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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”.

The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected companies around the world, forcing businesses to rethink how disputes can be managed effectively.

When the UK Government imposed a lockdown in Mar 2020, John Sturrock QC thought that mediations would dry up.

To the leading international commercial mediator, the process was “highly personal” and required physical presence. He said: “When the lockdown occurred for us at the end of March, as far as I was concerned, this marked the end of my business and my work would simply stop.”

Over the years, India’s appetite for resolving disputes amicably through mediation is evident. In addition to statutory provisions, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the provisions of mediation and general dispute resolution processes in several rulings for the past few decades. Some of these high profile cases include the dispute between the Ambani brothers; the takeover of South African...

Our Specialist Mediators (Singapore) describe their journey and perspectives on mediation in the past one year, and how it has changed the way they view their practice, and life.