Sentences with phrase «arbitration case against»

In addition, we acted in a companion international arbitration case against PDVSA, the Venezuelan state - owned petroleum company.

It is «safe to assume» that Repsol will be exploring its options under bilateral investment treaties to bring an arbitration case against Argentina that could be filed at the ICSID, Smutny said.

Schwab loses arbitration case against Morgan Stanley over accusations of recruiting brokers with trade secrets, Reuters

Consider TransCanada Corp., which recently launched a $ 15 - billion (U.S.) arbitration case against the U.S. government over President Barack Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

Not exact matches

Uber has sought arbitration in other cases involving alleged sexual violence against its passengers by drivers, as well as in battles with its drivers seeking better compensation.

The Philippines brought an arbitration case in 2013 over the South China Sea, eventually lodging 15 claims against China related to the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea — a critical piece of international law that both countries have ratified.

The Senate voted Tuesday night to kill a controversial rule that would have allowed Americans to file class - action suits against banks instead of being forced in many cases into private arbitration.

A separate arbitration case by Conoco against Venezuela before the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) introduced in 2007 could result in a final decision later this year, a lawyer close to the case said.

In the meantime, nearly 30 cases have already been decided by the arbitration system set up by the law, the latest coming down this week against a Cumberland County vocational high school teacher accused of shoving a student.

In the meantime, that writer should be pointed to the new site called Pozkin to read about the arbitration hearing award to Phil Dolan who won his case against PublishAmerica.

Study makes the case against credit card arbitration — Millions of consumers have been forced to accept arbitration clauses in case of disputes, but few understand them, says a new study... (See CFBP arbitration study)

When the plaintiffs filed the case against the nursing home, the nursing home's response was to ask the court to enforce the arbitration agreement.

While our firm attempts to negotiate and settle cases as early on as possible, our skilled litigators represent clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings and vigorously defend against medical malpractice claims at all stages of the litigation process, including appeals.

Many of David's cases relate to the energy sector and in particular he has considerable experience of litigating for and against state oil and gas companies, typically in confidential arbitration proceedings (see the Arbitration section above for more details).

At its heart, IIAPP offers a database of summaries of some 150 cases brought by investors against states under treaties channelling disputes into less costly arbitration.

With LegalZoom's win in South Carolina, the Alabama suit dismissed, and the Arkansas case sent to arbitration, the only active court action against LegalZoom over the UPL issue is the North Carolina case.

The three dominant themes in 2008 cases where PIL was invoked were as follows: UK / EU law implementation of UNSC resolutions concerning freezing of alleged terrorist assets (sanctions cases); the acts / omissions of UK authorities in Iraq / Afghanistan viewed in the context of PIL and provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and Human Rights Act 1998 (Iraq / Afghanistan related cases); and state / diplomatic immunity in the context of civil proceedings and / or attempts to enforce arbitration awards against assets of State entities in the UK (Civil immunity cases).

Employers» mandatory arbitration agreements are coming under close scrutiny in the aftermath of a high profile case involving defense contractor KBR's (a Halliburton subsidiary) attempt to compel Jamie Leigh Jones to arbitrate claims of rape and harassment against the company.

Such increases in commercial arbitration stand comparison with those in investment arbitration; as the 2017 edition of Global Legal Insight's Guide to International Arbitration makes clear: «Egypt has been involved in a large number of investment arbitrations, with a total of 29 cases against Egypt registered with the ICSID Centre, including 17 cases registered since 2011.»

Swanson's complaint against NAF alleges that, before their merger, these firms represented the credit - card companies in 60 percent of the arbitration cases heard by the NAF.

Dorothy Murray Qualified: 2005 Made partner: 2013 Key cases: Defending a major Russian telecoms group against the enforcement of an LCIA $ 220m arbitration award.

Key cases: British Caribbean Bank v Attorney General of Belize: lifting an anti-arbitration injunction against an investment treaty arbitration in proceedings before the Caribbean Court of Justice; Singapore v Malaysia (Railway Lands): a major interstate PCA arbitration.

2015 saw the total value of claims funded by Therium break the $ 5 billion mark with litigation and arbitration cases in the UK, Europe, Asia - Pacific and in the Americas, including high profile cases such as the shareholder group action against Lloyds Banking Group over the acquisition of HBOS at the peak of the financial crisis.

Therefore, the homologation process in Ecuador implies that the party that seeks the enforcement of a foreign award shall file a petition with the Provincial Court8, which will assess whether the award complies with the following requirements: (i) The international award complies with the formalities required for it to be considered authentic in the state where it was issued; (ii) The award is final and binding in the jurisdiction where it was delivered and the attachments are duly legalized; (iii) With regard to the requirement prescribed in the Convention, if the award is in a language other than the official language of the country, in this case Spanish, it shall incorporate a translation; (iv) It is shown from the legal papers of the arbitration proceedings that the party against whom the awards is being enforced was duly notified of the claim and that there was no due process violation; (v) The petition must specify the domicile of the party against whom the award is being enforced.

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In this case, a large regional developer filed a claim against our client seeking over AED 150 million damages before the Dubai local courts despite the fact the agreement between them contained an arbitration clause.

Dec. 6, 2017) The case arises from an arbitration award won by Leidos, Inc. against the Hellenic Republic resulting from security work in the 2004...

Public interest advocacy group Public Citizen came out swinging yesterday against mandatory arbitration of consumer credit disputes and against one dispute - resolution company that hears many of these cases.

Acted as defence for a multinational company in labour dispute cases which saw 17 employees file labour arbitration against the client.

Matters of note include the coordination of multiparty defense in a wrongful death action arising from a construction accident, arbitration of a complex network agreement between healthcare organizations, and defense of class action cases brought by uninsured patients against a chain of hospitals.

The response to the notice of arbitration may also include: (a) Any plea that an arbitral tribunal to be constituted under these Rules lacks jurisdiction; (b) A proposal for the appointment of a sole arbitrator referred to in article 8, paragraph 1; (c) Notification of the designation of an arbitrator referred to in articles 9 or 10; (d) A brief description of counterclaims or claims for the purpose of a set - off, if any, including where relevant, an indication of the amounts involved, and the relief or remedy sought; (e) A notice of arbitration in accordance with article 3 in case the respondent formulates a claim against a party to the arbitration agreement other than the claimant.

The firm successfully represented this client in an arbitration case, defending against allegations arising from a contract for a shopping mall property deal.

* Much like what happened with Traci Ribeiro's case against Sedgwick, Winston & Strawn is trying to push Constance Ramos, a partner who left the firm amid allegations of gender bias and discrimination, into arbitration.

Orrick's Paris International Arbitration team has obtained a key victory for the Republic of Guinea in a USD 91 million ICSID arbitration against Société Civile Immobilière de Gaëta, after the tribunal found that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case.

Using the same provision, Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings («Cruz City»)(represented by White & Case) recently obtained an order requiring the losing parties in an arbitration to disclose their assets worldwide, to assist Cruz City in enforcing against these parties arbitral awards of US$ 298 million.

He has helped try cases as diverse as a multi-week medical malpractice trial involving the death of a three year old child and an arbitration against claimants who sought millions of dollars in property loss and punitive damages.

Prof. Dr. El - Kosheri has participated in around 100 arbitration cases over the last four decades, including Aminoil's case against Kuwait, SPP Middle East / Egypt, Taba's case against Israel and the sovereignty over the Islands and the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Eritrea and Yemen.

Re Namirei - Showa Co Ltd: UNCITRAL Case 1004: ChD (Companies Court) 16/10/2008 Obtained an order recognising Japanese insolvency proceedings as foreign main proceedings under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 and a declaration that there was an automatic stay of proceedings against the debtor, including in relation to two arbitrations.

In one case, Mr. Girard secured a $ 3.7 million arbitration award against a FINRA member in California on behalf of individual brokers.

In this issue: New CIETAC Rules: 1 January 2015; Enforcing an arbitration award against a non-party: a recent English case; Singapore Court of Appeal continues to support non-interventionist approach to arbitration; The New York Convention 1958 half a century on: is it still effective?

His experience involves vacating arbitration awards, complex and class action wage - hour matters, pension collection cases, and injunctions against picketing in Section 301 cases.

a major Russian microelectronics company in the ICC arbitration in Frankfurt against a German company in a case concerning design, procurement and implementation of a mobile communication centre prototype.

After extensive litigation, the parties agreed to transfer the case against Boeing and AeroPeru to an international arbitration in Santiago, Chile, for a determination of the damages.

He is the founder of Domain Name Law Reports and has represented clients before domain name arbitrations in cases against companies like Google, Torstar, and Molson.

Topics of discussions will include claimants» pre-arbitration considerations in cases against State respondents; unique tools available to State respondents in treaty arbitration; immunity of execution on the assets of States and State - Owned Enterprises; and the evolution of investor - State dispute settlement.

Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO), a Finnish electricity producer, on the negotiation of a global settlement agreement which ends its arbitration against French nuclear group Areva and German technology group Siemens in relation to the Olkiluoto 3 EPR (OL3 EPR) project in Finland.

Halifax TV studio could be «Exhibit A» in case against first - contract arbitration law, Chronicle Herald

Our powerful blend of litigation and arbitration experience brings expertise to all sides of complex disputes, including successfully defending clients against private, government, and class action suits and representing plaintiffs in major cases of first impression.