The Singapore Mediation Lecture is presented by the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) and Harry Elias Partnership LLP, in collaboration with the Singapore Management University. The Lecture series is held annually with the aim to enhance the understanding and use of mediation in resolving commercial disputes.
This year’s lecture will focus on the types of long-term commercial contracts that involve a high degree of communication, collaboration and co-operation by the parties (i.e. the characteristics of a ‘relational contract’ under English law) and how disputes arising from such contracts can be resolved. In this regard, our keynote speaker and panellists will discuss the options including the SMC’s new scheme – Integrated Appropriate Dispute Resolution Framework or INTEGRAF, in which a Conflict Avoidance Board is constituted to help preserve relations and resolve disputes throughout the span of long term projects.
The keynote address will be delivered by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Peter Fraser, Royal Courts of Justice, Law Commission of England and Wales. The address will focus on relational contracts under English law as described in Alan Bates and Others v Post Office Limited [2019] EWHC 606. This will be followed by a discussion by our esteemed panellists on such contracts and INTEGRAF.
The lecture is suited for mediators, adjudicators and dispute resolution advocates who want a better understanding of the workings of a conflict avoidance board and how it helps in diffusing large scale disputes.
The lecture will also be combined with an Appreciation Lunch for the SMC's mediators, adjudicators and dispute resolution advocates. We are pleased to welcome those who wish to meet with like-minded participants and widen individual networks.
Kindly note that attendance to the physical event is by confirmation from Singapore Mediation Centre only.
Number of Public CPD Points: 2
Practice Area: Alternative Dispute Resolution
Training Level: General
SILE Attendance Policy
Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For participants attending the face-to-face activity, this includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the activity for more than 15 minutes. For those participating via the webinar, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.
Speaker
Chair, Law Commission of England and Wales
Lord Justice Fraser was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 1989 and took Silk in 2009. He was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2002, and Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2009. He also sat as an arbitrator internationally. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 2015 and was Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court from 2017 to 2020. He became a Judge of the Commercial Court in 2021. Lord Justice Fraser took over as Chair of the Law Commission on 1st December 2023 and became a Lord Justice of Appeal on 15th December 2023.