by Lux Mediation | Jan 16, 2023 | Mediation
The UK has not signed and ratified the Singapore Convention. However, the Convention can still apply to a mediation that takes place in the UK in circumstances where the commercial settlement agreement satisfies the requirements to be international under the...
by Lux Mediation | Nov 29, 2022 | Mediation
‘ADR’, ‘conciliation’ and ‘mediation’ are not legally defined by UK domestic law. ‘ADR’ is commonly understood to describe all dispute resolution methods other than court proceedings and arbitration. The Civil Procedure Rules generally describe ADR as a ‘collective...
by Lux Mediation | Jun 27, 2022 | Mediation
1. How many years have you been an arbitrator? What made you choose arbitration and how does your previous experience help in this regard? I have been an arbitrator for no less than 25 years. I know this because 25 years ago I drove in a classic car rally from Peking...
by Lux Mediation | Apr 22, 2022 | Mediation
A POIGNANT MOMENT IN HISTORY 24 February 2022 will go down in history as a significant turning point following the collapse of the Soviet Union between 1988 and 1991 and, in particular, the pivotal event of the fall of the Berlin wall on 9 November 1989, bringing to...
by Lux Mediation | Mar 21, 2022 | Mediation
Image credit: SIMC What is the Singapore Convention and why is it important? Since UNCITRAL opened the Singapore Convention on Mediation (“Convention”) for signature on 7 August 2019, there have been 55 signatories and nine countries have ratified the Convention,...
by Lux Mediation | Feb 22, 2022 | Mediation
Multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses have been used for many years and the jurisprudence has recently accelerated in their development, to better support their proper practical application. Commonly, there is a pre-requisite when a dispute arises to attempt...
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