11 January 2016 saw the opening of the Singapore Legal Year. As is tradition, the Chief Justice of Singapore, Mr. Sundaresh Menon delivered his address to the legal fraternity. In his address, there…
I’d like to take this month’s entry to briefly review a book that was launched in Singapore in March 2015.
The book is Mediation in Singapore: A Practical Guide published by Sweet & Maxwell. The…
March was a sad month for Singapore. On 23 March 2015, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew passed away at the age of 91. Lee Kuan Yew was a controversial figure. He was the first Prime Minister of Singapore and he was…
I’d like to spend this month’s blog entry providing an update on a Singapore development. On the 4 March 2015, there was the launch of the State Courts Centre for Dispute Resolution by the Chief…
Author's Note: I would like to thank Ms. Eunice Chua, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for her contribution to this entry.
5 November 2014 was a momentous day for mediation in Singapore. It saw the…
The Singapore Mediation Lecture 2014 was delivered on 26 September 2014 by Mr. Brad Berenson, the Vice President and Senior Counsel for Litigation and Legal Policy of General Electric. The third…
I would like to spend this month's entry reporting on the recent developments in the Singapore Court of Appeal. The case of Surindar Singh s/o Jaswant Singh v Sita Jaswant Kaur [2014] SGCA 37 make a…
This post seeks to provide readers an update of a recent development in Singapore - the launch of the Primary Justice Project. While the Primary Justice Project does not relate specifically or solely…
So, dear Readers,
This time last year I was telling you about new mediation initiatives in Hong Kong. Well, this year I hope to send you into the festive season with some very exciting news from…