Melvin Loh

Mr Melvin Loh

Senior Lecturer, Law Programmes

School of Law

Tel: +65 6248 6107

Educational Qualifications

2024 - 2026

Candidate, Master’s in Education Leadership (Ed.M.),
Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

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

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

Academic and Professional Experience

2024
Committee Member, Pro Bono Weeks Steering Committee, Pro Bono SG

2024
Member, Student Advisory Board, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard University

2024
Senior Mediator, Sage Mediation Senior Mediator Panel

2024
Faculty Leader, Sage Mediation Institute for Leadership Education

2023
Counsel, Peter Low Chambers LLC

2023
Harvard Mediation Intensive, Program on Negotiation, Harvard Law School

2023
Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2023
Certified International Mediation Advocate, Sage Mediation

2022

Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) IP Certified Mediator, Intellectual Property Mediation Certification (IPMC) Assessment, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) and Singapore Mediation Centre

2022
Member, Disciplinary Panel, Council for Estate Agencies (CEA)

2022
Coach, Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA), Singapore Management University

2022
Associate Mediator, Law Society Mediation Scheme (LSMS) Panel of Mediators

2022
Mediator, Community Mediation Centre, Ministry of Law

2022
Adjudicator/Determinant for Dispute Resolution Schemes, Singapore Mediation Centre

2020

Certified Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute

2020

Founder and Administrator, Wong Lan Eng Law Study Award, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2020 - 2023
Counsel, Grace Chacko Law Practice

2020
Accredited International Mediation Professional, Sage Mediation

2020
Volunteer Lawyer, Defence Assist Scheme, The Law Society of Singapore

2018
Lecturer, School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2018
Facilitator, Professional Skills Practice, Mediation Advocacy, Trial Advocacy, Singapore Institute of Legal Education

2017
Assisting Counsel for Legal Assistance for Capital Offences (LASCO)

2016
Volunteer Lawyer, Law Society Pro Bono Services, Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS)

2016 - 2020
Senior Associate, Continental Law LLP

2014
Trainer, Coach, Assessor, Mentor, Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC)

2014
Associate Faculty, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2012 - 2016
Legal Counsel, Council for Estate Agencies

2012
Co-Founder, Peacemakers’ Prize in Mediation, National University of Singapore

2012
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

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

Melvin Loh,Review of the Contemporary Issues in Mediation Volume 6, Singapore International Mediation Institute, World Scientific 2021, [2021] Asian Journal on Mediation

Melvin Loh, Hello Neighbour? A Look at Community Mediation, [2022] Asian Journal on Mediation, P 59

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, P 35

Melvin Loh, Commentary: 3 keys to better non-compete clauses in employment contracts — clarify, specify, and customise, Today, 20 February 2024

Melvin Loh, Mediation Justice in Criminal Law: Perspectives from Asia, [2024] Asian Journal on Mediation

2024
National Co-Representative for Singapore, International Negotiation Competition

2024
Judge, International Negotiation Competition

2024
Co-Vice Chairperson, Executive Committee, Pro Bono SG, Community Legal Clinics

2023
Mentor, Singapore International Mediation Institute

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, Pro Bono SG, Community Legal Clinics

2019
Executive Committee, Pro Bono SG, 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, Singapore Mediation Centre

2012
Member, Volunteer, Law Society of Singapore

2012
Member, Singapore Academy of Law

2012
Advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court of Singapore

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

2023
Long-Service Award (5 years), National University of Singapore Law Alumni Mentorship Programme (LAMP)


2024
Singapore Mediation Centre Faculty Award-Assessor/Coach

2024
Long Service Court Volunteer Award (10 years), The Singapore Courts (SG Courts)

  • 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
  • Free Aid for Migrant workers at new legal clinic at mosque in Little India, The Straits Times, 8 May 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 landlord and tenancy issues, June 2023
  • Interview on Channel 8 狮城有约 about short-term tenancy issues, 25 April 2023
  • A Fireside Chat with Leaders in Mediation: Navigating the Industry as Young Mediators and Mediation Counsel, The Law Society of Singapore, 1 September 2023
  • Radio Interview on CNA938 about dealing with Neighbourly Disputes on 23 Oct 2023
  • 与邻居的冲突 — 这可以解决吗?, Law Awareness Weeks@CDC 2023 23 Oct 2023
  • What's Next: Starting Your Mediation Journey, The Law Society of Singapore, 2 December 2023
  • Effective Risk Management: Assessment, Controls and Mitigation, National Council of Social Service (NCSS), 17 Jan 2024
  • Future senior counsel should be good mentors, inspirations to young lawyers, say members of legal community, Today, 17 January 2024
  • Attorney-General's Chambers to decide on action against hotelier Ong Beng Seng after Iswaran's corruption case concludes, Today, 18 January 2024
  • Explainer: What is a non-compete clause, and why can an ex-employee get sued after joining a competitor?, Today, 4 February 2024
  • CNA Explains: What are Pritam Singh’s charges, and could he be disqualified as an MP?, Channel News Asia, 19 March 2024
  • Malaysia-Singapore Young Lawyers' Summit 2024: Visualising the Future, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 2024
  • [PBSG] VolCapBSeries: Understanding Protection from Harassment Court, 16 May 2024
  • Guest Speaker, Beyond the Classroom, Radio Kingston WKNY, New York, USA, September 2024
  • Masterclass in Negotiation, International Negotiation Competition 2024, Manaus, Brazil, July 2024.
  • Navigating the Future of Mediation: Promises and Challenges of an International Standard of Mediation Competency, The Law Society of Singapore, 30 August 2024
  • "Therapeutic Justice- Lenses", Modern Families Conference, Hong Kong Family Law Association, Hong Kong, September 2024.
  • Advocacy Without Advocating: Making a Difference as a Young Lawyer in a Supporting Role, The Law Society of Singapore, 13 September 2024
  • This or That?, Beyond the Classroom, Radio Kingston WKNY, New York, USA, September 2024
  • Lawyers weigh in on Iswaran's jail term: Unusual for judge to give longer sentence than sought, ChannelNewsAsia, 3 October 2024
  • Teaching & Learning Conversations: Applied Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences, 13 November 2024
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

Melvin Loh, Mediating the balance between managing online criminal harms and the rights of the individual, International Conference on ‘Regulating Technology in Asia: Prospects and Challenges’, March 2024, Jakarta, Indonesia

Melvin Loh, Mediated Justice in Criminal Law: Perspectives from Asia, 21st Asian Law Institute (ASLI) Annual Conference, May 2024, Bangkok, Thailand (Forthcoming)

Melvin Loh, Mediated Justice in Criminal Law: Perspectives from Asia, 21stAsian Law Institute (ASLI) Annual Conference, May 2024, Bangkok, Thailand

Melvin Loh and A/P Vanessa Liu, The Age of Misinformation: Considerations on the Implications of video-based misinformation in Singapore, International Conference on “Legislation and Regional Synergistic Development”, November 2024, Guangzhou, China
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Mediation and Mediation Advocacy
  • Negotiation
  • Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
  • Therapeutic Justice
  • Higher Education
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