46 countries sign the Singapore Convention on mediated settlements today

07 August, 2019
After extensive discussions between member states, the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, also known as the Singapore Convention, was signed today. A total of 46 countries signed the Convention, including the world’s two largest economies, the US and China, and several of the largest economies in Asia. This is the … Read more

Launch of Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege 2019

23 July, 2019
Please click here to access a preview of the Guide. We are pleased to launch the 2019 edition of our Asia Pacific Guide to Privilege. Businesses are increasingly faced with multi-jurisdictional disputes where evidence rarely falls within the borders of a single country and complex legal privilege issues often surface when dealing with communications across multiple … Read more

ICC and KLRCA sign MoU to promote dispute resolution in Asia

08 November, 2017
On 1 November 2017, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) and the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to work together to promote dispute resolution in Asia. The signing of the MoU will further enhance the relationship between the two institutions, … Read more

ADR in Asia Pacific: Spotlight on Indonesia

07 March, 2017
          The third edition of our ADR in Asia Pacific Guide spotlights alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Indonesia.  We summarise the state of play in relation to ADR in Indonesia and its interplay with adversarial processes like litigation and arbitration. We delve into the detail of the Supreme Court's new mediation … Read more

Hague Convention on Choice of Courts comes into operation in Singapore

03 October, 2016
The Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements (Hague Convention) officially came into force on 1 October 2016 and there are currently 30 signatory states, including all members of the European Union and Mexico.  As we have previously reported, Singapore became a signatory to the Hague Convention on 25 March 2015.  Subsequently, Singapore ratified the … Read more