"These essays are another demonstration of Singapore’s leadership in the development and use of mediation in the Asia-Pacific region, exemplified by the Singapore Convention on Mediation. They also highlight the worldwide need for comprehensive, compulsory training in the skills of negotiation, mediation and mediation advocacy, particularly in university 
law schools, as well as the potentially permanent transition from face-toface to online methods of conducting and participating in mediation brought about by the current pandemic and the technological advances that have taken place over the last four decades. The authors are to be congratulated for their insights and efforts, as are the editors for their 
professionalism."

Mr Alan L Limbury
Negotiator, Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator
Managing Director, Strategic Resolution Australia

"The eclectic collection of essays ranges from specific issues during the mediation process (e.g. confidentiality) to reflections on appropriate mediation styles, to larger issues such as whether mediation is the appropriate dispute resolution mechanism for certain types of disputes. Volume 6 will serve as a useful reference point on the importance of human presence and the necessity of humans as mediators in the future with essays that explore the introduction of technology in online mediation and artificial intelligence. Congratulations to the editors for a thoughtful collection of essays that allows the reader to reflect on the present and ponder the future."

Ms Low Lih Jeng
Senior Consultant, Sage Mediation
Former District Judge, State Courts of Singapore