Mediation takes many forms and has many facets. It is a malleable process that parties and neutrals adapt to different areas of practice, cultures, and practitioner demands.
Read moreThe Singapore Convention on Mediation represents the dawn of a new era in dispute resolution on a global scale. We can all persuade our Governments to sign, ratify and implement the Convention.
Read moreLitigation is like a hammer. But not every single problem is a nail. Mediation is another tool in the toolkit.
Read moreThe disruption brought by Covid-19 will increase the number of disputes. Mediation is one solution to dealing with these disputes for businesses to transition to the new normal.
Read moreUpon closer examination, virtual/remote mediations via video conference have revealed some surprising advantages over traditional in-person mediation conferences.
Read moreIn the near future, it is likely that mediations will continue to take place by video, with all participants appearing that way. We are at the beginning of a new frontier of video mediation.
Read moreSaudi Arabia has become the fourth country to ratify the Singapore Mediation Convention, an international agreement on cross-border mediation.
Read moreCalled the SGUnited Mediation Initiative, the Supreme Court will identify and refer suitable cases to the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC), where a neutral third-party mediator helps disputing parties to achieve a mutually acceptable and amicable resolution.
Read moreThe Supreme Court and the SMC have come together to launch the SGUnited Mediation Initiative to refer suitable cases in the Supreme Court for mediation at no charge to parties.
Read moreBusiness associations in Singapore have formed a Fair Tenancy Framework Industry Committee (FTFIC) to address the “growing imbalance” in the relationship between institutional landlords and tenants as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to severely hurt businesses.
Read moreBelarus believes that the convention will have a positive impact on the entire system of international commercial mediation, including the work of international courts and arbitration.
Read moreMediation is a process of handling conflict in which parties come together and try to settle their issues by talking. The parties are assisted by a mediator who takes up the role of the neutral in facilitative mediation.
Read moreSMC has issued Supplementary Rules for Electronic Adjudication Lodgement (2nd Edition, 25 April 2020) which provide for the submission of accompanying documents of more than 50MB.
Read moreMediation is essentially a process of discovery in which a skillful mediator can allow the parties’ fixed positions to coalesce into something novel where something quite unexpected can emerge, something beyond what is imaginable.
Read moreSMC has issued Supplementary Rules for Electronic Adjudication Lodgment which provide for the electronic lodgment of documents, telegraphic transfer of Fees, electronic service of documents and Adjudication Conferences.
Read moreChief Justice Sundaresh Menon has updated on the various precautionary measures the Singapore Judiciary has put in place to ensure the continuity of court operations and services.
Read moreQatar is third country to ratify UN convention named after Singapore; Fiji did so last month
Read moreOn 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of ratification of the Singapore Convention, more formally known as the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation.
Read moreFiji and Singapore became the first two countries to deposit their respective instruments of ratification of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation.
Read moreThe Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill plays a key role in Singapore’s future in the international sphere. The Bill is the first United Nations treaty named after Singapore and aligns with Singapore’s role as an international dispute resolution hub, said MP Christopher de Souza in Parliament on Tuesday.
Read moreThe progress that Singapore has made on mediation domestically is now magnified on the international stage with the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill, said MP Louis Ng in Parliament on Tuesday.
Read moreSingapore aims to provide businesses with a full suite of user-centric options to resolve cross-border disputes, whether through litigation, arbitration or mediation under the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill, said Senior Minister of State for Law Edwin Tong in Parliament on Monday.
Read moreThe Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill is “commendable” amidst the increasing need for cross-border mediation resources, said MP Patrick Tay.
Read moreNMP Douglas Foo said the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill is “timely”, as the advantages and benefits offered are wide-ranging.
Read moreThe Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill is a landmark Bill as it represents a significant major step for the cross-border resolution of commercial disputes, said MP Fatimah Lateef in Parliament on Monday.
Read moreThe changing field of international mediation is offering small businesses a cost-effective means of resolving commercial disputes.
Read moreIt will give full suite of options for commercial parties to resolve their cross-border disputes.
Read moreA new Bill that will boost Singapore’s position as a leading global dispute resolution hub was introduced on Monday (Jan 6), allowing parties in cross-border commercial disputes to seek various options to enforce or invoke their mediated settlement agreements.
Read moreThe Ministry of Law (“MinLaw”) has tabled the Singapore Convention on Mediation Bill 2020 (‘’the Bill”) for First Reading in Parliament.
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