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Germany’s Highest Court Upholds Validity of Arbitration Agreement which Excludes German T&C Law

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In an important decision this year (I ZB 48/24), the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed that parties can agree to exclude the application of German law on general terms and conditions in their arbitration agreements...more

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Second Circuit Rejects Challenge to Arbitration Award

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected an attempt to vacate an arbitration award related to a maritime contract....more

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Court Confirms Arbitration Award Against Non-Signatory Intervening Party in Arbitration

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Paychex Inc. had entered into an agreement to provide a company, Dan-Gulf Shipping Inc., with payroll-related services. The agreement contained an arbitration clause governed by the rules of the American Arbitration...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Eleventh Circuit Joins Others on Applicability of Domestic FAA Grounds to Vacate Nondomestic Arbitration Awards

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Earlier this year the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals joined the Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and D.C. circuits in the much-anticipated en banc decision of Corporacion AIC, SA v. Hidroelectrica Santa...more

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Hong Kong Court: Questions of Compliance With Pre-Arbitration Requirements Should Be Decided by the Arbitrator

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The Court of Appeal has confirmed that, subject to any agreement to the contrary, the failure to comply with pre-conditions to arbitration goes to the admissibility of a claim and should be determined by the arbitral...more

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Privy Council considers the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Cayman Islands

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On 19 May 2022, the Privy Council's judgment in Gol Linhas Aereas SA (formerly VRG Linhas Aereas SA) (Respondent) v MatlinPatterson Global Opportunities Partners (Cayman) II LP and others (Appellants) (Cayman Islands) [2022]...more

Hogan Lovells

New year, new views - arbitration highlights in the Year of the Rat

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As the world welcomes in the Year of the Rat, we take a look back at five recent decisions that made big waves in the Year of the Pig in their different ways, across Hong Kong, Singapore, and England. ...more

Carlton Fields

Fifth Circuit Affirms Arbitration Award and Finds Panel Was Fairly Constituted and Did Not Award Punitive Damages

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In addition to awarding monetary damages against the defendants, the arbitration panel ordered that the defendants be divested of their shares in the plaintiff corporation. The defendants sought to vacate the award, arguing...more

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What Did I Agree To? Importance of Reviewing Arbitration Provisions

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Polsinelli recently defeated a motion to dismiss a client’s judicial review of an arbitration award, successfully arguing that adopted arbitration rules that waive appellate rights do not waive a party’s right to judicial...more

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The Paris Court upholds the supranational nature of OHADA law in dismissing annulment application (CA Paris 16/25484, 20 December...

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The Paris Court of Appeals recently upheld an arbitral award applying OHADA law. The application to set aside the award had been brought by the State of Cameroon based on arguments made under Cameroonian law....more

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Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Landlord’s Attempt to Vacate Arbitration Award

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Sears Roebuck and Co. (Sears) entered a 40-year lease with Century III Mall, PA., LLC (“Century III Mall”), whereby Sears agreed to maintain an anchor store at the Century III Mall. ...more

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NY Appellate Court Weakens 'Manifest Disregard' Exception to Arbitration Enforcement

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A closely followed New York trial court decision in favor of the “manifest disregard” standard for vacating arbitral awards was recently reversed by the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division in In re Daesang Corp. v. The...more

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