The working group
on arbitration legislation of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada (ULCC) has circulated a Discussion Paper on proposed changes to the Uniform Arbitration Act (for domestic arbitrations in Canada).
Not exact matches
Emergency
legislation will be rushed through Parliament and a Government - appointed
arbitration panel will decide
on a fair level of compensation for Northern Rock's shareholders when the move is made, although this is likely to pave the way for a legal fight if investors are unhappy with what is offered.
MIAS works to encourage international
arbitration in Miami by supporting appropriate
legislation, relevant academic programs at area universities, local international
arbitration conferences, featuring distinguished practitioners as guest speakers, and providing training and legal updates to its members
on the latest developments in international
arbitration.
Those of us who labour only
on the law reform margins of international
arbitration (Canada is updating its uniform
legislation implementing the Model Law) will benefit from your explorations.
Glen Davis QC of South Square, an arbitrator who has worked
on African arbitral
legislation, chaired a panel which considered the role of international
arbitration with an African dimension.
The
legislation is outdated and viewed by most practitioners as a severe hindrance to the development of South Africa as a hub for international
arbitration on the continent.
On 14 June 2017, the Hong Kong Legislative Council passed the
Arbitration and Mediation
Legislation (Third Party Funding)(Amendment) Bill 2016 (the 2016 Bill), which, amongst other things, puts beyond doubt that third party funding of
arbitration and mediation is permissible under Hong Kong law.
The Act lists a variety of proceedings in respect of which there is no limitation period (section 16): proceedings for declarations; proceedings to enforce court orders and other orders that are enforceable in the same way as court orders; proceedings under the Family Law Act relating to support; proceedings to enforce
arbitration awards; proceedings by persons in possession of collateral to redeem or realize
on it; proceedings arising from sexual assault in certain circumstances; proceedings to recover fines, taxes and penalties owing to the Crown; proceedings relating to claims by the Crown (or by a delivery agent under social welfare
legislation) in various circumstances; proceedings to recover money owing in respect of certain student loans, awards and grants.
On April 4, 2017, the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Ontario introduced private member
legislation that would amend the Labour Relations Act, 1995 (Act) to bring «card check» union certification back to Ontario for the first time since 1995, and to implement a new first contract
arbitration process.
One commented that because judicial interpretations in China serve as an important source of interpretation of law, as more detailed and convincing guidance
on how Chinese
legislation should be applied, that he usually followed (applied) judicial interpretations of Chinese substantive law in
arbitration.
I am pleased to see that you consider the recent Ontario
legislation on e-commerce and international
arbitration to be helpful, since I had a hand in developing it while I was in government.
News
on matters concerning distribution (
legislation, international conventions, initiatives of international bodies, court and
arbitration cases, etc.);