Recently, Zhu Hui, a lawyer from Shanghai Lingyun Yongran Law Firm, has been engaged by East China University of Political Science and Law as a research fellow at its International Mediation Research Center for a term of three years. During the same period, Lawyer Zhu Hui participated in the first - phase foreign - related commercial mediator training in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. Some of the training courses covered Singaporean law.
On December 14, 2024, the first - phase foreign - related commercial mediator training in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, successfully concluded. This training was jointly organized by the Bureau of Justice of Pudong New Area, Shanghai, and East China University of Political Science and Law. The training adopted a "1 + 1" format, that is, one week of training at East China University of Political Science and Law, covering courses such as "Basic Rules and Recent Developments in International Dispute Resolution" and "Development of International Commercial Arbitration and Its Implications for the Development of Mediation Systems", and another week of training, study, visits, and discussions at the Singapore Mediation Centre. The purpose of this training was to accelerate the improvement of the international and professional levels of commercial mediation talents, build a core area for hosting international legal service centers, further create a first - class business environment that is market - oriented, law - based, and internationalized, and provide services and guarantees for the construction of the core area of the "Five Centers" in Pudong. Lawyer Zhu Hui from our firm, as a representative of outstanding young lawyers, participated in this foreign - related business training.
Lawyer Zhu Hui (the second from the left in the back row)
During the "Two - City, Two - Week" foreign - related commercial mediator training, the trainees paid a visit to the Supreme Court of Singapore (SG Supreme Court) and the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). Through these visits and the courses, they were able to experience the origin and development of Singapore's legal culture. The extensive training courses allowed the trainees to enhance their theoretical knowledge, expand their thinking, and hone their skills. Notably, during the one - week study in Singapore, each day was filled with enthusiasm in the training classroom, as if everyone was a "Full - time Actress&Part - time Mediator". Amidst the different mediation mindsets and cultures of China and Singapore, the trainees continuously contemplated the future of commercial mediation.
The trainees visited the Supreme Court of Singapore
Lawyer Zhu Hui visited the Singapore Mediation Centre
To thoroughly implement the important statements of the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on strengthening the construction of foreign - related rule of law and improving the international commercial mediation system, based on the profound disciplinary advantages of East China University of Political Science and Law, and integrating high - quality foreign legal education resources such as the Singapore Mediation Centre, the Bureau of Justice of Pudong New Area and East China University of Political Science and Law jointly organized this training course. The training aimed to cultivate a group of foreign - related legal professionals with firm political stances, excellent professional qualities, a good command of international rules, and proficiency in foreign - related legal practices, actively contributing to making Pudong a preferred place for resolving commercial disputes. As a young lawyer participating in the training, Lawyer Zhu Hui is one of the pioneers in Pudong New Area and even Shanghai to participate in the Singaporean commercial mediator training and examination. This status endows her with a stronger sense of mission and responsibility. After the training, Lawyer Zhu Hui sincerely said, "The fulfilling two - week period has allowed me to gain knowledge, friendship, and experience the charm of the campus of East China University of Political Science and Law as well as the unique cultural atmosphere of Singapore. Through each mediation, I have realized the huge energy that a legal service provider can generate and learned how to seek the true needs hidden behind the complex nature of humanity. As a lawyer of the younger generation, it's necessary to see more, travel more, and listen more in this vast world. In these two weeks, a different picture has unfolded before me. Besides being excited, I seem to be able to calm down more, think, and practice. A thousand sails compete, and numerous boats strive forward. Let's encourage each other."
