Panel Discussion on Interface Between Arbitration and Mediation by RGNUL (September 12, 6:30 PM); Register Now!

The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab is organizing an online panel discussion to commemorate the enforcement of the Singapore Convention on Mediation.

To mark this monumental date of the Convention coming into force on 12 September 2020, CADR proudly presents a Panel Discussion with leading professionals in the field of mediation.

The Objective of this Webinar is to generate an interactive and free flowing discussion among the panelists regarding this revolutionary development, with a special focus on the Interface of Arbitration and Mediation vis-à-vis the Singapore Convention.

• Panelists –

1. Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Kannan – Former Judge, Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana; Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India;Chairman, Railway Claims Tribunal, New Delhi; Weinstein JAMS International Fellow;Panelist, Committee to recommend a Draft Mediation Bill, MCPC, Supreme Court of India.
2. Paul Eric Mason – International Counsel, Arbitrator, and Accredited Mediator;Executive Committee, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Centre;Creator and General Editor, International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives (Lexis-Nexis, 2010);Non-Governmental Delegate to the Signing of Singapore Convention.
3. Francis Goh FSIArb – Partner and Head, International Arbitration, Harry Elias Partnership LLP; Honorary Secretary, Council (19-20) Singapore Institute of Arbitrators;Principal Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre;Ambassador, Singapore International Mediation Centre
4. Dr. Sukhsimranjit Singh – Judge Danny Weinstein Managing Director, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution and Professor of Lawat Pepperdine University;Non-Governmental Delegate to the Signing of Singapore Convention.

• Moderator –

Bhavya Mahajan – Case Manager, Mumbai Centre For International Arbitration (MCIA); Member, United Nations Multilateral Working Group and Working Group on Child and Youth ADR, Mediators Beyond Borders International

• Themes of the Session

The themes of the session will include, inter alia:

1. Drawing a parallel between the effect of the New York Convention and the Singapore Convention.
2. The lack of safety nets in the Singapore Convention.
3. Discussing the lack of a solid Mediation Regime in India.
4. Effects of a delocalized mediation paradigm.

• Dates and Timing

Date of the Event – 12 September, 2020.

Timing – 6:30 PM IST (UTC + 5:30) | 9:00 AM EDT (UTC – 4:00) | 3:00 PM CEST (UTC – 3:00) | 9:00 PM SST (UTC + 8:00)

Note: The platform for the webinar would be Cisco Webex and the link for the same would be provided upon completion of the Registration Procedure.

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