Updates and Advice re the Law and Practice of International and Domestic Arbitration and Mediation
Articles: 1-10 of 98
China’s New Intellectual Property Mediation Rules
China, USA - January 4 2022 In what appears to be an effort to standardize and professionalize its mediation practices and procedures, China recently enacted new rules governing…
The Antecedent Delegation Agreement: “Russian Doll Questions” Concerning a Non-Signatory to an Arbitration Agreement Remain Unresolved
USA - February 18 2021 Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Piersing v. Domino's Pizza Franchising LLC, 20-695 (Jan. 25 2021) and dismissed its own writ of…
Into the Fray: Seventh Circuit Holds That Foreign and International Commercial Arbitrations Do Not Receive U.S. Judicial Assistance In Discovery Under 28 U.S.C. §1782(a)
Global, USA - October 6 2020 The Seventh Circuit is the latest Court of Appeals to enter the fray concerning the scope of application of 28 U.S.C. §1782(a), finding additional…
Del. District Court (Third Circuit) Again Holds That 28 U.S.C. § 1782 Does Not Apply Vis-à-vis Foreign Commercial Arbitrations.
USA - September 23 2020 Congress long ago generously provided for American judicial assistance in obtaining discovery in the United States “for use in a proceeding in a…
Arbitrability, Delegation, Carve-outs and Estoppel: SCOTUS Says “Welcome Back, Henry Schein”
USA - August 31 2020 On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court welcomed back a familiar case by granting certiorari in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc…
Enforcement of International Arbitration Agreements: SCOTUS Rules That the New York Convention (and FAA ch. 2) Are Not Preemptively Exclusive
USA - August 7 2020 When all was said and done, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on June 1, 2020 in effect that the New York Convention (i.e., the U.N. Convention…
“Two-Tier” Arbitration: Progress in Enforcement of International Arbitral Awards in India
India, USA - June 23 2020 Here is reason for hope for those who face with trepidation the prospect of enforcing an international arbitration award in India. On June 2, 2020…
Arbitration Subpoenas: Jurisdiction and Venue Basics for Enforcement Made Simpler
USA - May 28 2020 The statutory mechanism for judicial enforcement of an arbitration "subpoena" - in actuality, an arbitrator's summons to give evidence -- is simply by…
Is the “Clear and Unmistakable” Hurdle for Delegation of Arbitrability Issues to an Arbitrator Uniform or Variable?
USA - May 14 2020 The United States Supreme Court established that questions of arbitrability are presumptively for a court unless the parties clearly and…
Momentum Building for Applicability of 28 U.S.C. §1782(a) to Obtain Discovery for Use in Foreign or International Private Arbitrations
USA - April 13 2020 In 1948, the United States first promulgated a unique statutory mechanism by which, via its 1964 amendment, an interested person could receive…
About Arbitration, Mediation, ADR Viewpoints
Featured authors
