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Debate: This House believes that an Integrated Dispute Resolution (IDR) Mechanism, allowing a Resolver to freely select from Arbitration, Mediation or Negotiation, is the most efficient way to resolve maritime disputes of the future.

[Save the Date] This event by Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration will be on 29 August 2024.

This virtual event is organised by the Institute for Certification and Training of Lusophone Mediators.

Please join the VYAP chapters of Singapore, Colombia, Paris, China, Madrid, Portugal, Paraguay, Australia and Dubai at their screening of the 28-minute documentary “The Tribunal” followed by a 40-minute panel discussion on Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”). The documentary “The Tribunal”, directed by Dr Malcolm Rogge and produced in partnership with the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, illustrates the human impact on community members in the Intag Valley, Ecuador of an investor-state dispute between a Canadian mining company and Ecuador.

The closing date for registrations is 28 August 2024. Spaces for the in-person event are limited and registrations are on a first-come-first-served basis for junior international arbitration/dispute resolution practitioners and professionals up to 5 PQE or equivalent (including tribunal secretaries, trainees, counsel at institutions, etc.). SG VYAP reserves the right not to accept registrations and to cancel or alter the date and details of the event.

Maxwell Chambers’ Open House is back with a new, enhanced experience! Join us to discover the Virtual Future of Arbitration, where arbitration meets virtual reality.

📅 Date: August 29, 2024
🕒 Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

🌟 What’s new this year?
• Immersive virtual realities: Experience first-hand how our new cutting-edge technology can bring your arbitration hearings to the next level.
• Exclusive Demos: Explore our latest tools, including Maxwell Onsite and Maxwell Visualiser.

The Legal Counsel Summit is a unique session held in conjunction with the Singapore Convention Week. The summit is a key platform for thought leaders, experts, practitioners, and policymakers, to discuss emerging trends, address common issues, deliberate on new innovations, and drive change.

This event is organised by ICC Dispute Resolution Services, ICC Singapore Arbitration Group, and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore).

Join us during Singapore Convention Week for our panel on “All you need to know about navigating your first arbitrator appointment”. Our experts — Jennifer Lim, SAEMEE KIM, Ankit Goyal and Marike Paulsson — will discuss how to receive and navigate your first arbitrator appointment.

Join us for a discussion on ‘Energy Disputes in Asia: What’s happening, and what’s on the horizon’. The evening will commence with an opening address by Judith Levine, the new ACICA President. This will be followed by a panel discussion. The panelists will traverse a range of topics from recent LNG energy market volatility to emerging issues in renewables and alternative fuels.

A panel discussion on “Navigating Cultural Dynamics in International Dispute Resolution: Perspectives from the Asia Pacific Region” held during Singapore Convention Week 2024.

In this panel discussion, arbitrators and counsel from diverse legal backgrounds will share their views on how approaches to legal fact-finding may differ among various jurisdictions, and what one should accordingly bear in mind when conducting advocacy in an international setting

This Survey draws on the findings of legal and client users on a range of dispute resolution mechanisms, including investor-state dispute settlement, international commercial mediation, international commercial arbitration, and international commercial litigation.

[Save the date] This event is closed-door and by-invite only, on 28 August 2024.

This event on 28 August is organised by International Bar Association, supported by the Singapore International Commercial Court.

Join us once again for our flagship event during Singapore Convention Week – Proustian Breakfast for Arbitration Champions. On 27 August 2024, three distinguished arbitration champions, Matthew GEARING KC, Justice Judith Prakash, and Justice Anselmo Reyes, will answer our exclusive Proust Questionnaire.