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| 1 | New Legislation Could Force Rethink about Designating U.S. Arbitral Seats Mark J. Beeley, James Lofits; Vinson & Elkins RLLP; July 18, 2008, previously published on July 14, 2008 For years the Federal Arbitration Act has meant that the U.S. has been seen as a welcome home of international arbitration, with venues such as New York, Miami and Houston seeing ever increasing designations as arbitral seats. Recent developments in the U.S. Senate may however suggest that the... |
| 2 | Mediation: Is It Still a Poor Alternative to Judicial or Arbitral Proceedings? James Lloyd Loftis, Samantha Tite; Vinson & Elkins RLLP; July 18, 2008, previously published on July 7, 2008 Historically, the general consensus of mediation - a form of alternative dispute resolution that typically entails a confidential process of negotiation that is facilitated by a neutral third party - has been that it is a watered-down version of dispute resolution that rarely results in settlement.... |
| 3 | Careful What You Ask For... Patrick Hulla; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.; July 16, 2008, previously published by Class Action eAuthority on July 1, 2008 A recent Fourth Circuit case highlights potential pitfalls with class and collective action arbitrations. |
| 4 | Equal Pay - The Relationship between Grievances and Employment Tribunal Claims Robin Jeffcott, Laurence Rees, Ranjit Dhindsa, Thomas Ince; Reed Smith LLP; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 2008 The Scottish Court of Session has confirmed that where the employee's Employment Tribunal claim follows on from a grievance previously communicated, there does need to be a necessary relationship between the grievance and the complaint pleaded in the ET1 Tribunal claim form, so that the grievance... |
| 5 | The Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in India Reed Smith LLP; June 29, 2008, previously published on June 17, 2008 It may be an understatement to say that it is very irritating to anyone who has gone through the hard slog of winning an arbitration to then discover that: (a) the loser refuses to pay the award, and (b) the loser then begins to challenge the award in its local courts. |
| 6 | Domain Name Dispute Resolution Procedures Hongjun Zhang, Kai Yang; Holland & Knight LLP; June 28, 2008, previously published on June 12, 2008 A person who believes that a registered domain name contravenes its lawful interests may file a complaint with a dispute resolution institution accredited by CNNIC under the Measures of CNNIC for the Resolution of Domain Disputes (the "dispute resolution measures"). |
| 7 | Supreme Court Rules on Arbitration Agreements Heather A. Hoyt; Pepper Hamilton LLP; June 21, 2008, previously published on Second Quarter 2008 The U.S. Supreme Court handed down an opinion that may have important ramifications for employers and others who use arbitration agreements to resolve disputes. Although technically not an employment law case, the decision sets some important limits on how arbitration decisions are appealed. |
| 8 | Arbitration clause checklist Barry A. Leon, Jana N. Stettner; Torys LLP; July 7, 2008, previously published by The Advocates' E-Brief, Volume 19, No. 3 on Spring 2008 This checklist does not stipulate what is best in all cases (no single option could serve all situations); rather it is intended to be used as its name indicates -- as a checklist to help ensure that all relevant issues are considered, adequately and on a timely basis, in the process of... |
| 9 | Recent Tennessee Court of Appeals Decision Offers Guidance for Drafting Arbitration Provisions in Nursing Home Contracts Brendan A. Thompson; Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP; June 18, 2008, previously published on May 22, 2008 Arbitration agreements between nursing homes and their residents have long been permitted by Tennessee courts as long as the agreements are not "unconscionable." |
| 10 | "Arbitrition" In Healthcare Disputes Greg Piche; Holland & Hart LLP; June 16, 2008, previously published on May 26, 2008 In 1991, the United States Supreme Court gave strong impetus to the enforcement of arbitration agreements in employment contracts when it held that unequal bargaining power between employers and employees was an insufficient reason to hold that arbitration contracts are never enforceable in the... |
