Insights

During the livestream, SIMC Deputy CEO Teh Joo Lin and SIMC International Partnerships Lead Wenny Huang discussed the impact of the Singapore Convention on Mediation on China’s legal professionals. They also highlighted the key elements of mediation, as well as how it fits alongside alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes such as litigation and arbitration. With the coming into force of the...

Jane Player is known for her knack of encouraging strong personalities to remain at the table despite their cynicism with the mediation process – and come to settlement.

Following ratification by Singapore, Fiji and Qatar, the Singapore Convention on Mediation will come into force on 12 September 2020. We have, on two occasions, discussed the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill – its key features as well as the significance for mediation momentum around the world. In this third of our 4-part series on the Singapore Convention on Mediation, Asst Prof Dorcas Quek...

SIMC International Mediator Paul Eric Mason* has travelled the world. He now shuttles between Miami and Rio de Janeiro, and in addition to serving as mediator and arbitrator on commercial cases, spends his time working with governments on signing the Singapore Convention on Mediation, writing articles on the Convention, international mediation and arbitration, and editing a book he created on...

A study investigates the role of clothing in predicting the outcome of a mediation.

Mediators chasing settlements should not settle when it comes to the wardrobe, if a recent study on mediator attire in international contexts is any indication.

As the coronavirus situation continues to rear its ugly head, businesses along the supply chain are finding themselves increasingly on the back foot.

With the passage of the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill, Singapore is expected to be among the first few signatory states to ratify the Convention.

Perhaps we will all remember 2019 fondly as a watershed year for mediation. The Singapore Convention on Mediation needs no further introduction. 46 countries inked their commitment to the Convention on signing day, another five did so a month later – an unprecedented outcome. The latest country to sign is Rwanda, bringing the number of signatories to 52.

Next week, the Singapore Parliament will be looking to pass the Bill that gives effect to the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting Mediation, which is also known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation (“the Convention”).

Wrapping up another fantastic week of learning , this time in Shenzhen in partnership with Benchmark Chambers International and Benchmark International Mediation Centre. We thank Mr Lawrence Tan for sharing his insight and experience in international mediation!