On 2 October 2017, we held the third segment of our International Mediator Lecture Series. In this segment, Dr Robert Gaitskell QC gave the audience of lawyers and mediators a very interesting talk about mediation in infrastructure disputes and shared anecdotes of his mediation experience. This was followed by an engaging panel discussion with Dr Gaitskell, David Bateson and Shourav Lahini, that ...
On 19 September 2017, SIMC was invited to attend the 2017 International Mediation Summit at Hangzhou, China. At the summit, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between CCPIT/CCOIC Mediation Centre and SIMC. The Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two organisations marks the start of a strategic partnership between the organisations to work together to help businesses resolve ...
SIMC Deputy CEO, Mr Aloysius Goh, presented at the Alternative Dispute Resolution session. The theme was “Ensuring Successful Mediation Across Asia-Pacific” and the session hosted guest speakers from Australia, Indonesia, India and Japan.
On 29th August 2017, SIMC and the Delhi High Court Mediation Centre (Samadhan) jointly organised a lecture on “Growth of Mediation in Commercial Dispute: A Collaborative approach.” The event was held at Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra, New Delhi. The lecture was attended by Supreme Court judges, Justices AK Sikri and Justice SK Kaul and Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, and ...
Singapore, 28 April 2017 – The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Davinder Singh, SC, to its Board of Directors.
Singapore, 6 January 2017 – SIMC is pleased to announce that as part of a planned leadership transition, Mr George Lim, SC of Singapore law firm Wee Tay & Lim LLP, has been appointed as Chair of the Board with effect from 1 January 2017. Mr Edwin Glasgow QC, of 39 Essex Chambers in the UK, who was a Co-Chair with Mr Lim, will remain on the Board to provide strategic guidance for SIMC.
SIMC congratulates its Co-Chairmen Mr Edwin Glasgow CBE QC and Mr George Lim SC, as well as 12 of its mediators for receiving mentions in the 2016 Who’s Who Legal Mediation 2016 Analysis.
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has reported a 22 per cent increase in the number of new cases filed in 2015, reaching a new record of 271 cases.
