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Brazil cotton important WTO decision makes trade retaliation operational

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Brazil, Global, USA
  • -
  • September 28 2009

In an arbitration panel decision handed down on 31 August 2009, the World Trade Organization (WTO) clarified how and to what extent the industries of a WTO Member government may be targeted for countermeasures when the government has provided WTO-illegal subsidies

An end to arbitration agreements with Thai government entities?

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Thailand
  • -
  • October 29 2009

On 28 July 2009, the Thai Cabinet resolved that any contract entered into between the government and a private Thai or foreign entity should not include an arbitration clause

US courts wrestle with “manifest disregard” after Hall Street

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 10 2009

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), the primary arbitration statute in the United States, provides four narrow grounds for vacating an arbitration award a party’s procurement of the award through fraud; evident partiality on the part of the arbitrators; misconduct by the arbitrators; and where the arbitrators exceeded their authority

Adjudication awards setting off and staying

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 11 2010

A contractor obtained an adjudication award in its favour for £300,000 payable by the employer but the employer obtained a separate adjudication decision that it was entitled to £180,000 liquidated damages which, it claimed, it could set off against the £300,000 (plus interest

International arbitration in the Middle East the quick reference guide

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Middle East
  • -
  • January 11 2010

Our Middle East team has produced a quick reference guide to key facts on international arbitration in the Arab countries of the Middle East

Dispute resolution precautions in India

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • India
  • -
  • January 19 2010

Companies taking advantage of the vibrant growth in India's economy should take extra care to ensure that disputes can be resolved predictably and efficiently

Ten hallmarks of effective international arbitration agreements

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • January 19 2010

International arbitration can provide the security of a neutral forum and a framework of enforcement treaties that is far superior to reliance on the other side’s home courts for resolving disputes in international transactions

Wrongful suspension and failure to spot defects

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 11 2010

An appeal against an arbitrator’s decision included these key questions

Paris court’s strict approach to the independence and impartiality of arbitrators

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • January 19 2010

On February 12, 2009, the Paris Court of Appeals rendered an important decision concerning the requirements of independence and impartiality of arbitrators in an arbitration seated in France

Non-precluded measures clauses and their effect on foreign investment

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • January 19 2010

Investors should carefully consider the extent to which their foreign investments will be protected through any applicable investment treaties