3rd Full Meeting – Singapore 2021

With the arrival of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the third full meeting of the Standing International Forum of Commercial Courts (SIFoCC) was postponed from 2020 to March 2021 and held fully online.

London and New York had hosted the first and second full meetings. Singapore was an outstanding host in every way for the third meeting. Led by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Singapore’s approach was consistently supportive of SIFoCC’s objectives. It met every challenge and worked seamlessly throughout with the SIFoCC Secretariat and SIFoCC’s steering group.

The range of attendance from judiciaries across the world increased further still, assisted by the meeting being online.

However, this fact inevitably reduced the informal interaction that a physical face-to-face meeting allows. As at previous full meetings, all delegates were encouraged to participate in live judicial roundtable discussions. In the spirit of SIFoCC, the aim is to draw in and share perspectives and experience worldwide. Everyone has something to contribute and something to learn, and this is also a continuing
opportunity to identify areas for collective or collaborative endeavour.

For the first time, all live sessions were recorded and have been made publicly available after the meeting. We envisage increased public engagement ahead, with the help of technology and regional activity.