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2012 Year-End Highlights
By Victoria VanBuren - January 3, 2013
We are happy to share our featured articles for 2012: Class and Collective Relief in the Cross-Border Context: A Possible Role for the Permanent Court of Arbitration Ten Hallmarks of Effective Arbitration Agreements with Sovereigns and State Entities The New 2012 ICC Arbitration Rules International Arbitration and the Republic of Colombia: Commercial, Comparative and Constitutional Concerns From a U.S. Perspective The
Overcoming Barriers to Consistent Application of Principles of Public International Law
By Victoria VanBuren - December 21, 2012
Professor S.I. Strong, from the University of Missouri School of Law (and a friend of this blog) has posted on SSRN the book chapter entitled “Monism and Dualism in International Commercial Arbitration: Overcoming Barriers to Consistent Application of Principles of Public International Law, to be published in “Basic Concepts of Public International Law: Monism and Dualism,” edited by Marko Novakovic, Forthcoming, University of M
Recent Developments in International Arbitration | October, 2012
By Victoria VanBuren - October 25, 2012
Following are this month’s recent developments in international arbitration law published by the International Law Office (free registration is required to view the articles): United Kingdom: Law governing arbitration has closest connection to law of the seat Brazil: Bumps in the road to infrastructure arbitration Nigeria: Court rules on timeframe for proceedings to enforce arbitral awards USA: District court grants Section 1782 discovery i
Article | What Constitutes an ‘Agreement in Writing’ in International Commercial Arbitration? Conflicts Between the New York Convention and the Federal Arbitration Act
By Victoria VanBuren - October 10, 2012
Professor S.I. Strong (University of Missouri School of Law) has published “What Constitutes an ‘Agreement in Writing’ in International Commercial Arbitration? Conflicts Between the New York Convention and the Federal Arbitration Act,” 48 Stanford Journal of International Law 47 (2012). The abstract is: This Article investigates whether and to what extent a party must produce an “agreement in writing” when seeking to enforce an intern
Southern District of New York Holds that Arbitrators Did Not Manifestly Disregard the Law
By Victoria VanBuren - September 24, 2012
by Jeremy Clare The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York confirmed an arbitration award and granted attorney’s fees in favor the defendant because the plaintiffs’ claims were meritless and lacked any proper purpose. Background In DigiTelCom, Ltd., et al., v. Tele2 Sverige AB, No. 12-CV-3253 (S.D. N.Y. July 25, 2012), two Russian telecommunications companies, DigiTelCom, Ltd. (“DTC”) and Tele2 Sverige AB (“Tele2”), we
Fifth Circuit Rules on Arbitrator Appointment Process
By Victoria VanBuren - September 6, 2012
by Jeremy Clare The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the district court exceeded its authority under 9 U.S.C. § 5 by not limiting the number of arbitrators appointed to the number agreed to by the parties in the arbitration agreement. Background In BP Exploration Libya Ltd., v. ExxonMobil Libya Ltd., v. Noble North Africa Ltd. No. 11-20547 (5th Cir. July 30, 2012), ExxonMobil Libya (“Exxon”) and N
Time to Teach Conflict Engagement Skills in Medical Schools?
By Victoria VanBuren - August 17, 2012
by Holly Hayes The New York Times Health/Science blog posted an article titled, “The Bullying Culture of Medical School” by Pauline W. Chen, MD. The post states: For 30 years, medical educators have known that becoming a doctor requires more than an endless array of standardized exams, long hours on the wards and years spent in training. For many medical students, verbal and physical harassment and intimidation are part of the exhaust
ICC International Court of Arbitration Announces Opening of New York Office
By Victoria VanBuren - February 27, 2012
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) has announced that it will open an office of the ICC Court in New York. The goal of the new office is to increase ICC’s presence in North America. Read the ICC press release here. Stay tuned. Technorati Tags: ADR, law, arbitration
CPR Institute | 29th Annual Awards for Outstanding Scholarship in ADR
By Victoria VanBuren - January 25, 2012
On January 11, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (“CPR Institute”) had its annual awards in New York. This year, the awards were presented to: ADR Center in Italy, co-founded by Giuseppe De Palo and Leonardo D’Urso. Award: Outstanding Practical Achievement. Roselle L. Wissler for her work, “Court-Connected Settlement Procedures: Mediation and Judicial Settlement Conferences” 26 Ohio St. J. on D.R. 27
NYSBA: Best Practices In E-Discovery In New York State and Federal Courts
By Victoria VanBuren - January 20, 2012
The New York State Bar Association issued a couple of months ago a report entitled, “Best Practices in E-Discovery in New York State and Federal Courts.” The report contains guidelines intended to provide New York practitioners with practical, concise advice in managing e-discovery issues in both state and federal courts in New York, and to be a reference for best practices in e-discovery based on the current state of the law -but can
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