Our Board of Governors

The long-term strategic direction of ABLI in accordance with its aims is set by the Board of Governors chaired by the Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon of the Supreme Court of Singapore. The Board has authority over the projects commissioned and adopted by ABLI. It also bears responsibility for the overall work output of ABLI. It comprises 15 influential members drawn from the judiciary, academia and practitioners from different jurisdictions including Australia, China, India and Singapore.

Australia
The Honourable James ALLSOP AO
International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court; former Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia
Australia
The Honourable Robert FRENCH AC
International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court; former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
Australia
The Honourable Kevin LINDGREN AM QC FAAL
former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
China
The Honourable ZHANG Yongjian
International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court; former Senior Judge, Chief Judge of the Fourth Civil Division, Supreme People’s Court, People’s Republic of China
China
The Honourable Justice GAO Xiaoli
Deputy Chief Judge of the Sixth Circuit Tribunal; Judge of the International Commercial Court, Supreme People’s Court, People’s Republic of China
China
The Honourable Justice SHEN Hongyu
Deputy Chief Judge of the Fourth Civil Division; Judge of the International Commercial Court, Supreme People’s Court, People’s Republic of China
India
The Honourable Justice A K SIKRI
International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court; former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
India
Mr Parag P TRIPATHI
Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court of India
India
Professor Rahul SINGH
Professor of Law at the National Law School of India University
Singapore
The Honourable The Chief Justice Sundaresh MENON
Chief Justice of Singapore
Singapore
V K RAJAH SC
Former Attorney-General of Singapore
Singapore
The Honourable Justice Andrew PHANG Boon Leong
Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Singapore
Singapore/USA
Professor Joseph WEILER
European Union Jean Monnet Chair at New York University Law School
Singapore/USA
Professor Lucy REED
Independent arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers (based in New York)