What could go wrong with a licensing agreement?As the Appropriate Dispute Resolution for Tech and IP in Singapore event showed, a lot.The event, co-hosted by the Intellectual Property Office of…
On January 1, 2025, the 7th Edition of the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”; “2025 SIAC Rules”) came into effect, replacing the 6th Edition of the SIAC…
The role of mediation as a dispute resolution mechanism was featured in various discussions during this year’s London International Dispute Week (“LIDW”). Across several sessions, panellists explored…
To emerge from a fragile post-conflict situation, a state must undergo a process of reconstruction. Such a process begins with a peace agreement, a ceasefire agreement, or other cessation of…
Riding on the waves of the Singapore Convention Week and the IP Week @ Singapore, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (“IPOS”) co-hosted…
On 12 July 2024, the Dutch Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) rendered its much anticipated decision on whether clauses providing for mediation as a procedural step before arbitration (or court…
The centerpiece of the 2024 London International Disputes Week was the full day main Conference on Tuesday, 4 June, bringing together leaders from across the dispute resolution world to discuss the…
On 22 February 2024, I am pleased to deliver the 6th ADR Address of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, co-organised by the Australian Disputes Centre. Past lecturers have been senior former or…
The Bahrain Court of Cassation ("Court of Cassation”) recently examined the relationship between arbitration and a pre-required mediation step in its decision of 19 June 2023 in Case No. 815 of 2022…
