ADR Notes

All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution publishes report on best practice lessons between Singapore and the UK

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution (the “APPG”) has recently published a report titled ‘Securing the UK’s position as a …

Singapore and Fiji ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements taking a significant step towards its entry into force

Yesterday, on 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of …

The new Singapore Convention: Some practical issues to consider now

46 countries sign the new Singapore Convention on mediated settlements

New Swiss Rules of Mediation

The Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution has announced the release of revised Swiss Rules of Mediation, which entered into force on 1 July 2019. The …

A new international Convention for the enforcement of mediated settlements

Singapore Convention on enforcement of mediated settlement agreements published

Further to our earlier post, the Singapore Convention has now been published. It will be signed in Singapore on 7 August 2019 and will come into effect …

Dispute resolution in Asia-Pacific: Parties seek efficient processes and enforceable outcomes

Following our report on the Global Pound Conference series, which brought together over 4000 stakeholders at 28 conferences worldwide, our analysis of …

New Japan International Mediation Centre

It has recently been announced that a new "Japan International Mediation Centre" (JIMC) is to open in Kyoto in early 2018. While details on the new …

The role of mediation in the resolution of Belt and Road Initiative disputes

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has gained huge momentum of late, with governments, companies and lawyers keen to maximise the many …

ADR in Asia Pacific - Part 3

Further to our earlier posts (here and here) highlighting material from our recently updated Guide to Dispute Resolution in Asia …

Singapore: proposed new legislation to encourage mediation

A Mediation Bill has recently been put before the Singapore Parliament with a view to encouraging the growth of mediation in the …