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The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) and ICSID are pleased to announce that they have entered into an Agreement on General Arrangements. The Agreement was signed on behalf of SIMC by George Lim, Chairman of SIMC, and on behalf of ICSID by Gonzalo Flores, Deputy Secretary-General of ICSID. 

The establishment of the SIMC Suzhou (Mediation) Working Group improves access to international commercial mediation for companies, businesses and investors in Suzhou.

SINGAPORE—The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) today announced the establishment of the SIMC Suzhou (Mediation) Working Group in the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) to promote access to mediation as an avenue to resolve ...

As the year came to a close, we could not help but wonder how many families in Singapore had been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. We wanted to play our part to give back to the community through simple acts of care.

We are pleased to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Benchmark Chambers International and Benchmark International Mediation Center (BCI & BIMC) to support cross-border trade and commerce within the Greater Bay Area. 

SIMC is pleased to update that we have attained the status of Singapore International Mediation Institute’s (SIMI) Qualifying Assessment Program (QAP).

SINGAPORE — The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) is pleased to collaborate with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s[1] Arbitration and Mediation Center (WIPO Center) in a partnership to promote the use of mediation in the IP and technology sector.   

The JIMC-SIMC Joint Covid-19 Protocol provides cross-border businesses with better access to mediation and its benefits; settlement agreements are enforceable in Singapore under the Singapore Convention on Mediation, which entered into force on 12 September 2020.

The Singapore Convention on Mediation (Convention) entered into force today, marking a significant development in international commercial dispute resolution. Businesses around the world will now have greater certainty in resolving cross-border disputes through mediation, as the Convention provides a more effective means for mediated outcomes to be enforced.

Together with Philip Jeyaretnam SC, Maxwell Chambers Chairman and Professor Lawrence Boo, Maxwell Chambers and SIMC Board Member, SIMC Chairman George Lim SC shared with Asia-mena Counsel about latest developments in ADR amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Choosing a better way to settle disputes]

The Straits Times today reported on the growing importance of mediation as a way to settle business disputes.

Even as Covid-19 continues to upend businesses around the world, more people are considering mediation as a time- and cost-effective means to resolve their differences.