After the launch of our portfolio funding product with law firms at the end of 2014, we saw significant demand in the offering from lawyers interested in working on a partial contingent basis and we rolled this out across a number of leading firms with particular
interest from the arbitration community.
Not exact matches
Clayton said he requested the review «in response to the recent heightened
interest from Congress and others relating to the inclusion of mandatory
arbitration provisions in the charters or bylaws of U.S. companies contemplating an IPO.»
As previously disclosed, the Company received a final judgment in its favor for a total of US$ 1.9 million plus
interest from the US District Court for the District of Arizona in January, 2016 related to an arbitral award of R$ 7.8 million, including
interest and penalties,
from a Brazilian
arbitration panel.
Miner, who has lobbied insistently for budget help
from Albany, said that if state legislators do not reauthorize binding
interest arbitration, Syracuse would have a chance to alleviate much of its financial instability by negotiating concessions
from unions.
However, the Electrabel
arbitration, which was commenced under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), provides an
interesting case
from the perspective of autonomy.
Arbitration in Nigeria has been gathering momentum over the last few years, with a growing number of
arbitration institutions and a heightened
interest from the judiciary in integrating alternative dispute resolution (ADR) into the court system.
Nigel has recently acted in a number of disputes relating to guarantees and performance bonds issued by banks and parent companies in relation to shipbuilding contracts, and in several
arbitration claims by a bank to recover substantial unpaid loans
from Russian
interests.
He counsels clients throughout the entire litigation process,
from an initial investigation through trial and
arbitration and is committed to bring claims to effective and quick resolution whenever possible, but also aggressively defends client
interests at trial when necessary.
Whilst my approach is to avoid litigation unless really necessary, I do of course act for clients in court proceedings or
arbitration where they have significant disputes about their finances and / or children, for example if there is a dispute about the value of trust or business
interests, or whether children should be removed
from the jurisdiction to live abroad.
A number of
interesting points arose
from the keynote speeches and the subsequent discussions, which not only provided valuable insight into the manner in which African arbitral institutions are contributing to the growth of
arbitration, but also gave indication of potential future trends.
Indications of
interest are invited
from all full - time legal academics, particularly in the fields of international
arbitration and litigation, private international law, public international law, and comparative law, regardless of seniority or country of qualification.
Here are my letter and the slides
from the April 30, 2016 presentation to the OPA membership: 160430 MH letter
from Hassell to OPA re paralegals, advocacy &
arbitration Hassell
Arbitration presentation to OPA (slides) Further resources for paralegals
interested in learning more about
arbitration:
Arbitration vs. Court What you need to know in order to arbitrate An overview...
Christian Stuerwald and Mick Smith provide brief comments on an
interesting case recently decided by the High Court, in which the High Court confirmed an
arbitration tribunal's decision that the success fee a claimant pays to his litigation funder is recoverable
from the losing defendant in certain circumstances.
The supper's other traditions will continue and we will aim for a diverse guest list at each dinner — those
from law firms, the bar and others with an
interest in
arbitration are all welcome to enjoy an informal dinner and informative discussion of
arbitration issues (and anything else that comes up).
We hereby invite papers
from those with an
interest in the management of international disputes, with a focus on the rapidly evolving areas of investment
arbitration and international
arbitration, but also in other significant areas of international investment (such as oil, gas, energy, infrastructure, mining, utilities, and etc).
The ethics proceeding may arise
from the same facts that give rise to an
arbitration but involve the vindication of an entirely different set of
interests; in the case of
arbitration, the
interests of the parties to the transaction in dispute; in the case of ethics, the
interests of the Association in the protection of the public trust, confidence, and reliance that it has placed in REALTORS ®.