"Mediation is a vital cog to helping expedite access to justice at every level of commercial and civil disputes", Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog

The inaugural India – Singapore Mediation Summit (ISMS2021) was held on July 17, 2021 featuring the Chief Justice of India, and the Chief Justice of Singapore, among other luminaries, who took the stage to share their views on Mediation as an increasingly relevant method of civil and commercial dispute resolution in these difficult times.  

The summit showcased the Mediation process, and discussed the opportunities and challenges around Mediation, and highlighted how all stakeholders can collaborate, to make Mediation a mainstream method of dispute resolution in India, Singapore, and around the world.

Speaking at the Summit, Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog, India, said “We are at an important cusp in India where justice delivery is being looked at carefully and progressively by both the Courts and by the Government. Mediation provides us an opportunity to assist in creating a framework that allows matters to be resolved before entering the formal court system. 

It will be incumbent upon all of us to help mediation benefit from major increases in capacity, capability, and training processes. Mediation provides us an opportunity to assist in creating a framework that allows matters to be resolved before entering the formal court system. Mediation is a vital cog to helping expedite access to justice at every level of commercial and civil disputes, he added.

ISMS2021 was organised by Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), in strategic partnership with the Bengaluru-based CAMP Arbitration and Mediation Practice, and the Gurgaon-based Mediation Mantras.