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Hon. Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix (Ret.) Joins JAMS in New York
JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. Sylvia O…
CFPB Permanently Bans Arbitration Company from Arbitrating Consumer Financial Disputes
On October 10, the CFPB settled an action against a California-based private arbitration company permanently banning it from arbitrating disputes…
Know Your Arbitration Clause: What Remains of State Arbitration Statutes under the Ever-Growing FAA
Arbitration is a prevalent method for dispute resolution, and most contracts include an arbitration clause. A recent Ohio Eighth District Court of…
Guide to drafting arbitration clauses
Arbitration has long been the dispute resolution method of choice for cross-border transactions. It is also increasingly being selected as the…
Effecting The EFAA: California Appellate Courts Make It Harder To Enforce Arbitration Agreements In Cases Alleging Sexual Assault Or Sexual Harassment
Seyfarth Synopsis: In line with recent anti-arbitration trends, the California Court of Appeal recently decided two cases - Doe v. Second Street Corp…
Aiteo E&P Company Ltd v Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd & Ors: Disclosure Obligations, Prior Expert Appointments, and res judicata in Arbitration
In Aiteo E&P Company Ltd v Shell Western Supply and Trading Ltd & Ors,[1] the Commercial Court division of the England and Wales High Court revisited…
ACCRALAW Authors Arbitration Article in Asia Business Law Journal
ACCRALAW Senior Partner Jose Martin R. Tensuan, Partner Antonio Eduardo S. Nachura, Jr., and Senior Associate Maria Celia H. Poblador authored an…
Five Tips for Making Better Use of Outside Counsel and Mediators
Having served as a mediator for over 30 years, I have observed in-house counsel trying, with varying success, to manage outside counsel and others in…
JAMS Leads ADR Into AI Age with Launch of JAMS Next, AI-Powered Services
JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the launch of…
Is it time to make Single Joint Experts compulsory in mediation?
In recent years, Dispute Resolution (ADR) has become an increasingly popular pathway for resolving construction disputes without resorting to the…
“直播吧”VS“懂球帝”：商标权强制执行风云背后的法律迷局
2024年是国际体坛精彩赛事不断的奥运年，国内体育迷也纷纷通过电视、网络、手机互联网等传播媒介欣赏自己喜爱的体育项目。就在NBA激战正酣、欧洲杯好戏连台的同时…
Renewables Arbitration - a perspective from Singapore
There are two different aspects to renewable energy disputes in Singapore: the renewables landscape within Singapore itself, and Singapore’s status…
Reform to the Civil Code of Mexico City that impacts Mediation Agreements
The reform of September 27, 2024 to article 3044 of the Civil Code and articles 50 and 79 of the Registry Law eliminates the possibility of closing…
Arbitration: Court Has Jurisdiction to Lift Stay
The claimants in Jephson and Jephson v Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC [2024] IEHC 309, issued proceedings before the High Court (Court) in 2019 arising…
California Court Exempts Entire ‘Case’ from Mandatory Arbitration Under Ending Forced Arbitration Act
As courts continue to work out the scope of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (EFAA), the California Court of…
Supreme Court explains decision to uphold an anti-suit injunction in respect of foreign-seated arbitration
In UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC [2024] UKSC 30the Supreme Court gave reasons for its April 2024 decision to uphold a final anti-suit…
UEFA’s new Authorization Rules for International Club Competitions - a response to the CJEU’s ruling in the Super League case
In June 2024, UEFA adopted its Authorisation Rules governing international football and futsal club competitions, thus responding to the European…
Supreme Court revisits governing law of an arbitration agreement
In our International Arbitration Review of 2023, we covered three related cases involving the same defendant, RusChem, concerning the power of the…
Certainty for now: Supreme Court confirms the availability of anti-suit injunctions in support of foreign seated arbitrations
The Supreme Court (SC) has laid to rest the issue of whether it is possible for the English court to grant anti-suit injunctions (ASIs) in support of…
Not the Same “Small World”: Three Thoughts on the Disney and Uber Arbitration Cases
In August, Disney found itself in a public-relations firestorm. Facing a wrongful-death lawsuit after a customer suffered an allergic reaction at a…
Parties Should Take Proactive Steps to Ensure Arbitration Confidentiality
In the recent decision of SOS Marine Inc. v. M/V Gentle Seas (Ship), 2024 FC 1042, the Federal Court of Canada considered…
Hong Kong Court Confirms Power to Order Security for Costs in Applications to Set Aside Arbitral Awards: SA & Others -v- BH & GC [2024] HKCFI 1357
In this case, the Court confirmed its jurisdiction to order security for costs against the plaintiffs (award debtors) who applied to set aside an…
Costa Rica reforms its Arbitration Law
On October 1, 2024, Costa Rica enacted Law No. 10535 to Harmonize Costa Rican Arbitration (“Harmonization Law”). The reform implements significant…
Commercial Disputes Weekly - Issue 220
The Commercial Court has rejected a challenge to the jurisdiction of the English court to consider an application for an order for recognition and…
FDR and Protection Orders
A Protection Order under the Family Violence Act 2018 is granted if family violence is inflicted against a person by any other…
The Centre for Amicable Dispute Settlement in Dubai overriding the choice of the parties to refer their disputes to Arbitration?
The Centre for Amicable Dispute Settlement (the Centre) was established in 2009 in Dubai, aiming at promoting the culture of amicable settlement and…
Lessons from UniCredit v RusChemAlliance: What law governs your arbitration clause?
The UK Supreme Court decision in UniCredit Bank v RusChemAlliance has confirmed that the English court has jurisdiction to grant an anti-suit…
Dentons Link Legal is delighted to announce the appointments of new partners in the Dispute Resolution team
Dentons Link Legal is delighted to announce the joining of Mustafa Motiwala, as Senior Partner in the Dispute Resolution te…
Nonarbitrability and Mandatory Rules: Brothers, Not Twins
Although the New York Convention’s ambit is expressly limited to ‘subject matter[s]’ capable of settlement by arbitration, it does not identify which…
Ontario Appeals Court on Arbitration Act Restricting Appeals of Arbitrator Appointment
In a recent decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal—Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 2299 v. Distillery SE Development Corp., 2024 ONCA…