JLP - Negotiations and Conflict Management

David Lim 

David Lim graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B, Honours) degree and obtained a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) from the NUS in 1994. Upon graduation, David joined the Singapore Legal Service and served as a Deputy Registrar & Magistrate at the (then) Subordinate Courts (1988-90), as an Assistant Registrar in the Supreme Court (1990-92), and as a legislative draftsman in the Attorney-General’s Chambers (1992-2011). He returned to the judiciary as a District Judge in 2011 and was a judge-mediator at the (then) State Courts Centre for Dispute Resolution (SCCDR) until he retired in 2020. He currently continues to be an active mediator and mediation trainer whilst pursuing his personal interests at leisure.

David is a Certified Mediator (Level 4) of the Singapore International Mediation Institute (SIMI) and is a Principal Mediator of the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC). He has successfully resolved many cases involving a wide range of subject matters and law. He has undergone training with the Regents University, London, in the application of psychotherapeutic approaches in mediation; with the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (Malibu, California), in the mediation of litigated cases; and with the RAKMO Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia) in the practice of transformative mediation.

A passionate teacher at heart, David is a mediation trainer with the SMC and has conducted many training courses and workshops on mediation and negotiation for the SMC and also for the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE) in the course for admission to the Singapore Bar. He has also given talks on mediation techniques to mediators at various organisations including (more recently) the Society of Mediation Professionals (2022) and the Financial Industry Disputes Resolution Centre (FIDReC) (2023).

During his time at the SCCDR, David was actively involved in the training of judicial and volunteer mediators. After retiring, he continued to contribute to mediation training in the State Courts and conducted a mediation workshop for new judicial officers in 2021, and training sessions for the court volunteer mediators in 2021 & 2022.

SILE Attendance Policy

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, participants are reminded to sign in on arrival and sign out at the conclusion of each day of the event in the manner required by the organiser. Participants must not be absent from each day of the event for more than 15 minutes. Participants who attend and comply strictly with the Attendance Policy on that day may obtain Public CPD Points. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy on any particular day of the event will not be able to obtain CPD Points for that day. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

Category of Individuals

Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents

Employer-sponsored and self-sponsored Singapore Citizens aged 40 years old and above

SME-sponsored local employees (i.e. Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents)

Funding Source

SkillsFuture Funding (Baseline)

SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy

SkillsFuture Enhanced Training Support for SMEs

Course Fee

$1,600

$1,600

SkillsFuture Funding 

$800

$1,120

Total Nett Fee

$800 

$480

GST of Course Fee (9% x $1,600)

$144

$144 

Total Fee Payable to SAL

(including 9% GST)

$944 

$624