Amanda Lees

Partner
Amanda leads KWM’s Dispute Resolution Team in South East Asia. Amanda enjoys getting stuck into knotty legal problems and learning all about her client’s businesses and industries. Based in Singapore since 2012, Amanda is at home in hawker markets as much as the arbitration centre at Maxwell Chambers. When not reading arbitration cases or drafting arbitration awards, Amanda loves travelling with her family across Asia and beyond.

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Tribunal rejects jurisdiction over panda reserve dispute: the scope of PRC BITs set out in black and white

Tribunal rejects jurisdiction over panda reserve dispute: the scope of PRC BITs set out in black and white

17 March 2023
By Edwina Kwan, Amanda Lees, Domenico Cucinotta, Annie Zou, Sarah Jones
The Tribunal’s decision in AsiaPhos v People’s Republic of China highlights that Chinese outbound and inbound investors alike should carefully consider the scope of protections under PRC BITs when structuring investments into or from the PRC so as to ensure they have an effective remedy should they be treated unfairly by the host State.
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Climate Change Disputes: Singapore

Climate Change Disputes: Singapore

18 July 2022
By Amanda Lees, Victoria Jones
Climate change litigation is on the rise around the world. Whilst Singapore has not seen a wave of climate change litigation, regulators in Singapore are increasing scrutiny of the compliance of corporations with environmental law and standards and there is likely to be an increase in commercial disputes related to climate change projects and initiatives.
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