During the journey of building up your business in Singapore or overseas, you may encounter a dispute in the course of using, or protecting your IP, whether it is trademarks for your brands or patents for your technology. Building on…
The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) is pleased to be hosting a lunch time webinar for members of the Association of Corporate Counsel. This session will present in-house counsel and C-suite level executives the opportunity to learn about the challenges…
In recent years, international mediation has been attracting a great deal of attention as a means of dispute resolution in international transactions. International mediation is a procedure for the amicable resolution of disputes by agreement between the parties. It enables…
International Mediation during and after Covid-19: Prospects of Online Mediation and Its Effectiveness is a joint webinar between SIMC, the Japan International Mediation Center (JIMC), the Japan Association of Arbitrators (JAA), Doshisha University Center for International Transactions and International Legal…
Mediation is making inroads as an "Asian" way to resolve disputes. Mediation's rise has been fuelled by factors like growing cross-border trade, the ground-breaking Singapore Convention on Mediation and most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. In this high-powered webinar, join our…
Join us for a discussion on the recent developments, initiatives and trends in intellectual property (IP) and technology, media and telecoms (TMT) dispute settlement. With international commercial disputes in the IP and TMT sector increasing in complexity and sensitivity, businesses…
As the global dispute resolution landscape evolves, countries are increasingly seeking ways to ensure they stand out as international dispute hubs. In August 2019, MPs from the UK APPG for ADR undertook a fact-finding visit to Singapore to understand what…
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We are pleased to host a mid-week talk with the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC)! Businesses are facing dramatic economic challenges due the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar will discuss how mediation can provide businesses with a swift and inexpensive way…
SIMC is pleased to participate in a webinar organised by ACSV Legal, the Dutch Business Association Vietnam, and the Vietnam Society of Construction Law. In the past commercial dispute settlement has mainly been adversarial, followed by arbitration or litigation. However,…
Mediation in India has made great strides in the past few years. The signing of the Singapore Convention on Mediation and the proposed Mediation Act are expected to impart further credibility to the process on the international stage. However, mediation’s…
Why is international commercial arbitration more popular amongst legal users (lawyers and legal advisers) than client users (corporate executives and in-house counsel)? Why is cost a key, but not crucial factor in the choice of dispute resolution mechanism amongst users?…