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SIMC Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Board members

Friends and colleagues

Introduction

1. Happy New Year.

2. I am happy to be here today. This is the second specialist mediators appointment ceremony which I have attended. The first one was in Delhi, where we appointed Indian specialist mediators, including ex-judges, lawyers, and in-house counsel – a fairly good mix. Today, these people are our ...

SINGAPORE (October 15, 2019)—The Singapore International Mediation Centre on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Beijing Arbitration Commission/ Beijing International Arbitration Center （BAC/BIAC） to promote international mediation and facilitate hybrid dispute resolution processes between arbitration and mediation.

SHANGHAI (October 12, 2019)—The Singapore International Mediation Centre on Saturday, October 12, 2019 signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Permanent Forum of China Construction Law (PFCCL) to promote mediation for infrastructure-related disputes.

International dispute resolution practitioners today explored how businesses could take advantage of opportunities brought about by the signing of the Singapore Convention on Mediation.

The MANE Forum welcomed over 200 businesses and dispute resolution practitioners, executives and academics from around the world, including the Chief Justices of Fiji and Samoa. The event was graced by Guest-of ...

The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) will be appointing Mr Chuan Wee Meng as Chief Executive Officer with effect from June 13, 2019.

BEIJING (January 24, 2019)—The Singapore International Mediation Centre on Thursday, January 24, 2019, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT)/ China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) Mediation Center to offer world-class mediation services to resolve disputes related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

SINGAPORE (October 23, 2018) — The Ministry of Law (MinLaw) today launched a new Singapore Infrastructure Dispute-Management Protocol to help parties involved in mega infrastructure projects manage disputes and minimise the risks of time and cost overruns. Minister for Finance Mr Heng Swee Keat announced the launch of the new protocol today at the Asia Singapore Infrastructure Roundtable as part ...

SINGAPORE (July 11, 2018)—The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help public and private parties resolve disputes that may arise in infrastructure public-private partnership (PPP) projects, under ADB’s Infrastructure Referee Program (IRP).

The Singapore International Mediation Centre enjoyed an 85 per cent settlement rate in 2017, significantly higher than the global average of 70 per cent. This accomplishment is largely credited to our mediators’ excellent problem-solving skills.

Our panel of international mediators is strategically crafted to ensure appropriate representation from diverse jurisdictions and industries, including ...

SINGAPORE – The Singapore International Mediation Centre has named Mr Aloysius Goh as its chief executive from Tuesday (May 1), succeeding Ms Lim Seok Hui who becomes a Board member.