Date
18 July 2025 (Friday)
Time
4:00pm to 5:00pm (China Time) | 9:00am to 10:00am (UK Time)
Venue
Online: Zoom Webinar (conference ID and password to be provided)
Event Agenda
1.Sign In
2.Introduction on International Legal Practices of Singapore Convention on Mediation
3.China: Mediation History and Regulatory Development
4.Q & A Session
Speakers
Robert Rhodes KC
Pembroke College, Oxford University
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Accredited Mediator
Member of the Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China's pool of experts for Discerning Foreign Law
Master of the Bench of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple
Member of the Bar Council of England & Wales (2009-2023)
Member of numerous arbitration/mediation panels worldwide, including:
Bar Council panels of arbitrators, mediators and experts
Member of Panel of Arbitrators of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' Business Arbitration Scheme
Court of Arbitration for Art, Rotterdam
Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center, Hong Kong SPA
International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute
Beijing Arbitration Commission
Panel Arbitrator of the China Maritime Arbitration Commission
Panel of Mediators of the International Commercial Mediation Center for Belt & Road Initiative, Beijing
International Mediator of Shenzhen Qianhai International Commercial Mediation Center
Japan International Mediation Center in Kyoto (JIMC-Kyoto)
Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam (AABD) (Brunei)
Chinese Arbitration Commission, Taipei
Thailand Arbitration Institute
Arbitration & Mediation Court of the Caribbean
Mediator at the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, Switzerland
(PAIAM)Member of Professional Advisers to the International Art Market (PAIAM)
Robert Rhodes KC has over 50 years of experience as a lawyer and also successively acted as Standing Counsel to HM Inland Revenue, Deputy Judge, Deputy Chairman Investment Management Regulatory Organisation Membership Appeals Tribunal, Member of Appeal Tribunal of Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Chair of Disciplinary Tribunals for Accountants' Investigation & Discipline Board and Accountants' and Actuaries' Discipline Board, Member of the Ethics Committee of the Bar Council of England & Wales, Chair of Disciplinary Tribunals for the Financial Reporting Council, Corporate Panel Member of Dispute Board Federation, Adjunct Professor of the Academy of International Dispute Resolution & Professional Negotiation. In addition, he has lectured worldwide, broadcast and published extensively on legal matters.
Working Languages: English
Ellen Xie
Founder and Managing Director, Shanghai Hui Xiao Law Group
Lawyer Admitted in China and the United States, IMI Qualified Mediator and SMC Accredited Mediator
China Compliance Professional, Member of Forensic Certified Public Accountant Association
Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Associate Member of CPA Australia, Executive Member of ATTA
Completed Advanced Course (Asset Recovery and Mutual Legal Assistance in Civil and Criminal Law) for Senior Legal Practitioners by Pudong District, Shanghai, China at Jesus College, Cambridge University, UK
Completed Pudong District, Shanghai, China and Fudan University and Singapore Mediation Centre International Commercial Mediator Training Program
Member of the Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Committee of Beijing Entertainment Law Society
Ms. Ellen Xie, is Founder and Managing Director of Shanghai Hui Xiao Law Group, Lawyer Admitted in China and the United States, IMI Qualified Mediator and SMC Accredited Mediator, China Compliance Professional, Member of Forensic Certified Public Accountant Association, Member of CPA Australia, Executive Member of ATTA , Associate Member of Chartered Institution of Arbitrators and Member of the Foreign-Related Legal Affairs Committee of Beijing Entertainment Law Society. She has more than 20 years’ work experience with several leading international and domestic law firms and multi-national companies (including Fortune Global 500s) as mergers & acquisitions, corporate and commercial transactions, intellectual property as well as labor legal consultant. She has good experience in providing effective legal and compliance solutions to multinational companies in various industries, wealth creators and riches in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, foreign direct investment, corporate governance, compliance, labor and employment, data protection, intellectual property, dispute resolution as well as private wealth & fiduciary etc., and with the industries of clients served including but not limited to Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Consumer Healthcare, Contract Research Organizations, Foods & Nutrition, Agricultural Products, Conventional Energy, E-Commerce, Commercial & Retails, Purchasing/Buyer, Chemical Products, Automobile Parts, Mechanical Manufacturing, Civil & Commercial Aviation, Global Sourcing, Bank, Insurance, Hi-Tech, Renewable Energy, Tobacco, Woods, Luxury Goods, Property Management and Leasing, Cruise Tourism, Logistics, Sportswear, Architecture & Construction, Testing, Advertisement & Media, Human Resources, Consulting Services and Charity as well as International Private Clients.
Working Languages: Chinese, English and Basic Korean.
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