New York is one of the world’s leading arbitration centres. New York regularly ranks first in North America, and now third globally, among all arbitral sites for International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) arbitrations, and it is...more
On January 8, 2019, the US Supreme Court held in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc., 586 U.S. --- (Jan. 8, 2019), that when a contract delegates to arbitrators the question whether a dispute is subject to...more
2/8/2019
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Wholly Groundless Doctrine
A recent decision of the Appellate Division reaffirms the extreme skepticism with which claims of “manifest disregard of the law” are viewed by New York courts in the context of applications to vacate international arbitral...more
10/24/2018
International arbitration is a fast-moving express train, with new awards and court decisions of significance somewhere in the world rushing past every week. Legislatures, too, constantly tinker with or entirely revamp...more