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Could Madrid Become the Next Arbitration Hub? 

Spain’s capital is positioning itself as a key player in the global arbitration landscape, attracting increasing attention from international dispute resolution professionals.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Voyeur Videotaped Them Undressing. Should Cruise Ship Passengers Have to Arbitrate?

Lawyers for women and children who were videotaped by a voyeur while on a cruise ship have moved to certify a class against Royal Caribbean, citing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Special Section: 2025 Alternative Dispute Resolution

In The Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution special section, read about browsewrap arbitration agreements, tips to break a mediation deadlock and some mistakes parties make at mediation.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

From a Mediator’s Perspective: Common Mis-steps That Parties Make at Mediation

Parties don’t simply say what their bottom lines are at the outset, rather the mediator’s job is to gradually convince the parties to make themselves vulnerable by exposing (and possibly moving) their bottom lines.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Path Less Traveled Is About to Get Busier

While arbitration is not a new concept to family law, the UFLAA standardizes the process in Pennsylvania, ensuring consistency and clarity across cases, and closes the gaps left by the commercial arbitration statutes by addressing the unique needs of family law participants.
6 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Supreme Court to Decide Enforceability of 'Browsewrap' Arbitration Agreements

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to take up the enforceability of Uber’s “browsewrap” arbitration agreements. With browsewrap agreements, the actual text of an arbitration clause is not initially displayed and requires the user to take further action by clicking a link to view the actual terms. Given the format of these agreements, according to Uber, a user’s continued use of the website manifests the user’s consent to all terms and conditions even if the user hasn’t actually viewed the terms.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

10 Tips to Break the Mediation Deadlock

Two parties reaching an impasse is not at all uncommon in mediation and can occur at any point in the process. Even when the situation seems hopeless, there are many strategies available to end an impasse. The key is to identify the source of the deadlock and apply the right strategy.
7 minute read

Law.com

Arbitrators Under Fire for Allegedly Forcing Workers to 'Stay or Pay' Employers

"By continuing to administer arbitrations of 'stay or pay' provisions, however, the [American Arbitration Association] essentially facilitates indentured servitude and endangers its legitimacy as an impartial tribunal," the ACLU letter claimed.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Dispute Resolution Boards—Getting Real Time Decisions on Construction Projects

In the construction industry, stakeholders are often looking for new ways to improve efficiency across the stages of the project, while also focusing on ways for the project to remain cost-effective. This goal can often be hindered by the threat of litigation or arbitration when disputes arise in the midst of the project. An increasingly popular solution to this problem is the use of dispute resolution boards.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Are We Ready for AI Mediation?

While AI can make dispute resolution faster, cheaper, and more accessible, we must address key concerns about trust, confidentiality, and bias before fully embracing this technology for mediation.
3 minute read

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