, construction and infrastructure projects, shipping, shipbuilding, heavy machinery manufacturing, agency and distributorship agreements, pharmaceuticals, LNG, hotel services, employment, sale of goods and general contractual disputes.

Christine has been appointed as arbitrator in cases seated in Hanoi, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Mexico, Seoul, Singapore and Tokyo, and she has heard cases governed by the laws of Cambodia, England & Wales, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, New York, Singapore and Taiwan, as well as cases under the UNIDROIT Principles and the CISG.

She has also handled conflict of law and jurisdictional issues, questions of admissibility, concurrent and consolidated cases, joinders, disputes involving multiple contracts and applicable laws, summary dismissal applications and security for costs applications.

Prior to launching her career as independent arbitrator, Christine practised international arbitration at Shearman & Sterling in London. Thereafter, she joined the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) as counsel where she oversaw the administration of over 200 arbitrations. In 2014, Christine moved to Singapore where she joined The Arbitration Chambers and was appointed Tribunal Secretary to over 80 arbitral tribunals under all major arbitral institutions.

As adjunct professor, Christine teaches International Arbitration at the University of Toulouse 1, and regularly lectures at other leading institutions. She also regularly speaks at international arbitration conferences.

Career

Independent Arbitrator

Door Tenant with Fountain Court Chambers (London; Singapore)

Resident at The Arbitration Chambers Pte Ltd (Singapore)

2014-2018

Independent Arbitrator / Tribunal Secretary

The Arbitration Chambers Pte Ltd (Singapore)

2011-2013

Counsel

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) (London, UK)

2006-2011

Associate, International Arbitration Group

Shearman and Sterling LLP (London, UK)

Professional Memberships

Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Member of the Core Committee of the ICC Singapore Arbitration Group

Member of the Bureau of the Australasian Chapter of Council of the ICC Institute of World Business Law

Member of ICC Singapore Arbitration Group’s “Thought Leadership” sub-committee [2019-2022]

Vice-President of the Arbitration Committee of the BVI IAC

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)

Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)

Personal

Admitted as solicitor in England and Wales

Admitted to the Paris Bar, France

Languages Spoken

English, French

Industry Sector Expertise

JV and shareholder disputes, construction, agency, distribution, pharmaceuticals, LNG, hotel services, sale of goods.

Work Highlights

Recent cases include:

• Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a company incorporated in Korea in relation to a distribution agreement of pharmaceutical products governed by the laws of New York.

• Presiding arbitrator in an arbitration seated in Singapore and administered by the SIAC under the ICC Rules, between a Vietnamese/Korean joint venture and a state-owned Vietnamese company, in relation to a construction project governed by Vietnamese law.

• Party nominated arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a company incorporated in Thailand and a company incorporated in Singapore in relation to an agreement for the sale and purchase of LNG governed by English law.

• Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a company incorporated in Spain and a company incorporated in Vietnam in relation to an agreement for the sale and purchase of commodities governed by the CISG.

• Presiding arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a company incorporated in Singapore and a company incorporated in Pakistan in relation to an agreement for the sale and purchase of oil products governed by Singapore law.

• Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration seated in London, between a company incorporated in the United-States and a company incorporated in Germany in relation to an agreement for the sale of pharmaceutical products governed by English law.

• Presiding arbitrator in a JCAA arbitration seated in Tokyo, between a company incorporated in Japan and a company incorporated in Korea in relation to a joint venture agreement governed by Korean law.

• Presiding arbitrator in an HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong, between a company incorporated in Hong Kong and a company incorporated in Korea in relation to a share purchase agreement governed by Korean law.

• Party-nominated arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Tokyo, between two companies incorporated in Japan in relation to EPC contracts for the construction of solar panels governed by Japanese law.

• Sole arbitrator in an AIAC arbitration seated in Kuala Lumpur, between a company incorporated in Belize and a Malaysian company in relation to a consultancy agreement related to a construction project in the Caspian Sea governed by English law.

• Party-nominated arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between three claimant companies incorporated in Malaysia and Indonesia and three respondent companies incorporated in Singapore, Indonesia and Japan, in relation to a bancassurance arrangement and a distribution agreement, respectively governed by Singapore law and Indonesian law.

• Presiding arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration seated in Singapore, between a company incorporated in the UAE and a Chinese company in relation to contract for a renewable energy project in Ukraine governed by English law.

• Party-nominated arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Seoul, between a Singapore company and a Korean national in relation to a share purchase agreement governed by Korean law.

• Sole arbitrator in a PCA arbitration seated in Mexico, between an Australian national and a Mexican international organisation in relation to an employment contract governed by the UNIDROIT Principles.

• Sole arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a Singaporean company and an Indonesian company in relation to two loan agreements governed by Singapore law.

• Presiding arbitrator in an HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong, between Austrian and Lebanese claimants and a Hong Kong company in relation to a contract for the sale of shares governed by Hong Kong law.

• Sole arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a Singaporean national and a German company in relation to a contract for the sale of shares governed by Singapore law.

• Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Hanoi, between a Vietnamese company and a company incorporated in the UAE in relation to an agreement for the sale of agricultural products governed by the CISG.

• Party-nominated arbitrator in an HKIAC arbitration seated in Hong Kong, between a Swiss company and a Chinese company in relation to an agreement for the supply of pharmaceutical products governed by New York law.

• Sole arbitrator in two consolidated LCIA arbitrations seated in London, between an Irish company and a Peruvian individual in relation to loan agreements governed by English law.

• Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Hong Kong, between a company incorporated in the BVI and a Chinese company in relation to a charter party governed by English law.

• Sole arbitrator in a KCAB arbitration seated in Seoul, between a Singaporean company and a Korean company in relation to a serviced residence management contract governed by Korean law.

• Sole arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a company incorporated in Cyprus and a Singaporean company in relation to a manning agreement governed by Singapore law.

• Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a Korean company and a Taiwanese company in relation to an agreement related to the supply of heavy railways equipment governed by Taiwanese law.

• Sole arbitrator in an SIAC arbitration seated in Singapore, between an Austrian company and a Singaporean national in relation to an agreement for the sale and purchase of shares governed by Singapore law. Proceedings conducted under the SIAC Expedited Procedure.

• Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Singapore, between a Singaporean company and an Indian company in relation to a charter party governed by English law.

• Sole arbitrator in an ad hoc arbitration seated in Singapore, between an Indonesian company and a Singaporean company in relation to a shipbuilding contract governed by Singapore law.

• Sole arbitrator in an ICC arbitration seated in Singapore, between a Chinese company and a Korean company in relation to an agreement for the sale and purchase of heavy industrial equipment governed by Singapore law. Proceedings conducted under the ICC Expedited Procedure Provisions.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Singapore, United Kingdom, France

International law