Topic 2 Mediation Landscape: Mediation Institutions PDF

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mediation.com.sg mediation.com.sg 1  2 mediation institutions mediation.com.sg mediation.com.sg Mediation Institutions A. Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) B. Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) C. Community Mediation Centre (CMC) D. Law Society Mediation Scheme (LSMS) E. Industry-Specific Mediation F. Private Organisations G. Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) H. Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) 3 Institutions A. Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)  Set up in 1997 as a not-for-profit organization  Objective ▪ To promote, develop and facilitate the settlement of disputes by using appropriate dispute resolution processes  Function ▪ To provide mediator training and accreditation ▪ To provide and administer mediation for civil and family disputes  To provide other appropriate dispute resolution services like adjudication and neutral evaluation.  https://www.mediation.com.sg/ 4 Institutions B. Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)  Set up in 2014 as a not-for-profit organization  Function: ▪ To provide mediation services ▪ Collaborate with Singapore International Arbitration Centre to administer the “Arb-Med-Arb” protocol  https://simc.com.sg/ 5 Institutions C. Community Mediation Centre (CMC)  Established in 1998 under Community Mediation Centres Act 1997  Provides mediation services for social, community or family disputes that do not involve a seizable offence  Community Mediation Centre (mlaw.gov.sg) 6 Institutions D. Law Society Mediation Scheme (LSMS)  Launched in March 2017 as part of the Law Society of Singapore’s dispute resolution options.  Provides mediation services for civil disputes  Law Society Mediation Scheme – Law Society of Singapore 7 Institutions E. SMC Mediation & Industry Mediation Schemes Mediation Any civil case - any quantum, no geographical Procedure Rules limits Some examples: Council for Estate Agencies Mediation Sub- Industry Scheme Mediation Fair Tenancy Industry Committee Schemes Healthcare Mediation Scheme Singapore Medical Council Mediation Scheme Etc. 8 Institutions E. SMC Mediation & Industry Mediation Schemes Council for Estate Agencies Mediation Sub-Scheme Aims to help settle disputes between clients and their estate agents Applicable for disputes which arise in relation to estate agency agreements as well as the sale, purchase, and lease of residential property Fair Tenancy Industry Committee Aims to help settle disputes under the Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises in Singapore Healthcare Mediation Scheme Aims to help settle disputes between individuals and healthcare institutions Supported by MOH Holdings Pte Ltd, the holding company of Singapore’s public healthcare clusters 9 Institutions E. SMC Mediation & Industry Mediation Schemes SMC-Singapore Medical Council Mediation Scheme Aims to help settle disputes between individuals and registered medical practitioners over issues such as serious misconduct, breach of duty, or neglect Referral programme in partnership with the Singapore Medical Council Complaints Committee Committee for Private Education Mediation-Arbitration Scheme Aims to help settle disputes between students and private education institutions over issues relating to enrolment, course fees, disciplinary matters, etc Launched by the Committee for Private Education in conjunction with SMC and the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) Mediation Promotion Scheme Funding scheme that promotes use of mediation to resolve intellectual property disputes by subsidising parties’ mediation costs Parties will be subsidised up to $10,000 or up to $14,000 if their dispute includes issues on foreign IP rights 10 Institutions E. Industry Specific Mediation  Examples (not administered by SMC): ▪ Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre Ltd (FIDReC)  https://www.fidrec.com.sg/about/ ▪ Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE)  https://www.case.org.sg/corporate-info/ ▪ Strata Title Board Mediation  https://www.stratatb.gov.sg/start-here/mediation/bmsma/ 11 Institutions G. Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI)  Set up in 2014 as a not-for-profit organization  Aims to apply and enforce world-class standards of mediation, to provide impartial information about mediation, and to promote mediation, education and awareness  https://www.simi.org.sg/About-Us/Organisation-Information/About-SIMI 12 Institutions H. Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) ❖ Not-for-profit Organization that was launched in 2016 ❖ Provides research, training and consultation services relating to mediation and negotiation ❖ http://www.sidra.academy/our-services/ 13  mediation.com.sg mediation.com.sg