Singapore Convention on Mediation – International Arbitration

On 10 March 2023, my colleague Paul-Raphael Shehadeh authored an article providing an introduction to the Singapore Convention on Mediation (the “Convention”). This article is a follow-up to that, on what is a vogue topic in the international arbitration community.

Mediation is generally regarded as the more amicable, efficient and cost-effective method of resolving disputes. However, in the cross-border context, enforcing settlement agreements resulting from mediation can be complex and expensive, deterring otherwise willing parties from choosing mediation as their dispute resolution mechanism.

Continue reading “The Singapore Convention On Mediation – A Step-By-Step Approach”

On 2 March 2023, the Ministry of Justice published the UK Government’s response (“Consultation Response”) to the consultation on the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (New York, 2019) (the “Singapore Convention on Mediation”, or the “Convention”) concluding that “it is the right time for the UK to become a Party”.

In some measure, the Singapore Convention on Mediation seeks to replicate the success of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the “New York Convention”). Continue reading “UK Government announces intention to sign and ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediation”