Archis is a leader in the field of
drafting arbitration agreements and in litigating the enforceability of those agreements.
In this post, we discuss some important considerations when
drafting arbitration agreements.
A well -
drafted arbitration agreement provides a roadmap for administering the arbitration and helps narrow expectations as you resolve a dispute.
Not exact matches
Advising on the
drafting of
arbitration agreements for use in certain construction, financing and project documents in relation to the project financing of an oil - fired power station in West Africa.
Guidance and information on the
drafting of
arbitration agreements for inclusion in international commercial contracts;
His practice covers contentious work, in particular international
arbitration, and non-contentious matters such as
drafting and advising on physical commodities contracts (including storage, warehousing, marketing and distribution
agreements), structured trade contracts, procurement contracts and project documentation for use in shipbuilding and offshore projects.
The new tool provides parties with the AAA's standard
arbitration agreement, in addition to an array of options parties may consider when
drafting ADR clauses, including specifying the number of arbitrators; arbitrator qualifications; locale -LSB-...]
Jon has experience in the
drafting and negotiation of construction
agreements, procurement matters, tendering issues, construction insurance issues and builders» liens as well as providing advocacy services for mediations,
arbitrations, regulatory proceedings and litigation.
Ebere described the
arbitration mechanism as «poorly
drafted», but noted that the current reading of the OIC
agreement was that it does include ISDS, as being implicit in the
arbitration mechanism, so investors do have some degree of protection, even if it is poorly defined.
Any lawyer tasked with
drafting or approving a commercial
agreement (e.g., a vendor services
agreement) should consider whether to include a provision requiring the parties to submit some or all claims, including all small claims, to a private mediation or
arbitration forum, such as JAMS or AAA.
On the corporate side, Coombe sees a marked increase in the
drafting of mediation and
arbitration clauses for employment contracts, joint venture
agreement, licensing
agreement and other deals.
Employers should ensure that any
arbitration clauses in their employment
agreements are properly
drafted and presented.
The members, all litigators with ADR experience, help others in the firm look for ADR opportunities in work coming to the litigation department and advise non-litigators on
drafting mediation and
arbitration clauses into
agreements.
In this series, we have explored the costs and benefits of incorporating
arbitration clauses into employment
agreements, the enforceability of such clauses, and issues to consider when
drafting.
Given the length of these clauses, employers may wish to
draft a separate
arbitration policy and incorporate it by reference into employment
agreements, rather than setting out the terms in each contract.
Parties to
arbitration agreements must
draft them with care and should consider explicitly excluding tort or fraud claims if that is what they intend.
As part of the firm's counseling function, our attorneys regularly
draft critical employment
agreements, including executive compensation
agreements, employee handbooks, sexual harassment policies, independent contractor
agreements, Internet / e-mail usage policies, separation
agreements, equity compensation and employee
arbitration agreements.
We have expertise
drafting independent contractor
agreements, executive employment
agreements, consulting services
agreements, incentive and non-qualifying stock option
agreements, confidentiality / non-disclosure
agreements, employee privacy statements, mandatory
arbitration agreements, non-solicitation
agreements and all other types of employment related
agreements.
In addition she has handled: • Corporate governance policies including indigenous community relations, social and training programmes; • Company secretarial:
drafting board documentation, running board meetings, and incorporating subsidiaries; • Investor relations including the delisting of company from AIM, warrant and option issue; performance bonds, preparation of annual reports; • Government relations; • Supplier contracts, PSC's, JOA's, joint venture
agreements, farm out
agreements, employment; • Equipment licensing including offshore drilling rigs and an FPSO; • Defending an
arbitration claim; • Crisis management when her company's oil rig workers were kidnapped three times.
It contains content that I do not believe is offered in any other publication and is of real practical value to corporate counsel, such as investment treaty planning and
drafting arbitration clauses in master
agreements, to give only a few examples.
The revised fifth edition of International
Arbitration and Forum Selection
Agreements: Drafting and Enforcing is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of drafting and enforcing international arbitration agreements and other dispute resolutio
Agreements:
Drafting and Enforcing is a concise, practical primer on the fundamentals of
drafting and enforcing international
arbitration agreements and other dispute resolutio
agreements and other dispute resolution clauses.
Chris also has experience in commodity sales and terminal service
agreements, franchise and distribution contract
drafting and negotiation, and has acted as counsel in litigation respecting construction and general commercial matters, and in mediation and
arbitration of construction disputes.
Parties are free to address disclosure in the
arbitration agreement, either through specially -
drafted provisions or by incorporating specific rules.