The annual Seoul ADR Festival (SAF) was held from October 30 to November 3, 2023. Inaugurated in South Korea in 2015, SAF is organized by KCAB International in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice Korea (KMOJ), UNCITRAL, ICC, and Seoul IDRC. The festival features a series of conferences focusing on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
On November 20, 2023, the 5th anniversary of JIMC-Kyoto was celebrated. To mark this special occasion, a seminar titled "The Evolution of Mediation - 5 years JIMC-Kyoto - taking stock and looking into the future" was held.
SIMC conducted its third Korea Specialist Mediators Workshop from 4-5 October 2023 in Seoul, Korea. The rigorous two-day workshop was attended by 22 lawyers and in-house practitioners from established law firms and businesses in Korea. During the workshop, attendees had a deeper and more holistic understanding of mediation and what it takes to become an effective mediator, especially in resolving ...
From 26 to 27 October 2023, SIMC held its third Singapore Specialist Mediators Workshop tailored for experienced legal professionals and lawyers. The two-day workshop, conducted in Singapore, was attended by participants eager to learn about the art of mediation and the skills to become a successful mediator.
The Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) and the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) are proud to announce their collaboration in establishing the SCMA – SIMC Maritime Mediators Panel (Panel). The Panel aims to facilitate the nomination of qualified mediators for resolving maritime and shipping disputes, while also promoting the wider adoption of mediation in suitable cases ...
In the strongest show of corporate support in Asia yet for international mediation, 38 MNCs from a wide range of sectors including alternative investment, banking and finance, energy, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), information communications and technology (ICT), infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, mobility, pharmaceuticals, professional services and real estate pledged their support for ...
In significant boost to the use of mediation in cross-border commercial disputes, international dispute resolution institutions from five countries today signed agreements with the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC).
On 6 July 2023, the ASEAN-Japan Special Meeting of Justice Ministers was held in Tokyo, Japan. The high-level meeting was attended by leading practitioners from all of ASEAN and Japan. This year’s meeting holds special importance as it marks 50 years of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, and the meeting is also the first ministerial-level meeting between a Dialogue Partner and ASEAN Member ...
The empanelment of our latest batch of Japan Specialist Mediators took place yesterday during a lunch at exquisite Taiken En in Hotel New Otani Tokyo which offers delectable Shanghainese cuisine. The mediators received their certificate of appointment from SIMC CEO Wee Meng Chuan and Hiroyuki Tezuka sensei, a highly respected legal practitioner in Japan who also sits on the SIMC International ...
