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...
We are delighted to have been joined by thousands of participants for the inaugural India Singapore Mediation Summit (ISMS2021), on 17 July 2021, which saw unprecedented participation from the highest levels of both countries, including the Chief Justices of India and Singapore. We had over 3,000 registrants from more than 60 countries, and at last count, the online views crossed the 15,000...
IMC had the privilege of co-hosting the SIAC-SIMC Japan Webinar, titled “International Arbitration and Mediation: Complementary Systems to Preserve Business Relationships and Effectively Resolve Disputes”. Moderators Ms Michelle Park Sonen (Head of Northeast Asia, SIAC) and Mr Teh Joo Lin (Deputy CEO, SIMC) were joined by a distinguished group of panellists who offered valuable insights from their...
This topical summary is based on a webinar organised by Oon & Bazul on 3 June 2021, in collaboration with SIMC, Khaitan & Co., and the International Fraud Group.
Mark your calendars! The inaugural India-Singapore Mediation Summit (ISMS) kicks off with the theme: “Making Mediation Mainstream: Reflections from India and Singapore”.
The landmark event on 20 May 2021 will see unprecedented participation from the highest levels of both countries to discuss an increasingly important mechanism to resolve the disputes of our time – mediation.
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and SIMC commemorated a key partnership with a signing ceremony and panel discussion on 26 March.
The topic for this webinar is “MediAsian: An Asian Perspective on International Mediation”*. In fact, when we think about it, mediation is indeed very Asian – hence, the portmanteau word: “MediAsian”.