Singapore Convention Series: Why is there no ‘seat’ of mediation?
Published on Feb 01, 2019
Author:Shou Yu Chong,Professor Nadja Alexander (Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy) : link here
For dispute resolution practitioners familiar with the concept of the seat of arbitration, it may come as a surprise that the new UN Convention on International Settlement Agreement Resulting from Mediation does not include provisions in relation to the ‘seat’ of mediation. Why, you…
Press Release: Singapore Launches First International Dispute Resolution Survey
Published on Jan 23, 2019
The Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) launched today the ‘International Dispute Resolution Survey’ to help corporations make strategic decisions on dispute resolution options, and to inform policy makers, dispute resolution institutions, and legal service providers on the dispute resolution needs of corporations. Please click…
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night: The WTO Appellate Body Crisis
Published on Jan 08, 2019
Author:Associate Professor Henry Gao (Singapore Management University)
Since its inception, the World Trade Organization (“WTO”) has never been short of naysayers. This reached a whole new level after the fateful Ministerial Conference in Seattle in 1999, when ill wishes for the organization became fashionable, at least among some quarters. But it sailed through the treacherous waters and…
Kluwer Mediation Blog – October and November Digest
Published on Dec 21, 2018
This blog was first published on 03 Dec 2018 in Kluwer Mediation Blog:http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2018/12/03/kluwer-mediation-blog-october-and-november-digest/
Author: Anna Howard (Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London)
“Mediating is, in the end, service. Humility is its fertile soil.” Bill Marsh in “David Richbell – Lessons in Life and…
Does Investor-State Arbitration Have a Future? Keynote Speech by Sir Christopher Greenwood
Published on Dec 10, 2018
This blog was first published on 30 Nov 2018 in Kluwer Mediation
Blog: http://arbitrationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2018/11/30/does-investor-state-arbitration-have-a-future-keynote-speech-by-sir-christopher-greenwood/
Author:Lixin Chen, Aaron Yoong (Singapore Management University)
The 8th edition of the Herbert Smith Freehills – SMU Asian Arbitration Lecture, jointly organised with the…
Singapore Case Note Part 2: What happens when a party to a mediated settlement agreement has a change of heart?
Published on Nov 29, 2018
This blog was first published on 17 Nov 2018 in Kluwer Mediation Blog:http://mediationblog.kluwerarbitration.com/2018/11/17/singapore-case-note-part-2-what-happens-when-a-party-to-a-mediated-settlement-agreement-has-a-change-of-heart/
Author:Nadja Alexander , Shou Yu Chong (Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy)
In October, we reported on a recent case from the Singapore High…