The Singapore Convention Week (SC Week) 2022, taking place from 29 August – 2 September, will see thought leaders discuss insights into cross-border dispute resolution. Organised by the Singapore Ministry of Law (MinLaw), in collaboration with supporting partner organisations, the SC Week 2022 has announced a line-up of in-person, hybrid and virtual events on topics such as dispute resolution. Subjects include:
- Organised by MinLaw and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the UNCITRAL Academy comprises the UNCITRAL Academy Conference and the UNCITRAL Academy Capacity-Building Workshops.
- Themed ‘Embracing Global Change, Navigating New Possibilities’, the Academy is aimed at international experts in the legal, business and government sectors.
- Singapore’s minister for Home Affairs and minister for Law, Mr K Shanmugam SC will open the UNCITRAL Academy Conference with a welcome address.
- A fireside chat with Singapore’s minister for Culture, Community and Youth and second minister for Law, Mr Edwin Tong SC.
- A speech by UNCITRAL secretary Ms Anna Joubin-Bret.
- The launch of the second edition of the Singapore Convention on Mediation Commentary Book by the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy.
The Singapore Convention on Mediation, also known as the United Nations (UN) Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, provides a framework for parties to enforce international mediated settlement agreements for cross-border commercial disputes. Joubin-Bret said: “Beyond increasing awareness of cross-border dispute resolution mechanisms, we hope to see greater implementation and use of the UNCITRAL Mediation Framework.”
Topics
Over 25 global experts in various fields are set to speak at the panel discussions and fireside chats, covering current and emerging issues:
- The evolution of the legal industry.
- Reforms in investor-state dispute settlement through an Asia-Pacific lens.
- Dispute resolution in the digital economy.
Participants can also attend panel discussions with international dispute resolution experts and practitioners at the three UNCITRAL Academy Capacity-Building Workshops:
- Two sessions are aimed at Government officials.
- The third is an Industry Capacity-Building Workshop that is open to the public.
- It will cover mediation, confidentiality and principles when drafting settlement agreements to avoid enforceability issues.
Tong commented: “With global events reshaping the world we live in, the SC Week 2022 will bring together the legal, business and government sectors to… seize new possibilities in the dispute resolution field.” “We hope that it will strengthen partnerships and energise the global legal and dispute resolution communities to tackle emerging challenges.”
