California’s New International Arbitration Law Continues to Move Unopposed
On 27 June 2018, yet another committee of the California Legislature voted to pass California’s new international arbitration law. The bill, Senate Bill 766, was drafted to make California a more desirable seat for international commercial arbitrations, in particular regarding party representation. (For an in-depth analysis of Senate Bill 766, refer to Chang Law’s previous blog post, here.)
The bill was first brought to the California Senate where it was reviewed by two separate committees and then presented to the Senate floor to be voted upon by the entire Senate. By January 2018, both Senate committees had given the green light and the bill unanimously […]