In keeping with the popular saying that ‘a bad settlement is better than a good lawsuit,’ it is not unusual for parties in an arbitration to suspend the proceedings and explore a settlement.
Any…
In this post, we will first deal briefly with the facts in the case of Jivraj v Hashwani and the findings of the first instance judge and the Court of Appeal, which by now would be very familiar to…
As discussed by Paul Friedlandhere, on September 12, 2011, the International Chamber of Commerce issued its revisedRules of Arbitration. The new rules, which update the 1998 Rules and will take…
In its decision 4A_162/2011 of 20 July 2011, which was published on 2 September 2011, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court elaborated on the content of – and limits to – the right of parties to call…
The escalation of costs and delays in international arbitration and the consequent dissatisfaction of the system’s users have become prime subjects for users of and commentators on international…
This month marks two interesting developments in arb/med.
First, as Kluwer wants you to know, they have added a mediation blog in addition to the arbitration blog. Well, it’s about time.
Second,…
At the Herbert Smith Singapore Management University Asian Arbitration Lecture delivered by Michael Hwang SC on 4 August 2011, Hwang SC discussed incisively issues concerning the enforcement of…
Following the success of this widely-read blog, Kluwer are thrilled to announce to the launch of Kluwer Mediation Blog. In addition to posts from its distinguished Editors, Nadja Alexander and Bill…
I received the following call for papers from our friends at the ITA and thought I would share it with our readers:
In collaboration with the Academic Council, the Executive Committee and the Young…
In February 2011, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Stok & Associates, P.A., v. Citibank, N.A, (No. 10-514). The question presented was whether, under the Federal Arbitration…
