ADR Notes

Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements to enter into force on 12 September 2020

Singapore and Fiji ratify the Singapore Convention on Mediated Settlement Agreements taking a significant step towards its entry into force

Yesterday, on 25 February 2020, Singapore and Fiji became the first two countries to deposit at the United Nations Headquarters their instruments of …

Local Findings from North America: International Mediation Institute to release eight Global Pound Conference reports (Part 3: Overarching GPC North America Report)

Further to our previous posts of 21 January (available here) and 27 January (available here), the IMI has now released the eighth and final report …

Updated 2020 CEDR ADR and mediation documents

At a launch event on 29 January 2020, the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) released updates to its ADR and mediation documents. In a press …

Local Findings from North America: International Mediation Institute to release eight Global Pound Conference reports (Part 2: New York City and San Francisco)

Further to our previous post of 21 January (available here), the IMI has now released the remaining two city-specific GPC reports: New York City San …

Local Findings from North America: International Mediation Institute to release eight Global Pound Conference reports (Part 1: Miami, Austin, Los Angeles, Toronto and Baltimore)

The International Mediation Institute (IMI) has announced that it is publishing a suite of eight reports based on the 2016-2017 Global Pound Conference …

UK: Civil Justice Council establishes Judicial ADR Liaison Committee

Scottish government considers systematic reform of the civil justice system to 'normalise' mediation

The Scottish government has recently issued a publication on its plans to reform the use of mediation in the Scottish civil justice system. In the …

Court of Appeal rejects claim to without prejudice or litigation privilege in communications incorporated into settlement agreement

A recent Court of Appeal decision has highlighted the need to exercise caution when referring to privileged material in settlement agreements. The court …

Court of Appeal orders early neutral evaluation despite party objection

The Court of Appeal has held that the court has power to order an early neutral evaluation (ENE) by a judge even where one or more parties do not consent …

The new Singapore Convention: Some practical issues to consider now

Malaysia: Disputes over terms of settlement underscore the importance of robustly drafted settlement agreements

As the spotlight shines on mediated settlements with the signing of the Singapore Convention on Mediation on 7 August 2019, it is timely to recall that …