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Archived articles from May 2012
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Article | Navigating the Borders Between International Commercial Arbitration and U.S. Federal Courts: A Jurisprudential GPS
By Victoria VanBuren - May 16, 2012
We invite you to read yet another forthcoming article by Professor S.I. Strong entitled “Navigating the Borders Between International Commercial Arbitration and U.S. Federal Courts: A Jurisprudential GPS.” The piece will appear in 2012 Journal of Dispute Resolution __ (forthcoming 2012). Here is the abstract: To the uninitiated, international commercial arbitration may seem as if it “isn’t all that different” from domestic arbitration or li
Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration | Paris, Nov. 26, 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - May 15, 2012
Mark your calendars! The 32nd Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World of Business Law presents Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration, in Paris on November 26, 2012. Details of the Conference will be provided here.
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Appellate Court Jurisdiction Over Order Confirming Arbitration Award in Part and Vacating the Award in Part
By Victoria VanBuren - May 14, 2012
In Bison Building Materials, Ltd. v. Lloyd K. Aldridge, No.06-1084, _S.W.3d __ (Tex. April 20, 2012) the issue is whether an appellate court has jurisdiction over an appeal from a trial court order confirming an arbitration award in part and vacating the award in part based on the existence of unresolved questions of law or fact necessary to a ruling, yet the trial court did not expressly direct a rehearing. The Texas Supreme Court concluded that
IBA Mediation Committee Publishes Rules for Investor-State Mediation
By Victoria VanBuren - May 11, 2012
The International Bar Association (IBA), Mediation Committee has recently published a draft version of rules for investor-state mediation. The scope of the Rules is as follows: These rules are designed for the mediation of investment–related differences and disputes involving States and State entities, whether or not they arise out of an agreement. These rules apply when: a) the mediating parties have agreed that these rules shall apply whether b
ICC Conference on International Arbitration in Latin America | Miami, Nov. 11-13, 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - May 10, 2012
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will host its conference on International Arbitration in Latin America in Miami on November 11-13, 2012. The conference will include discussions on recent developments on arbitration in Latin America and is expected to attract 400 participants from 30 nationalities. Who should attend? Practicing lawyers, corporate counsel, arbitrators, mediators, academics and professionals involved in the conduct of bu
Article | Empowering Settlors: How Proper Language Can Increase the Enforceability of a Mandatory Arbitration Provision in a Trust
By Victoria VanBuren - May 9, 2012
In a new article, Empowering Settlors: How Proper Language Can Increase the Enforceability of a Mandatory Arbitration Provision in a Trust, forthcoming in REAL PROPERTY, TRUST AND ESTATE LAW JOURNAL, available now in SSRN, Professor S.I. Strong discusses the increasingly important topic of trust arbitration. Here is the abstract: With hostile trust litigation reaching epidemic proportions, many people within the trust industry are interested in i
Fulbright & Jaworski Publishes Its 2012 International Arbitration Report
By Victoria VanBuren - May 8, 2012
Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP has recently published its 2012 International Arbitration Report, Issue 1. The issue includes the following topics: China-Related Arbitration Agreements, a Comparative Study of the French and English Arbitration Acts, Regulation 11/2001 Reform Update, and Section 1782 Case Update. You may download the Report (for free) here.
Patient-Caregiver Communication
By Holly Hayes - May 7, 2012
By Holly Hayes An article in the New England Journal of Medicine titled, “Shared Decision Making — The Pinnacle of Patient-Centered Care” by Michael J. Barry, M.D., and Susan Edgman-Levitan, P.A. discusses the importance of the active engagement of patients and their families in health care decision-making. Healthcare is so fragmented and complex in the current environment, patients are often overwhelmed by the treatment options avail
Training on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration | Paris, Oct. 8-9, 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - May 3, 2012
Mark your calendars! The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will host a two-day session on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration in Paris, on October 8-9, 2012. Learning outcomes acquire theoretical and practical knowledge of the main changes in the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration on important topics such as Emergency Arbitrator; Case Management and Joinder, Multi-party/Multi-contract Arbitration and Consolidation study the 2012 ICC Rules o
Article | The Errors of Comity: Forum Non Conveniens Returns to the Second Circuit
By Victoria VanBuren - May 2, 2012
We invite you to read Professor Alan Scott Rau’s (pictured right) most recent article entitled “The Errors of Comity: Forum Non Conveniens Returns to the Second Circuit,” American Review of International Arbitration, Forthcoming August 2012, Energy Center Research Paper No. 12-04. Here is the abstract: What a federal court is expected to do when asked to enforce a foreign arbitral award — what constraints the Conventions i
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