How should the courts know whether a dispute is ready and suitable for mediation? An empirical analysis of the Singapore Courts’ referral of civil disputes to mediation

• Main Authors: QUEK ANDERSON, Dorcas, CHUA, Eunice, NGO, Tra My
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: mediation; referral to mediation; timing; contentiousness; early referral; successful mediation outcome; party satisfaction; Singapore courts; Asian Studies; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2791; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4749/viewcontent/Dispute_Ready_Mediation_pv_2018.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In line with international developments in court-connected mediation, the Singapore courts have strongly supported the use of mediation and have taken steps to encourage litigants to attempt mediation. This article features the very first empirical analysis of the Singapore courts' referral of...