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The Singapore International Mediation Centre (“SIMC") was officially launched on 5 November 2014. Set up following the recommendations of a Working Group chaired by Edwin Glasgow CBE QC and George Lim SC, the SIMC will supplement the array of international dispute resolution options available in Singapore.

Why should I mediate?
Because it makes sense in most cases.

Come 5 November 2014, the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) will be officially launched together with the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) and will take its place alongside the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) as part of the suite of dispute resolution services Singapore will offer to the world. SIMC will provide mediation and other related services...

In the third in a series of briefings coinciding with the launch of the Singapore International Mediation Centre in November 2014, Ben Giaretta and Katherine McMenamin consider what the best timing may be for the mediation of a commercial dispute.

This is the second in a series of briefings coinciding with the launch of the Singapore International Mediation Centre in November 2014. In our first briefing, we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of mediation for commercial parties. Here, Ben Giaretta and Katherine McMenamin explain what steps parties can take to help ensure they get the most from the mediation process.

In the first of a series of briefings coinciding with the launch of the Singapore International Mediation Centre in November 2014, Ben Giaretta and Katherine McMenamin explain why mediation can be a useful method of dispute resolution for commercial parties.

A long time ago, in a small village in the Malay Peninsula, two neighbours, Mohamad and Abdullah, had a long-standing dispute over the boundary of their respective lands. The dispute caused a huge rift between them and their families. Finally, both parties were persuaded by the community to see the village head to resolve the problem.