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AT&T Implements Baseball Arbitration to Save Time Warner Merger
The AT&T / Time Warner merger has been a subject of antitrust controversy for quite some time. Although vertical mergers are generally less-heavily scrutinized than horizontal mergers, the U.S. Department of Justice fought to [...]
Uber’s Arbitration Clause Deemed Unconscionable in Canada Court of Appeals
In the Ontario Court of Appeal’s first decision of 2019, the Court unanimously reversed a stay of proceedings and allowed a class action suit to continue within the judicial system, despite an arbitration clause [...]
China & Singapore Agree to Assemble Multi-National BRI Mediation Panel
During the opening speech of the China-Singapore International Commercial Dispute Resolution Conference, held on January 24, Senior Minister of State for Health and Law Edwin Tong announced China and Singapore’s agreement to assemble a [...]
Beijing Arbitration Center’s New Draft Investment Rules
The Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC) released the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center International Investment Arbitration Rules (the Rules) for public comment on February 12, 2019. The BAC drafted the rules [...]
Hong Kong Mediation Council to Oversee Investment Treaty Disputes
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) announced this week that its Hong Kong Mediation Council (HKMC) will administer investment disputes between a Mainland Chinese investor and the Government of Hong Kong in accordance [...]
Hong Kong Now Allowing Third-Party Funding for Arbitration
On December 7, 2018, the Hong Kong Department of Justice released its long-awaited Code of Practice for Third-Party Funding of Arbitration, which can be found HERE. The Code—which takes effect on February 1, 2019—sets [...]
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