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Making English Arbitration Fit for the 21st Century

The UK is keen to further enhance what is already a leading international arbitration forum.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Should International Arbitrators Be Watch Dogs or Hound Dogs?

International arbitrations often involve large amounts of money concerning, on occasion, indications of illegality, including criminal activity. What arbitrators can and should do when they have some awareness of such illegal activity has recently become the subject of commentaries and analyses.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Were Mandatory Arbitration Obligations Assigned When the Company Was Purchased?

What happens when a company purchases all the assets and liabilities of its predecessor? Does it thereby acquire the right to enforce a mandatory arbitration agreement the predecessor had with its employees?
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

The Hidden Cost of Workplace Conflict: How Resolution Sessions Can Help Solve It

A new approach—offering employees resolution sessions with an outside neutral, or facilitator—gives employees an effective technique for addressing conflict.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Court of Appeals Set to Eye Hearing Malpractice Complaint Against Morgan & Morgan

The trial court rejected a motion to compel arbitration but sent the matter straight up the appellate ladder. The judge said it was uncertain whether the firm was registered to practice in Georgia.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Seven Dirty Words to Avoid at Mediation

Here is my list of Seven Dirty Words at Mediation and why I believe that we should carefully consider whether and when to use these words.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

3rd Circuit Finds Rule 1(d) Permits Plaintiff to Return to Court After AAA Declines to Arbitrate

"MicroBilt's arbitration provision, including the AAA rules that it incorporates, does not condition [the plaintiff's] return to court on the AAA's decision being correct, or even reasonable. That is the deal the parties struck," the court ruled.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

From the Playing Field to the Mediation Room: How 5 Coaching Skills Work in Mediation

As a mediator, I certainly draw on my experience as a football and lacrosse coach, and I have found there are many parallels between a successful team and a successful mediation. Here are some of the coaching skills that I have found effective in the mediation context.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

'A Messy Breakup': Ga. Appellate Court Asked to Annul $1.7M Arbitration Award in Family Business Dispute

Appellee counsel argued the appellants purposefully complicated things by going into the arbitration while one of them had a pending bankruptcy.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Finds Minor Arbitration Rule Change Did Not Upset Supreme Court Precedent

"We are nevertheless satisfied these facts do not warrant deviation from the principles we have discussed, as our interpretation of the Rules confirms a party seeking a trial de novo should base their decision on the actual award filed with the court, not an arbitrator's oral representations prior to filing the written award," the opinion said. "As noted, a variety of circumstances could lead to differences between the two."
5 minute read

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