Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
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Arbitration News from Canada
Canada: British Columbia modernizes its international commercial arbitration legislation
British Columbia is now the second Canadian province to modernize its international arbitration legislation by adopting the 2006 amendments to the UNCITRAL Model Law...
NAFTA in Play: Investors’ Arbitration Rights
As the NAFTA withdrawal rhetoric heats up, it would be prudent to determine whether your company has any claims against a NAFTA government that...
International Service via the Postal Service: The U.S. Supreme Court Holds that the Hague...
Prior to May 22, 2017, there was a split among U.S. federal appellate courts as to whether service of process abroad, through postal channels,...
Ontario introduces new international arbitration legislation
Canada has long been an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction and was the first state to adopt the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration ("Model...
NAFTA in Play: Investors’ Arbitration Rights
With the ascension of the Trump administration, there is a question whether the investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS”) provisions under the NAFTA will survive. This...
Investor State Arbitration under CETA: Key Provisions and What to Watch for in 2017
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ('CETA') between the European Union and Canada was signed October 30, 2016. The deepening of Canadian and European...
Baker McKenzie releases North American Arbitration Primer
Baker McKenzie has released its North American Arbitration Primer. This builds on the success of Baker McKenzie's Asia Pacific Arbitration Primer that was published...
ICC and USCIB discuss rule amendments and other developments at event hosted by Baker...
The International Chamber of Commerce (the “ICC”) and the United States Council for International Business (the “USCIB”) held an event on January 18, 2017,...
The German Federal Constitutional Court confirms CETA
In its last week’s decision, the German Federal Constitutional Court gave green light for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ('CETA') between the European...
TPP text released: Investment Chapter
The much awaited text of the TPP has been released. As anticipated, the Investment Chapter (Chapter 9) sets out protections for investors of each...
Arbitration News from North America
U.S.: Supreme Court holds that class and collective action waivers in employment arbitration agreements...
Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, 138 S. Ct. 1612 (2018)
In these three consolidated cases, Plaintiff-Employees brought class action suits against their employers for...
U.S.: District court finds motion to confirm award was properly served pursuant to terms...
Voltage Pictures, LLC v. Gulf Film, LLC, LACV 18-00696-VAP (C.D. Cal. Apr. 17, 2018)
Between 2013 and 2015, Voltage Pictures and Gulf Film entered...
U.S.: Second Circuit holds that a party seeking to vacate an award must...
Certain Underwriting Members of Lloyds of London v. Insurance Company of the Americas, No. 17-1137-cv (2d Cir. June 7, 2018)
Petitioners-Appellees, Insurance Company of...
