Shareholders, Mandatory Arbitration Clauses, Arbitration

Alberta Court Applies Petrowest to Stay Arbitration in Favour of Receivership Proceeding

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 7/11/2025

On May 26, 2025, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta stayed a proposed arbitration in favour of an ongoing receivership proceeding in Mayfield Investments Ltd (Re). This decision marks the first time that an Alberta court...more

SEC Continues to Grapple with Mandatory Arbitration Hot Potato

Troutman Pepper Locke on 2/14/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission has again had to confront how to react to a mandatory arbitration provision that would have the effect of denying investors the ability to pursue federal securities law claims as a class...more

No Action Relief Prompts Clarification from SEC Chair on Mandatory Arbitration

Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog on 2/13/2019

In a novel sequence of events, SEC Chair Jay Clayton issued a statement on February 11, 2019 expressing the Commission’s non-view on mandatory shareholder arbitration provisions implemented by publicly-listed companies. ...more

Blog: On shareholder proposal for mandatory arbitration bylaw, Corp Fin passes the hot potato

Cooley LLP on 2/13/2019

The issue of mandatory arbitration bylaws is a hot potato—and a partisan one at that (with Rs tending to favor and Ds tending to oppose). And in this no-action letter issued yesterday to Johnson & Johnson—granting relief to...more

Blog: SEC Chair Confirms Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration Provisions And Dual-Class Share Structures Not Near-Term Priorities

Cooley LLP on 3/13/2018

Last week, at a meeting of the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Chair Jay Clayton delivered an opening statement, part of which addressed two governance topics of recent debate. One of the topics—dual-class share...more

Shareholders › Mandatory Arbitration Clauses › Arbitration

Alberta Court Applies Petrowest to Stay Arbitration in Favour of Receivership Proceeding

SEC Continues to Grapple with Mandatory Arbitration Hot Potato

No Action Relief Prompts Clarification from SEC Chair on Mandatory Arbitration

Blog: On shareholder proposal for mandatory arbitration bylaw, Corp Fin passes the hot potato

Blog: SEC Chair Confirms Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration Provisions And Dual-Class Share Structures Not Near-Term Priorities

SEC Commissioner Supports Mandatory Shareholder Arbitration

Business Litigation Reporter -- October 2014

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - Volume IX, Issue 34

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