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Fifth Circuit Rejects Manifest Disregard Standard Posed as Exceeding Authority
In United States Trinity Energy Services, LLC v. Southeast Directional Drilling LLC, _____F.4th _____ , 2025 WL 1218096 (5th Cir. Apr. 28, 2025), the…
Expert determination as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism
Expert determination is a contractual process where parties agree to appoint an independent person - usually with specialist understanding or…
From Podcast to Partnership: Clearbrief and the AAA’s Legal Tech Collaboration
In Episode 10 of The AAAi Podcast, Clearbrief Founder and CEO Jacqueline Schafer returns—not just as a guest, but as a strategic partner to the…
Circuit Courts Provide Contrasting Perspectives on the Enforceability of Sign-In Wrap Agreements
In the past three months, two federal appellate courts have issued multiple decisions concerning the enforceability of arbitration agreements…
Class Arbitration Under Consumer Contracts - Do Major Institutional Arbitration Rules Support Such Claims?
Judicial class actions are a common occurrence before the courts of many jurisdictions, whose laws support the advancement of such claims. Litigating…
Supreme Court recognises limited power of courts to modify arbitral awards
In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court’s Constitution Bench clarified that Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, which…
General Newsletter, May 2025
EXTENSION OF TIMELINE FOR FORMULATION OF IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS PERTAINING TO SEBI CIRCULAR ON “SAFER PARTICIPATION OF RETAIL INVESTORS IN…
Stephen Townley, FCIArb, Appointed Chair of the Global Sustainable Sport Advisory Board
London - JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Stephen Townley…
Colombia's response to unfavourable investment arbitration: Renegotiate the bilateral investment treaty
In November 2024, an International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) tribunal ordered Colombia to pay Telefónica…
Upending the Ground Rules: Proposed Major Overhaul of the Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure
In September 2023, Chief Justice Morawetz of the Superior Court of Justice and Attorney General Doug Downey announced an initiative to undertake a…
Blacklisting Unsustainable Absent Egregious Conduct or Final Determination of Dispute
The Hon’ble Punjab and Haryana High Court, in the case M/s Floral Electrical Pvt. Ltd. v. Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd. & Anr…
Navigating Challenges in International Construction Disputes: The Hong Kong Advantage - Part 2
Having examined the challenges facing international construction projects and established Hong Kong’s foundational strengths as an arbitration center…
Court of Appeal finds claimant in arbitration not “investor” under investment treaty
This is a lengthy and detailed judgment from the Court of Appeal, dealing with three appeals and various challenges under s.67 and s.68 of the…
NSW courts maintain very high bar for appealing arbitral awards
NSW courts are reluctant to grant leave to appeal an arbitral award made under the Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) (CAA). Parties to an…
Just a Little Bit off the Top
Several hair stylists filed a lawsuit against "Lady Jane's Haircuts for Men," alleging misclassification as independent contractors and underpayment…
The QFC Court of Appeal Rules that the QFC is not an ‘Opt-In’ Jurisdiction
In a recent judgment the Qatar Financial Centre's (QFC) Court of Appeal in Cambridge v Holding [2025] QIC (A) 6 held that the QFC is not an opt-in…
Singapore’s latest development in the reform and evolution of international arbitration
The UK’s Arbitration Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 24 February 2025 and introduced a number of reforms to the UK Arbitration Act 1996 aimed at…
Modifying Arbitral Awards: Supreme Court Resolves Conflict in Section 34 Powers
The Supreme Court by way of a landmark judgment in Gayatri Balasamy v. ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited, dealt with the issue of whether courts have…
以案说法：从“懂球帝”拍卖风波看商标保护与执行之（二）：拨云见日（如何保护商标权人及买受人利益）
上一期评论中，我们着重在事实层面上还原“懂球帝”商标拍卖的全过程以及后续发生在“懂球帝”与“直播吧”之间的商标权利纠纷，双方对“懂球帝”系列商标争夺战的激烈程度在一场“新老懂球帝”风波中体现得淋漓尽致（见https://www.Lexology.com/library/detail.aspx…
Lisbeth M. Bulmash, Esq., and Michael A. Zuckerman, Esq., Appointed to Board of Directors of the Association of Attorney-Mediators
Irvine, Calif. - JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to share that neutrals…
Major Changes to AAA Employment Arbitration Rules: What Employers and Litigants Need to Know
Effective May 1, 2025, the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) implemented significant revisions to AAA Employment/Workplace Arbitration Rules…
To modify or not - Supreme Court resolves quandary faced by 34 courts
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, on 30 April 2025, in a landmark judgment in Gayatri Balasamy v. M/s ISG Novasoft Technologies Limited,[1]…
诸流入海丨多合同单一仲裁：香港国际仲裁中心规则下仲裁启动、抗辩及路径抉择（上）
香港国际仲裁中心（HKIAC）近年数据显示，多方当事人仲裁和多合同单一仲裁（即将多份合同下的仲裁请求在同一个程序中提出、…
以案说法：从“懂球帝”拍卖风波看商标保护与执行之（三）：未雨绸缪（企业如何通过商标规划保护核心知识产权）
本系列第一篇，为事实层面还原“懂球帝”商标拍卖的全过程以及后续发生在“懂球帝”与“直播吧”之间的商标权利纠纷（见以案说法：从“懂球帝”拍卖风波看商标保护与执行之（一）：…
American Arbitration Association Announces New Consumer and Employment Arbitration Rules
The American Arbitration Association has announced a number of changes to its Arbitration Rules for consumer and workplace disputes. Businesses…
CC/Devas v India: English High Court finds that ratification of the New York Convention is not a waiver of State immunity
On 17 April 2025, the English High Court delivered its judgment in CC/Devas v India [2025] EWHC 964 (Comm). The judgment holds that ratification of…
Key changes to the DIFC Court Law - How does this affect dispute resolution before the DIFC Court going forward?
Dubai has recently introduced significant legislative changes concerning the Dubai International Financial Centre Court (“DIFC Court”). The changes…
Upcoming: A New Framework for the Grievance Arbitration Process in Quebec
On April 24, 2025, Labour Minister Jean Boulet tabled Bill 101, An Act to improve certain labour laws, in the National Assembly of Québec. This new…
一文看清「港資港法」及「港資港仲裁」的適用條件及最新安排
「港資港法」及「港資港仲裁」是中央為充分發揮香港「內聯外通」的作用，以及香港普通法制度的獨特優 勢，鼓勵相關港資企業在内地進行投資實施的兩項便利措施，該兩項措施已分別自 2020 年在深圳前海及 2017 年在内地自由貿易試驗區試行。近年來，香港律政司積極向中央政府爭取擴展這兩項措施的適用範…
[PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims
Discuss the rise in financial scams targeting consumers and the various ways in which those scams typically take shape, including authorized push…