Xiner Hu I. INTRODUCTION Mediation is a popular form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (’ADR’) that is widely adopted for its efficiency and confidentiality traits. In Korea, mediation, and conciliation (Jojeong) can be understood and used interchangeably in legal practice. Both private mediation and court-annexed mediation have long been judicially and administratively promoted. Both the South Korean government and courts have progressively encouraged the settlement of  disputes through ADR procedures.  This was specifically seen after the enactment of the Judicial [...]

Michael de Venecia* I. Introduction Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, the international arbitration scene in Singapore continues to grow.[1]  As the world recovers from it, Singapore will likely continue on this trajectory in the future. Singapore is one of the leading centres of International Commercial Arbitration, and it continuously refines its laws to maintain that status.[2] II. New developments in Singapore law with regards to International Commercial Arbitration A. Damages for breach of Arbitral Agreement A dispute can be [...]

Special Rapporteurs: Alay Raje and Samridhi Shrimali* Her Honour Justice Katrina Bochner presented the 4th Annual ADR address on the topic Dispute Resolution in Post-Pandemic Australia: Time to Re-Assess the Approach on 11 August 2022. It was a hybrid event, with guests welcomed both in person and online. ADR processes like mediation becoming a mainstay in the dispute resolution field and have undoubtedly affected Court processes. Her Honour reflects on the rapid developments in this area from [...]

Nick Stewart, Auckland Law School Introduction On 7 February 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron met with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Russia’s amassing of military troops near Ukraine. Macron described Putin as overly focused on history dating back to the Cold War and said he was a different person to when the pair last met three years earlier. Since then, Russia has invaded Ukraine, prompting many more to speculate about Putin’s mental state, such as former US Secretary [...]