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Lexology PRO | USA | 5 Sep 2023
US employment: key federal and state updates (30 Aug – 6 Sep)
The EEOC announces EEO-1 data collection dates, the DOL proposes updates to overtime exemptions rule, and OSHA proposes rule to allow third parties on workplace inspections – plus other key updates.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP | United Kingdom | 25 Aug 2023
Alternative Dispute Resolution Clauses
It is well-established that alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR’) can be an effective way to resolve disputes, particularly in commercial…
Dacheng Shanghai | China | 21 Aug 2023
重磅转向：仲裁协议包含两个以上仲裁机构， 当事人未协商选定直接诉讼的，仲裁协议不再当然 无效
合同当事人约定通过仲裁解决争议，但约定了两个以上仲裁机构，或者约定某 地仲裁，该地又存在两个以上仲裁机构…
Lexology PRO | China, Global, Hong Kong, etc. | 8 Aug 2023
Crypto regulation: key updates and developments (25 Jul – 8 Aug)
The US approves a bill providing for a comprehensive crypto framework, South Korea plans to increase transparency in crypto investigations, and a UK court invalidates a US arbitration clause – plus other crypto updates.
Lexology PRO | USA | 24 Jul 2023
US employment: key federal and state updates (19 – 25 Jul)
California rejects SCOTUS in PAGA case, OSHA makes changes to its electronic filing requirements, and USCIS makes limited remote document verification a permanent option – plus other key updates.
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 19 Jul 2023
Commercial Court takes rare decision to refuse enforcement of arbitration award on public policy grounds in crypto case
The Commercial Court has refused to enforce a foreign-seated arbitration award on the grounds that to do so would be contrary to public policy…
Afridi & Angell | United Arab Emirates | 10 Jul 2023
Dubai Court of Appeal shuts down ‘guerilla tactics’ aimed at bypassing arbitration agreements
There are a number of reasons why parties who have agreed to arbitrate disputes (ordinarily by way of an arbitration clause in a contract) may later…
CEDR | Global, United Kingdom | 26 Jun 2023
Harnessing the Power of Pre-Arbitration Clauses in International Investment Treaties: The Case for Introducing Mediation
Furthermore, the overwhelming majority of BITs worldwide, including those signed by Lebanon, incorporate a pre-arbitration clause[3]. The language…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Hong Kong | 12 Jun 2023
Hong Kong Companies Court clarifies the applicability of Re Guy Kwok Hung Lam to cases involving an arbitration clause
In Simplicity & Vogue Retailing (HK) Co., Limited [2023] HKCFI 1443, the Hong Kong Companies Court (the “Court“) made a winding up order against the…
Mahmood Hussain Law Firm | United Arab Emirates | 30 May 2023
Legal analysis of enforceability of assignment of arbitration clause in the light of Dubai court of Cassation 1603/ 2022 (commercial) verdict dated 30 March 2023.
In a nutshell, this judgement illustrates how Arbitration clause assignment is interpreted in the backdrop of the underlying transactions and wider…
