Sentences with phrase «standard arbitration agreement»

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-...]

In this case, the language of the arbitration agreement — which is typically found in many standard arbitration agreements — was broad enough to capture allegations of fraud.

Not exact matches

University of Cincinnati College of Law Professor Barbara Black spoke this morning about how the compelled arbitration process, a standard feature of most broker - client agreements, is being used to sweep what she called «very big problems» under the rug.

In its template agreement filed with the CFPB as of March 31, American Express» Gold Card now has, instead of a standard pre-dispute arbitration clause, an expanded «Claims Resolution» section.

The court reasoned that the wording of the arbitration agreement had not made it clear that the parties regarded the venue as critically important.898 The courts of the United States have similarly considered that the «appropriate standard of review would be to set aside an award based on a procedural violation only if such violation caused substantial prejudice to the complaining party.»

He was appointed for «his contributions to reforming labour and employment standards as one of North America's foremost legal scholars,» including serving as a panelist in the United States / Canada Free Trade Agreement softwood lumber arbitration in 1992.

Representing Standard Chartered Bank and a subsidiary in two ICSID arbitrations (one under a Bilateral Investment Treaty and one under a Power Purchase Agreement), relating to its investment in a power station in Tanzania

Hodgson's panel, «The Law as a Primary Tool,» will examine such topics as the law and rules applicable to the arbitration agreement and jurisdictional issues in view of latest case law; the law applicable to ancillary issues, such as incorporation of companies, powers of attorney and other issues of representation; the law applicable to the standard of proof and evaluation of evidence; and laws potentially relevant in cases involving States.

He acts regularly on behalf of employers during certification applications, collective bargaining, rights and interest arbitration, and advises on collective agreement administration where interpretation, employment standards and human rights issues often arise.

He has experience providing advice in a broad range of areas including contractual disputes, collective agreement administration, arbitration, discipline, termination, wrongful dismissal, employment standards and human rights issues.

He advises on certification, negotiation, application and interpretation of collective agreements, grievances and arbitrations, labour standards, industrial accidents and occupational diseases, health and safety, recourses pertaining to labour law (such as injunctions, evocations, complaints), employment contracts, dismissals and severance packages, human rights and freedoms, pension plans and fringe benefits, access to information and decrees.

• Access Bank, Ecobank, Stanbic Bank, Barclays Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, SG - SSB: General litigation representation • Meridian Port Holdings Ltd: Ghana counsel in a dispute over a Concession Agreement over the lease, building and operation of Port Container Handling & Services Terminal at the nation's premier commercial harbour • AngloGold Ashanti (Ghana) Limited: General litigation representation • Bankswitch Ghana Limited (Ghana): Ghana counsel in international arbitration between Bankswitch and the Government of Ghana • Balkan Energy Company: Ghana counsel in international arbitration and local litigation against the Government of Ghana regarding a Power Purchase Agreement Key Clients: AngloGold Ashanti, Balkan Energy, Stanbic, Guinness Ghana Breweries, Kasapa Telecom, Exim Bank, Dechert LLP, ATC Towers Ghana Limited, University of Ghana and American International School.

Many of these recent agreements include dispute resolution provisions which continue to provide for «ad hoc» arbitration, albeit with clauses which are more sophisticated than the standard short form articles found in the bulk of the BITs negotiated in the global surge in the mid-1990s.

Recognizing the growing importance of international arbitration as a means of settling international commercial disputes, the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (the Convention) seeks to provide common legislative standards for the recognition of arbitration agreements and court recognition and enforcement of foreign and non-domestic arbitral awards.

«It's a similar story in # 6 New Jersey, where bad high court decisions have boosted consumer litigation and undermined arbitration agreements in seemingly lawful contracts, and a lax standard for expert testimony continues to attract many products liability plaintiffs from across the country.

To date, the Bureau has conducted SBREFA panels for rulemakings regarding the integration of Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act mortgage disclosure requirements; mortgage servicing; residential mortgage loan origination standards; the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act; payday, vehicle, title, and similar loans; arbitration agreements; and debt collection.