All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution publishes report on best practice lessons between Singapore and the UK

10 November, 2020
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution (the “APPG”) has recently published a report titled ‘Securing the UK’s position as a global disputes hub: Best practice lessons between Singapore and the UK’ (the “Report). The Report follows from the APPG’s fact-finding visit to Singapore, in which it aimed to learn how Singapore has established … Read more

Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements comes into force tomorrow, 12 September 2020

11 September, 2020
Tomorrow marks an important day for international dispute resolution as the Singapore Mediation Convention comes into force, just over a year after its signing ceremony on 7 August 2019.  More formally known as the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, the new Convention aims to establish a global enforcement regime for settlement agreements … Read more

High Court finds “without prejudice” statements contained in mediation paper were admissible to defend against allegation of fraud

08 June, 2020
The High Court has held that statements made in a “without prejudice” mediation paper were admissible as they were to be used to rebut allegations of fraud, by showing that the claimants had known about, and approved, the transactions said to constitute the alleged fraud: Berkeley Square Holdings v Lancer Property Asset Management Ltd [2020] … Read more