The Singapore Convention on Mediation "will enter into force in six months, on 12 September 2020" following its third ratification, by Qatar. Great news!!!

Check out my article that explains how courts in signatory states can accurately understand and apply the #SingaporeConvention once it takes effect in September: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Launched today: REMOTE COURTS WORLDWIDE, to help the global community of justice workers share experiences of 'remote' alternatives (audio, video, online) to traditional courts. A joint effort - SCL, HM Courts and Tribunals Service and UK LawTech Delivery Panel - remotecourts.org

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An excerpt of my paper explaining the #SingaporeConvention on Singapore International Mediation Centre's website: simc.com.sg/blog/2020/03/3…

FREE online courses..Newcastle School of Law and Justice we’re offering two edX aimed at high-conflict behaviours - High Conflict in Law: An Introduction -newcastle.edu.au/online-learnin… starts 27 May & High Conflict in Law: Personality Disorders and Disputes newcastle.edu.au/online-learnin…) starts 17 June.

Well done SMCmediation for this initiative... Some dispute cases to be offered free mediation singaporelawwatch.sg/Headlines/Some…

Glad to share this recently published article in International Journal of Law in Context examining #accesstojustice #A2J within Singapore's #mediation movement: bit.ly/DQAA2J . Thanks Lola Akin Ojelabi & Mary Anne Noone for putting together this special issue on ADR and Justice!

The Zoom boom: How videoconferencing tools are changing the legal profession abajournal.com/web/article/et… via ABA Journal

Saudi Arabia has become the fourth country to ratify the Singapore Mediation Convention, an international agreement on cross-border mediation. Read here for more information: bit.ly/2YesJFh #singaporemediationconvention #mediationsg #mediationasia #disputeresolution

Grateful to have shared my thoughts on the impact of the #SingaporeConvention on #mediation standards at the last ADR Research Network Round Table. You may access the read-only version of the article on Conflict Resolution Quarterly at bit.ly/MediationStand…

Very delighted to organize @SMUCEBCLA online conf on #ASEAN-#EU FTA in Dec; New stage of interregionalism after 🇪🇺 trade & investment agmts with 🇸🇬🇻🇳 Dorcas Quek Anderson @SgSMUSOL EU in Singapore

[Job Opportunity @SgSMUSOL🇸🇬] We invite applications for one post of Global Visiting Assistant Professor (VAP) to begin in Aug 2021; Great position for int'l law/junior scholars ASIL ESIL-SEDI SIEL Application deadline: Oct 1, 2020 law.smu.edu.sg/law/about/care…

#SMUSOL released its latest publication ‘Law and COVID-19’ - A collaborative initiative tapping on our faculty's expertise and discusses a myriad of legal issues arising from the unprecedented impact of the pandemic: SSRN: bit.ly/3m0FJK6; Issuu: bit.ly/3jT2zBn

Join the Singapore Ministry of Law and UNCITRAL at their Digital Event to Commemorate the Entry into Force of the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 12 September (Saturday) at 12pm (SG Time). To watch the event, click here: bit.ly/32hhDTv. #sgmediates

It was privilege to co-organise the #ASEAN-#EU FTA conference with fellow colleague Pasha L. Hsieh & supported by @SMUCEBCLA. We are grateful to Ambassador Driesmans EUAmbASEAN & Ms Mary Elizabeth Chelliah See (MTI) for opening the conference & to Justyna Lasik for closing.

Yes, appreciate the perspective you offered Colin Brown 🇪🇺

Thankful to be part of the stimulating discussion at last week's virtual conference supported by @SMUCEBCLA @SgSMUSOL #FTAs #freetradeagreements #aseantrade #EUtrade #disputeresolution #ISDS #mediation

Privileged to have Mr Gregory Vijayendran SC, President of the Law Society, to be our first speaker of the year in the "Law as Calling" series. Mr Vijayendran shared how the profession is a noble one, and how young lawyers can serve and do good amidst multidirectional pressures.

DAG Hri Kumar Nair SC delivered a talk on prosecutorial discretion at the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law yesterday. More than 50 students attended the hybrid event and contributed to a lively discussion with DAG. (📷: SMU Yong Pung How School of Law)