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Assessing Arbitrability under the New York Convention

03/02/2005 In a long-awaited decision, Belgium's Supreme Court has ruled that when a state court is seized of an action in a matter in respect of which the...

Fair Trial Guarantees Apply to Arbital Proceedings

28/11/2002 The Brussels Court of Appeal recently ruled out the application of Article 6(1) of the European Convention on Human Rights to voluntary...

Court Upholds Arbitration Clause Contained in Terms and Conditions of Sale

26/02/2004 A Belgian court recently qualified an arbitration provision as unusual, thus requiring more than a silent acceptance in order to be binding upon...

State Courts May Apply <i>Lex Fori</i> in Assessing Arbitrability

04/01/2007 For the second time in two years the Supreme Court has ruled that when a state court is seized of an action in a matter in respect of which the...

Courts Relax Written Renewal Requirement for Arbitration Clause

20/02/2003 The Supreme Court recently held that the automatic renewal of an expired exclusive distribution agreement involves the extension of the original...

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