The Singapore Convention - Life After 7 August 2019
8 Aug 2019
Session information
Views from Australia, New Zealand and UK on the Convention, incorporating the topic: ‘Mediation as a profession’
Thursday 8 August (1150 - 1320)
Description
On 26 June 2018, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law approved the final draft of the Singapore Mediation Convention. On 20 December 2018 the UN General Assembly adopted the Convention. Can the Singapore Mediation Convention be for mediation what the New York Convention is for arbitration? Alternative Dispute Resolution has been developing rapidly internationally. There has been broad-based advocacy for the increased use of mediation, arbitration and related processes to resolve disputes in many jurisdictions. Is the introduction of the Singapore Mediation Convention a turning point? What are the emerging issues?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Mary Walker OAM | Barrister, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Senior Vice Chair, Mediation Committee |
Speakers
| Hon Paddy Bergin SC | The Hon PA Bergin AO SC, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Jane Diplock | Singapore Exchange, Singapore, Singapore |
| Cameron Samuel Ernest Ford LL.M. | Rio Tinto, Singapore, Singapore |
| James South | Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), London, England |