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Arbitral Institutions Join Together to Assist Proceedings Affected by COVID-19
How will my arbitration be affected by COVID-19? In a recent joint statement, arbitral institutions serving all around the world have come together to help answer questions about arbitral proceedings affected by COVID-19. With the [...]
California Supreme Court Rules Hague Service Convention May Be Waived, Upholding Party Autonomy in International Arbitration
On 2 April 2020, the California Supreme Court held that parties can waive the Hague Service Convention in their arbitration provisions when they agree on a specified manner of service. The decision in Rockefeller Technology Investments (Asia) VII [...]
Hague Court of Appeals Reinstates Yukos Oil Award for $50B against Russia
Earlier in February, the Hague Court of Appeals reinstituted an arbitral order against Russia to pay $50 billion to the shareholders of the former Yukos Oil Company for expropriation. This decision overturned a Hague District [...]
New Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration Unveiled in The Hague
The New Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague hosted a symposium at the Peace Palace to debut the new Hague Rules on Business and [...]
Second Circuit Expands Jurisdictional and Extraterritorial Reach of US Discovery Statute
28 USCS § 1782 has once more been the focus of a recent case for discovery in proceedings located outside of the US (a comprehensive look at current issues of Section 1782 can be [...]
US Appellate Court Approves US Discovery In Aid of International Arbitrations Seated Outside US
28 USCS § 1782 is a US federal statute which permits parties to seek discovery of documents and other items in US federal courts, for use in proceedings based outside of the US. A recent [...]
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