Commercial mediation work in Singapore has been given more legislative muscle, as Parliament yesterday passed the Mediation Bill, one of two bills tabled to strengthen the Republic’s position as an international centre for dispute resolution.

This keynote speech was given by The Honourable Justice Quentin Loh at the Adjudication Conference 2016.

Ms Dorcas Quek is a Principal Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre. In today’s Straits Times, she provides a balanced view of when mediation and other alternative dispute resolution schemes may be the ‘appropriate’ dispute resolution method for telcos and consumers in Singapore.

In this final article on the seven elements of effective mediation, we hear again from Susan de Silva of Bird & Bird ATMD LLP, an employment law specialist and mediator trained at the Singapore Mediation Centre.

Keen to pick up more mediation skills to defuse conflicts in the workplace? Click here to find out how! Part 2 of a 3-part series written by SMC trained mediator Susan de Silva.

How can we manage workplace relationships more effectively? Click here to find out how! Part 1 of a 3-part series written by Singapore Mediation Centre trained mediator Susan de Silva.

Need for widespread education to enhance such a culture, says advisory panel chairman.

This speech was given at the Mediation Symposium on 20 May 2016 by Assistant Professor Ho Peng Kee.

Michael Leathes, former Director of the International Mediation Institute, shares how the data collected from the Global Pound Conference can help identify the needs of mediation users and advisors.

Deborah Masucci, the current Chair and Board Member of the International Mediation Institute (IMI) poignantly summarises the Chief Justice of Singapore’s Keynote Address at the first Global Pound Conference 2016-2017.