Xavier
Francis
Regional Head, Disputes Practices – International Law Firm, Singapore
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- Mr. Xavier's area of expertise are corporate and commercial disputes especially in the areas of corporate, banking, property, financial and investment related claims and aviation law
- He is a Chartered Arbitrator and is also on the Panel of Arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for International Arbitration, the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (Rwanda) and the CiArb (UK) Panel of Arbitrators
- Francis Xavier currently holds the following appointments: Chairman, Listings Appeals Committee, Singapore Stock Exchange; Chairman, Singapore Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); Jurisdictional Council Member representing Singapore, Inter Pacific Bar Association; Deputy Chairman of the Law Society Inquiry Panel; Member, Council of Law Reporting, Singapore Academy of Law; Member, Users’ Council, Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Faculty member, Approved Faculty List of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); Member, Professional Affairs Committee, Professional Values Chapter, Singapore Academy of Law; Member, International Promotion of Singapore Law Committee, Singapore Academy of Law; LSAS Panel of Arbitrators, Law Society Arbitration Scheme; Member, Complaints Panel of the Singapore Pharmacy Council; Chairman, Junior College Law Conference Organising Committee, Singapore Academy of Law; Honorary Auditor, ASEAN Law Association
- Francis has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Asia Pacific Legal 500 (from 2001 to 2016), AsiaLaw Profiles (2007), Asia Law leading lawyers (2009), Chambers Global (2010 to 2016), Global Arbitration Review (2010), Chambers Asia Pacific (2011 to 2016) and the Fifth Edition of Best Lawyers in Singapore Practice area of Litigation (2013). Francis is also recognized as a leading employment lawyer by the latest edition of Chambers Asia Pacific (2014). Francis is also listed as best lawyer in litigation practice in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers International (2015-2017)
- His qualifications: Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of Singapore; Solicitor, Supreme Court of England and Wales; Chartered Arbitrator, CiArb; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators , UK; Fellow, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Fellow, Singapore Academy of Law; Fellow, The Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators; Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore International Arbitration Centre; Panel of Arbitrators, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; Panel of Arbitrators, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration; Panel of International Arbitrators, Kigali International Arbitration Centre, Rwanda
- Awards: Public Service Medal Award, National Day Awards, 23 November 2014; Merit Award, Singapore Academy of Law, November 2013; Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, Volunteer Award, Law Society of Singapore (2007); Leow Chia Heng Prize, Law Faculty, NUS (1988); Allen & Gledhill Scholarship, Law Faculty, NUS (1987); Tan Siak Kee Memorial Prize, Law Faculty, NUS (1986); Law Society Book Prizes, Law Faculty, NUS (1985 and 1986); ASEAN Scholarship, Singapore Public Service Commission (1982)
- Francis was recognized in the National Day Awards 2014 by the Singapore Academy of Law for his role as Chairman of the Academy’s Junior College Law Program and Vice-Chairman of the Committee of Legal Education and Studies
- Francis Xavier SC is recognized as an "excellent lawyer by version “Head of the regional disputes practice”
- He is author of many publications, articles and books
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