Hot off the press, the case of Chan Gek Yong v Violet Netto (practising as L F Violet Netto) and another and another matter [2018] SGHC 208 (‘Violet Netto’) decided by the Singapore High Court provides us with clues as to the Court’s general attitude towards mediation and mediated...

In conjunction with its launch on 5 November 2014, the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), in collaboration with the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), introduced the Arbitration-Mediation-Arbitration (Arb-Med-Arb) Protocol (the AMA Protocol), a process that aims at...

At the 51st Session of the United Nations (UN) Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) on 25th June 2018, the final draft of the Convention on the Enforcement of International Settlement Agreements (the ‘Convention’) was recommended for submission to the UN General Assembly for its...

This article introduces the Singapore Convention on Mediation, whilst providing a Hong Kong perspective. It argues that the Convention is an important tool for both commercial disputes and investor-state disputes. Text accessible at:...

Mediation Skills and Techniques provides expert guidance on the practical operation of the mediation process, with particular reference to the skills and techniques that can be used by mediators to assist parties in their decision-making. It deals systematically with all aspects of mediation...

In this post on the Kluwer Mediation Blog, the thinking, assumptions, and value judgments underpinning the 12 criteria of the Regulatory Robustness Rating for mediation jurisdictions System is explained

The Singapore Convention on Mediation is a United Nations multilateral treaty that establishes an expedited enforcement framework to facilitate the circulation of international mediated settlement agreements (‘iMSAs’) across borders. The Convention’s focus is on iMSAs of a commercial...