Singapore Mediation Convention and its impact on the region

The United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements resulting from Mediation, or the Singapore Convention on Mediation (the “Convention”) applies to international settlement agreements which result from mediation.  The Convention was adopted in December 2018 and then subsequently signed by 46 states in August 2019.  Notably it has not been signed by the UK and other EU member states.

In this article Antony Smith and Ellie Eastwood discuss the key provisions of the Convention and the issues arising from it.