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SINGAPORE: A new scheme will offer parties who opt for mediation to resolve intellectual property (IP) disputes with funding of up to S$5,500 per case, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) announced on Monday (Mar 21). The IP Mediation Promotion Scheme, which starts on Apr 1, is designed...
A new law is being proposed to empower the authorities to force telcos to resolve consumer disputes via mediation. The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) mooted the law in consultation documents released last Friday . The consultation ends at noon on Aug 24. Its objective is to pave the way for a new Alternative...
According to ICC Dispute Resolution Statistics, around 6 per cent of the 801 new cases filed with the ICC last year named Singapore as their seat of arbitration, making Singapore the fourth most preferred arbitration destination in the world. Read more at: http://www.globallegalpost.com/global-view/once-again-singapore-takes-the-asian-arbitration-crown-72769126/
The Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Social Support and Training (FAST) has begun to mediate between disputes involving foreign domestic workers (FDW) and employers. They have been doing so since this September, but the service is expected to be officially launched in February. FAST will bring...
Speaking at the 2015 Litigation Conference, Senior Minister of State for Law, Indranne Rajah, the minister celebrated the SG50 for calling for a move away from traditional legal practices and litigation, referring to a move towards mediation as the “the next level of legal services.” Read...
The Minister for Law and Foreign Affairs, K Shanmugam, recently spoke at the International Bar Association 4th Asia Pacific Regional Forum Conference. At the event, the Minister spoke to the glowing future of mediation in Asia, and the specific steps being taken to expand the institutions and infrastructure...
Speaking at the Asia-Pacific International Mediation Summit in New Delhi, India, The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon gave an impassioned and detailed speech outlying the efforts Singapore had undertaken in constructing its mediation programs, and how the lessons learned there could be exported...
