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WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Received Record Number of Case Requests in 2018
By Beth Graham - March 26, 2019
The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) has announced its Arbitration and Mediation Center received a 15 percent increase in mediation, arbitration, and expert determination case requests in 2018.
International Academy of Mediators (IAM) / Straus Institute Survey on Mediator Practices and Perceptions
By Thomas J. Stipanowich - July 16, 2014
The IAM-Straus Institute Survey on Mediator Practices and Perceptions, was conducted in the spring of 2014 and is one of the three recent surveys carried out by the Straus Institute under the umbrella of the Theory-to-Practice Research Project. It was facilitated by a grant from the IAM.
The Chartered Institute for Arbitrators (CIArb) Creates New Trustee Position for Europe
By Victoria VanBuren - January 17, 2013
Elections were held in autumn 2012 to appoint six CIArb Trustees, effective from 01 January 2013. The elections followed the approval of a new Bye-Law, reducing the number of Trustees for Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland and Channel Islands) from six to five, with one new Trustee representing mainland Europe for the first time in the Institute’s history. The new Trustee for continental Europe was announced as Dr Axel Reeg MCIArb, past Chai
2012 Year-in-Review – Fifth Circuit Arbitration Case Law
By Victoria VanBuren - January 8, 2013
During 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decided the following arbitration cases: In Volvo Trucks N. America, Inc. v. Crescent Ford Truck Sales, Inc. No. 09-30782, (5th Cir. Jan. 5, 2012) the Fifth Circuit held that a district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear a petition to compel arbitration pursuant to Section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Read more here. In Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness, USA, In
How Did US Healthcare Get Linked to Employment?
By Holly Hayes - January 19, 2012
By Holly Hayes In the 19th century, hospitals were shelters for the sick or dying supported by churches or other religious institutions. By the 20th century, medical care was more advanced and more expensive. Hospital administrators began to search for ways to pay for ever advancing costly medical procedures. Marc Bard and Mike Nugent in their book Accountable Care Organizations, Your Guide to Strategy, Design, and Implementation, write about the
‘Borders Skirmishes’ Symposium | Keynote Address by Gary Born
By Victoria VanBuren - October 28, 2011
Those of you who missed the “Borders Skirmishes” symposium last week at University of Missouri’s Center for the Study of Dispute Resolution can view the keynote address by Gary Born at the symposium website (click on the link under “Keynote Webcast”). Gary Born is widely regarded as the world’s preeminent authority on international commercial arbitration and international litigation, having been selected to receive the Global Ar
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