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Mr Chelva R Rajah SC

Education

Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore. (1955 - 1966)
Lincoln College, Oxford University. (1967 - 1970)
Inns of Court (Middle Temple), London. (1970 -1971)

Sport

Captained Ceylon Sports Club in Singapore at cricket from 1977 to 1989. Played cricket for Singapore at various times between 1974 and 1987. Vice-President, Singapore Cricket Association from 1983 to 1992.

Patron, Ceylon Sports Club from 2002.

Professional experience & appointments

Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court, Singapore in 1972. Practising law in Singapore for 39 years.

- President of the Law Society of Singapore from 1990 to 1992.

- Vice-President of the Singapore Academy of Law from April 1991 to July 1993.

- Member of the Military Court of Appeal, Singapore from 1992 to June 1995.

- Judicial Commissioner, High Court of Singapore from July 1995 to June 1997.

- Appointed Senior Counsel in January 1998.

- Chairman, Singapore National Committee, Asean Law Association from 2005 to 2006.

- Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

- Board Member, Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

- Arbitrator in more than 60 domestic and/or international arbitrations.

- Currently a partner in Tan Rajah & Cheah, a Singapore law firm with 34 lawyers. Mainly engaged in arbitration/general litigation and in banking, construction, company, commercial, insolvency and contract related matters.

Non-Professional Appointments

- Singapore's Non-Resident High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea.

- Board Member, Mercy Relief.

- Member of Legal Commission, Singapore Red Cross.