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The U.S. Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) provides that a federal district court may vacate an arbitration award, among other reasons, “where there was evident partiality or corruption in the…

A new study of dispute resolution practices in Fortune 1,000 corporations shows that many large companies are using binding arbitration less often and relying more on mediated negotiation and other…

Construction work at the Florence Chamber of Commerce has forced the city’s arbitration and mediation services to relocate to new offices the city was able to scrounge up. View from new offices of…

By Matthias Scherer and Catherine A. Kunz In a recent decision dated 21 December 2012 (5A_355/2012), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court clarified the conditions for obtaining a freezing order for the…

We've had a great response from our readers on our very first poll.  But, perpetual strivers that we are, we'd like to receive even more responses! If you haven't already, please take our poll…

If the answer is London, Paris, Geneva, New York, Tokyo and Singapore, what is the question? International cities? Fashion hot spots? Location of Manchester United supporters' clubs? It may well be…

In the final days of 2012, I spent some time flipping back through the stories we've covered at Investment Arbitration Reporter, looking to identify the year's most notable developments. I've settled…

Arbitration is underpinned by natural justice. Article 18 of the Model Law, enshrining the right of the parties to be treated with equality, and given a full opportunity to present their case, was…

Arbitral institutions must feel at times like the psychiatrist in the joke from Annie Hall: A man goes to a psychiatrist and says, “my brother has a real problem. He thinks he’s a chicken.” The…