Choice of Law for Torts in the Virtual World and the Future of Virtual Dispute Resolution
What law applies to torts and non-contractual wrongs in the online virtual world when the parties and acts traverse different jurisdictions? How does the choice of law rules operate? What novel approaches to this area of law and to online
What to Expect of the Singapore Convention on Mediation
I was thrilled when on 23 July 2018, the news first broke to the public that a new United Nations (UN) treaty on mediation will be named after Singapore, following the recommendation to sign the treaty in Singapore at the
Dispute Resolution: Master, What Does the Future Hold?
While litigation scaled fees may have been postponed, a larger challenge to the dispute resolution profession draws closer: the disruption that artificial intelligence (AI) promises. This article summarises the challenges that AI brings to dispute resolution lawyers. But scrambled laws
The Law Society Neutral Evaluation and Neutral Determination Scheme
The Law Society launched its Neutral Evaluation and Determination Scheme (LSNEDS) to complement its dispute resolution suite of mediation (LSMS) and arbitration (LSAS). LSNEDS provides a very useful non-binding evaluation or temporarily binding determination to deal quickly and cheaply with
Purpose over Process – Empowering the SIAC-SIMC Arb-Med-Arb Protocol
A friendly response to Paul Tan and Kevin Tan. The Propositions My friends Paul Tan and Kevin Tan have urged it be made clear that jurisdictional challenges may be made after an arbitration has been stayed and referred to mediation under the