Parties
considering arbitration of disputes involving IPRs should seek legal advice about the implications of agreeing to arbitrate, particularly in a cross-border context.
Not exact matches
On
dispute settlement, Guajardo said that Mexico would be willing to
consider some adjustments to the investor - state
dispute settlement system, after the United States proposed making the use
of such
arbitration panels optional.
This article
considers Hong Kong's ability to capitalise on
dispute resolution work arising, now or in the future, out
of OBOR
disputes, with a focus on commercial
arbitration and mediation.
' The
disputing parties can invoke EU law related arguments in intra-EU
arbitrations if this is
considered a good litigation strategy and if the facts and legal materials facilitate their use, and this holds true irrespective
of the wording
of the
arbitration clause or the content
of the
arbitration rules that govern the
dispute.
Though some courts have
considered that challenges to personal jurisdiction may fall under article V (1)(c), these challenges may alternatively be deemed to constitute
disputes in relation to consent and the existence
of a valid
arbitration agreement, which fall more squarely under article V (1)(a).
UNCITRAL
considers the New York Convention to be one
of the most important United Nations treaties in the area
of international trade law and the cornerstone
of the international
arbitration system.4 Since its inception, the Convention's regime for recognition and enforcement has become deeply rooted in the legal systems
of its Contracting States and has contributed to the status
of international
arbitration as today's normal means
of resolving commercial
disputes.
Considering the disadvantages
of arbitration, its changing nature, and changes in the pool
of available arbitrators, employers should
consider another alternative; having agreements with their employees that all legal
disputes will be submitted to court, but only before a judge without a jury (a «bench trial»).
Considering the gap in economic power with South - East Asian countries where international
arbitration is active as described above, such number
of cases can not be said to be enough for Japan's international
dispute resolution organisation.
The
disputes are often considered under a foreign applicable law and resolved under the arbitration rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution of the American Arbitration Association (ICDR), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), The World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), or the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UN
disputes are often
considered under a foreign applicable law and resolved under the
arbitration rules
of the International Chamber
of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for
Dispute Resolution
of the American
Arbitration Association (ICDR), the London Court
of International
Arbitration (LCIA), The World Bank's International Centre for Settlement
of Investment
Disputes (ICSID), or the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UN
Disputes (ICSID), or the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).
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In Accentuate Ltd v ASIGRA Inc. [2009] EWHC 2655, however, the High Court suggested that an
arbitration agreement will be
considered «null, void and inoperative» if it purports to require the submission
of disputes governed by mandatory EU law to an arbitral tribunal seated in a non-EU state applying non-EU law.
However, in Tonicstar Limited v Allianz Insurance and Sirius International Insurance Corporation, the High Court
considered whether the arbitrator possessed «the qualifications required by the
arbitration agreement» under Section 24 (b)
of the
Arbitration Act 1996 in an insurance
dispute arising out
of the 9/11 attack in New York.
In Ciano Trading & Services C.T. v. Skylink Aviation Inc. the Ontario Court
of Appeal
considered the appeal
of an order staying court proceedings pending the
arbitration of the
dispute.
In Wellman v. TELUS Communications Company, 2017 ONCA 433, the Ontario Court
of Appeal recently
considered the law applicable to determining whether to bifurcate a
dispute between court proceedings and
arbitration.
Considering the enforceability
of the arbitral award, Taiwanese companies may tend to accept, or even propose, to resort to SIAC, HKIAC or other international
arbitration associations if involving cross border transactions, and to have their future
disputes arbitrated in counties where New York Convention applies.
A New Jersey appellate has
considered whether a lawsuit involving a commission
dispute between members
of a REALTOR ® association should be sent to
arbitration when the lawsuit also sought punitive damages.