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Laws to be reviewed to deal with harmful online conduct

"Singapore's Law Ministry will review legislation to deal with harmful and unlawful online conduct.

 

This was one of the priorities outlined in its addendum to the Presidential Address... Singapore is also being promoted...

International IP dispute resolution in Singapore soon

"The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today, which establishes a framework for collaboration between IPOS and the WIPO Arbitration and ...

More firms opt to mediate first

"SINGAPORE: Twenty-six organisations from industries such as transport, property and health have signed the Singapore Mediation Charter, pledging to consider mediation as a first resort in resolving disputes. 

The charter is an initia...

WIPO To Open Arbitration And Mediation Centre In Singapore

"As the only WIPO centre in the region, the Singapore office will also provide training and advice on procedures such as arbitration, mediation and expert determination, and will administer and facilitate hearings in cases conducted under the WIPO ru...

1st Asian Mediation Association Conference

"The members of the AMA – the Delhi Mediation Centre, Hong Kong Mediation Centre, Indonesian Mediation Center, Malaysian Mediation Centre, Philippine Mediation Center and Singapore Mediation Centre – have come together to promote mediatio...

Mediation Saves Time, Money

"EIGHT out of 10 people surveyed after using mediation indicated that they saved time and money by not fighting in court."

Changes To Law Expected To Strengthen Use Of Mediation

"Leveraging heritage and technology, Maxwell Chambers is the world's first integrated dispute resolution complex, housing hearing facilities as well as leading international arbitral institutions and practitioners."

Don't Fight, Seek Mediation

"Speaking at the launch of the new Centre of Dispute Resolution at the Singapore Management University on Thursday morning, CJ Chan Sek Keong pointed out that the Singapore Mediation Centre successfully settled 73.77 per cent of the 1,140 cases from ...

Push For More Mediation In Neighbourhood Disputes

"They are the mediators of the Community Mediation Centre (CMC) under the Ministry of Law."

Leading regional mediation centres ink ground breaking MOU in Singapore to provide regional dispute resolution framework for Asian business