Insights

SIMC Specialist Mediator and Clyde & Co Partner Eugene Tan discusses the potential of mediation for construction disputes.

On 1 November 2021, SIMC kicked off the Seoul ADR Festival (organised by KCAB) with a special webinar entitled “The New K-Wave: Evolution in Mediation Practice and Processes”.If you’re wondering what is the intersection between the Korean Wave, Squid Game, and international mediation, read on…

‘And it works’, says Tay Yu Jin, about a virtual mediation he participated as counsel in 2020. The case, a massive energy dispute, involved many parties dialing in from five jurisdictions across several time zones. Yu Jin further explains the value of institutional mediation; SIMC facilitated the pre-mediation process and administered the week-long session - no easy feat, considering the scale of...

The importance of building trust and rapport cannot be understated in a mediation. Many mediators do what it takes to break the ice; some begin with a tea break, others use special schedules.

In this case, a fully online mediation administered by SIMC, Specialist Mediator William Ong switched effectively between English, Mandarin, Hokkien and some Teochew to warm frigid relations between...

Mr Bazul Ashhab, Managing Partner of Oon & Bazul and SIMC Specialist Mediator reflects on the history of dispute resolution, and dispels myths about mediation. He illustrates the power of mediation through a case in which he acted as advocate.

On 9 September 2021, Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration, in strategic partnership with Oon & Bazul and the Singapore International Mediation Centre, organised a webinar titled “Hybrid Dispute Resolution Mechanisms as the Wave of the Future: Perspectives from Singapore as a Maritime Hub” as part of the Singapore Convention Week 2021.

In the 2021 edition of the Annual Review of English Construction Law Developments, CMS Cameron Mckenna Nabarro Olswang LLP provides an international perspective to construction law and related cases. 

Mr Gregory Vijayendran SC (Greg) and Mr Yoshihiro Takatori (Yoshi-san), SIMC Specialist Mediators, were co-mediators in a cross-cultural, cross-jurisdiction dispute administered under the JIMC-SIMC Covid-19 Protocol. The mediation, held fully online, enabled all mediators and parties to dial in from their respective locations. The mediation was planned for three days but parties found closure and...

Following a successful mediation in a case administered by SIMC, Ms Mayuri Khatu, Head of Legal at Tata International Ltd, reflects on the importance of mediation clauses in contracts. She suggests that a modern in-house legal team must look beyond managing risks to partner with business units on solutions to avoid litigation to the extent possible.

Ms Kim Sae Youn, Partner, Kim & Chang, and SIMC Specialist Mediator (Korea) was a mediation advocate in a dispute that was referred to SIMC for mediation. The mediation was administered in South Korea and fully supported by SIMC. The dispute was settled in a day – the settlement agreement signed at midnight. Here, Ms Kim shares how her client benefitted and why mediation should be one of the...