破产的本质，是在一套标准化的法定框架下，以公开方式集中处置各类争议；而仲裁则相反，更强调灵活性与当事人意思自治，体现为争议解决的分散化与私密化。然而，在更为庞大、复杂的重组案件中，当事人越来越希望借助仲裁来节省时间与成本。这股趋势一方面推动了仲裁在重组领域的应用，另一方面也不可避免地激化了传统破产程序与仲裁制度之间的冲突。
正因如此，仲裁机构开始探索重组/破产情境下的专门化仲裁路径，以在法律强行性与当事人意思自治之间取得更好的平衡，并提升跨境重组纠纷处理的可预期性与效率。为此新加坡国际仲裁中心（“SIAC”）于2025年8月26日推出了《SIAC重组和破产仲裁规程》（SIAC Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol）（“规程”），并于同日生效。规程创设了一项专门用于解决重组与破产争议的机制，当事人可自行选择适用。本质上，规程在现行有效的SIAC仲裁规则（“SIAC规则”）的基础上进行了修改，以提高效率并缩短仲裁时间。其主要特点包括：
- 缩短现行SIAC规则中的某些时限，例如提交仲裁通知答复书和提名仲裁员的时限；
- 贴合重组和破产程序的情境，促使仲裁庭考虑第三方追加或潜在的管辖权异议等问题；
- 规定了默认的仲裁地和准据法；以及
- 默认由独任仲裁员审理。
在下文中，我们深入探讨了规程的适用性及其主要特点，以及一些补充工具，包括供各方采用的示范条款以及新设立的SIAC重组和破产纠纷专家小组。
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