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International - 13 Smart Ways To Handle Internal Disputes When You Are A Growing Team

"Handling internal disputes is a difficult, but inevitable part of running a business. This can be especially challenging while your team is still small, as problems can become magnified between employees. Additionally, there may not yet be systems o...

International - Singapore Convention Series – Book Review: The Singapore Convention on Mediation: A Commentary by Nadja Alexander & Shouyu Chong

"Anyone managing international business disputes needs to understand the Singapore Convention on Mediation. Not just its terms and limitations, but the reasons why certain matters are included and why others are omitted, as well as how to interpret a...

International - Iran Nuclear Deal: The Launch Of The Dispute Resolution Mechanism And The Potential Snapback Of UN And EU Sanctions

"On 14 January 2020, France, Germany and Britain (known as the “E3”) launched the Dispute Resolution Mechanism against Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme reached in 2...

International - The Singapore Convention on mediation: could 2020 be the year of the ratification?

"The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation, also known as the ‘Singapore Convention’, opened for signature in Singapore on 7 August 2019. The Convention seeks to facilitate international...

International - How to keep the family peace at Christmas

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International - HKA Launches CRUX Insight Report

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International - INSIGHT: Challenges Facing the Singapore Convention on Mediation

"The Singapore Convention on Mediation paves the way for settlements reached by mediation to be recognized internationally. Jane Larner, counsel at Linklaters, London, says the convention is widely welcomed, but practical challenges, including the...

International - Five more countries sign UN treaty on mediation

"Five more countries have inked the Singapore Convention on Mediation, bringing the total number of signatory countries to 51, Senior Minister of State for Law Edwin Tong said on Tuesday.

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International - OECD Seeks Input On 13 New Dispute Resolution Peer Reviews

"The OECD is seeking input from taxpayers on dispute resolution mechanisms in place in Aruba, Bahrain, Barbados, Gibraltar, Greenland, Kazakhstan, Oman, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietna...

International - Mediation 2019: Roundtable