INTRODUCTION Contributed by: James Herring, Addleshaw Goddard
cation of jurisdiction. As it is intended to be a sister convention to the Hague Convention 2005, it provides for the enforcement of judgments where (amongst several other jurisdictional bases) jurisdiction is con - ferred by a non-exclusive jurisdiction agreement. The Hague Judgments Convention 2019 has a relatively wide subject matter scope so, depending on uptake, it has the potential to make international enforcement of judgments significantly easier and cheaper. UN Convention for the Enforcement of Mediation Settlements (the “Singapore Mediation Convention”) The international enforcement landscape is continu - ally changing. This is driven in part by new conven - tions and/or new signatories to existing conventions. The Singapore Mediation Convention has been open for signature since August 2019 and has now been signed by 58 states (including Brazil, China, India, Nigeria, the UK and the USA). It has come into force for 14 countries (it is also due to come into force for Bahrain, Costa Rica, Israel and Paraguay during the course of 2025), but the EU has not yet signed, nor have any EU member states.
The Singapore Mediation Convention provides for cross-border enforcement of mediation settlement agreements, similar to the New York Convention for arbitration awards. Someone seeking to rely on a mediated settlement agreement can apply directly to the competent authority of a state that is party to the Singapore Mediation Convention to enforce the agreement. Again, the success of the Singapore Mediation Con - vention will depend on international uptake. If it is widely ratified, it will be interesting to see whether the Singapore Mediation Convention leads to an increase in the use of mediation in relation to disputes arising from international transactions (including clauses in contracts requiring parties to mediate before a dispute escalates). DISCLAIMER: The information in this practice guide is provided for general reference only, not as specific legal advice, nor should it be relied upon as such. Views expressed by the authors for each jurisdiction are their own (not those of the law firms in which they practise or of any other author or contributor to this guide). Each part of this guide has been produced independently by the relevant author(s) for that juris- diction. For specific legal advice, a lawyer should always be consulted.
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