OUR PEOPLE . MELVIN LOH

Our People

Melvin Loh

Counsel
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Master of Laws (Judicial Studies),
Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law, Dean’s List (2021)

Bachelor of Laws (Hons),
National University of Singapore (2011)

Advocate & Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore (2014)

melvinloh@peterlowllc.com

About Melvin Loh

Melvin is a Senior Lecturer with the School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences (‘SUSS’).A graduate of the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, and the Singapore Management University Yong Pung How School of Law, he specialises in mediation and negotiation, as well as criminal law. He has undergone extensive training in the field of appropriate dispute resolution, most recently at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. In 2023, he was awarded the SUSS Excellence in Teaching Award and the Staff Service Award for his work with SUSS.

In honour of his sterling contributions to the administration of justice,Melvin was awarded the Outstanding Court Volunteer Award 2023 (Advocate and Solicitor Category) by the Honourable Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon, on behalf of The Singapore Court.

Melvin is a Certified Mediator with the Singapore International Mediation Institute and an empaneled Associate Mediator and trainer with the Singapore Mediation Centre (‘SMC’). He is also an empaneled mediator with the Community Mediation Centre. With over a decade of experience in mediation, he has expertise in and has mediated a vast spectrum of cases both inside and outside the Courts, including criminal, family, commercial, and real estate, among others. He has also presented, taught, trained, and assessed in multiple international jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mongolia, New Zealand amongst others, in furtherance of the development of mediation. He is part of the Family Panel and a Certified Intellectual Property Mediator for SMC and the Law Society Mediation Scheme.

He has trained a wide spectrum of professionals of different backgrounds, including education, law enforcement, legal, medical, grassroots and community, private and public sectors as well as localand foreign judiciaries.

An active volunteer at heart, Melvin assists as an advocate and solicitor with various pro bono initiatives of the Law Society of Singapore, which include the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (“CLAS”),Community Legal Clinics (“CLC”) and Legal Aid Bureau matters. Melvin also provides representation in matters through the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (“LASCO”). He has also been appointed to the Disciplinary Panel of the Council for Estate Agencies, where he chairs Disciplinary Committees in hearing matters.

He serves as an Executive Committee member with the Mediation Committee of the Law Society of Singapore, as well as the CLAS and the CLC Committees of Pro Bono SG. He also serves as Honorary Treasurer of the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts.

Melvin is also a lifelong volunteer outside of his legal profession, giving time to help with various causes such as with at-risk families, youth, and foreign workers through grassroots and other avenues.

Memberships and Professional Activities

• • 2023 Executive Committee, Mediation Committee, The Law Society of Singapore
  • 2023 Honorary Treasurer, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts
  • 2022 Professional Communication: Business Writing and Storytelling, The Economist
  • 2021 Higher Education Teaching Certificate, Harvard University, The Derek Bok Centre for Teaching and Learning
  • 2021 WSQ-Certified Training in Peer-to-Peer Mental Well-being Support@ Work SkillsFuture Singapore
  • 2020 Honorary Secretary, Asia Pacific Institute of Experts
  • 2020 Certified Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute
  • 2020 Executive Committee, Law Society Pro Bono Services, Community Legal Clinics
  • 2019 Executive Committee, Law Society Pro Bono Services, CLAS
  • 2018 Accredited Mediator, Family Panel, Singapore Mediation Centre, Family Justice Courts
  • 2017  WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA), SkillsFuture Singapore
  • 2016 Assigned Solicitor, Legal Aid Bureau
  • 2012 Associate Mediator, State Courts Centre for Dispute Resolution
  • 2012 Associate Mediator, SMC
  • 2012 Member, Volunteer, Law Society of Singapore
  • 2012 Member, Singapore Academy of Law
  • 2012 Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

     

 Professional Achievements

• • 2023 Outstanding Court Volunteer Award 2023 (Advocate & Solicitor Category), The Singapore Courts (SG Courts)

  • 2023 Singapore University of Social Sciences Staff Service Award

  • 2023 Singapore University of Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award

 Selected Publications

• • Melvin Loh and Paul Cheong, Continuing on the Path to a Safer Singapore – A Commentary on the Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, The Singapore Law Gazette, September 2021 Issue

  • Melvin Loh and Alexander Woon, Open Justice and Anonymity for the Accused, Opinion Pages, Straits Times 6 September 2021

  • Review of the Contemporary Issues in Mediation Volume 6, Singapore International Mediation Institute, World Scientific, 2021, in the Asian Journal on Mediation

  • Melvin Loh, Hello Neighbour? A Look at Community Mediation, [2022] Asian Journal on Mediation

  • Joel Lee, Marcus Lim and Melvin Loh, Contemporary Issues in Mediation Volume 8, Singapore International Mediation Institute, World Scientific, 2023

  • Melvin Loh, The Power of Stories- Advocating for Therapeutic Justice Through Mediation [2023] Asian Journal on Mediation

 Conference Papers

• • Melvin Loh, Weaving Therapeutic Justice into Singapore’s Family Justice System: Through the Lens of Mediation, International Conference on Business and Social Science, July 2023, Osaka, Japan
  • Melvin Loh, Community Mediation in Singapore: Lessons and Challenges, National Mediation Conference, September 2023, Wellington New Zealand

Selected Interviews

• • Radio Interview on CNA938 about Sexual Harassment on 13 Jan 2021
  • Radio Interview on CNA938 about Sentencing Guidelines on 9 March 2021
  • CLAS Training Programme Module 16: Cheating Offences, 16 October 2021
  • How to Engage and Manage Legal Clinic Applicants: Capacity-Building Webinar for Community Legal Clinics, 22 February 2022
  • Newspaper Interview, Straits Times, 8 May 2022, Free Aid for Migrant workers at new legal clinic at mosque in Little India
  • Interview on Channel 8 狮城有约 about legal issues with landlord and tenants, June 2023
  • Interview on Channel 8 狮城有约 on AirBnb, 25 April 2023
  • A Fireside Chat with Leaders in Mediation: Navigating the Industry as Young Mediators and Mediation Counsel- Law Society Mediation Committee Event for Singapore Convention Week – Event for Young Mediators and Mediation Advocates, 1 Sept 2023
  • Radio Interview on CNA938 about Dealing with Neighbourly Disputes on 23 Oct 2023
  • Law Awareness Weeks@CDC 2023, 与邻居的冲突 — 这可以解决吗?, 23 Oct 2023