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Update and Discussion on Legal and Practical Issues
Established in 2015 as a trusted neutral forum to meet increasing demand for effective transnational dispute resolution, the Singapore International Commercial Court (the “SICC”) is a division of the General Division of the...more
The Law Commission of England and Wales has concluded its review of the Arbitration Act 1996. In our International Arbitration Survey 2022, we canvased views on the potential areas for reform of the Act....more
Automatic Renewal Laws (ARLs)—statutes governing continuity programs and automatically renewing contracts—have proliferated throughout the United States since 2010. Companies that offer automatic renewal programs face an...more
On 22 September 2022, the Law Commission published a consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”) on the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the “English Arbitration Act”) which included a number of significant provisional...more
Join us for a lively discussion of critical year-end updates for California employers. We will address new legislation and key case rulings. Topics include: - New pay transparency and disclosure requirements -...more
While employers continued to grapple with the effects of COVID-19 on their businesses, last year’s California legislative actions led to relatively fewer employment law changes than usual for the upcoming 2022 year. Below...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
Concerns about bias and prejudice from multiple repeat appointments have plagued party-appointed arbitrators for years. This is true of international arbitration, commercial arbitration and, of course, insurance and...more
While Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules do not require member firms and customers to enter into arbitration agreements or otherwise preclude parties from litigating disputes through the state and federal...more
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed by President Trump on December 27, 2020, included within its over 5,900 pages the controversial and long-debated No Surprises Act (the Act), addressing surprise medical bills....more
The 2021 ICC Rules, which will enter into force on January 1, 2021, include a new requirement for disclosure of third-party funding arrangements. On October 8, 2020, the International Chamber of Commerce ("ICC") announced...more
The possibility of a cybersecurity incident—and ensuing litigation—is a fact of life for almost every business. Even companies that do not process or handle consumer information collect personal information about their...more
Illinois legislature recently approved the Workplace Transparency Act (WTA) – a sweeping piece of legislation that imposes a variety of restrictions and requirements on employers relating to workplace discrimination and...more
Australia has started to observe a rise in the number of data breach class actions being investigated and filed, although there has not yet been a successful data breach class action there. A range of factors are at play...more
• The International Court of Arbitration (the “Court”) of the ICC has published a Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the conduct of the arbitration under the ICC Rules of Arbitration (the “Note” or the “2019 Note”)...more
The Second Circuit recently joined other circuit courts in adopting a different standard for determining the evident partiality of a party-appointed arbitrator than a neutral arbitrator or umpire. In Certain Underwriting...more
The Department of Education, in an issue paper submitted as part of negotiated rulemaking on its final “borrower defense” rule, is proposing to require schools that use pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action...more
As discussed in an earlier article, the North Carolina Supreme Court recently held, in King v. Bryant, that physicians have a fiduciary relationship with their patients due to the special relationship of trust and confidence...more
On Oct. 24, 2016, a U.S. District Court issued a preliminary injunction restraining the U.S. Government from implementing the “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order and the related Final Rule and Guidance...more
On October 24, 2016, a federal judge enjoined the U.S. government from enforcing certain provisions of the controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule. The decision was handed down from Judge Marcia Crone in the U.S....more
Federal contractors recently scored a significant victory when a preliminary injunction blocked much of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule from taking effect. The rule, based on a 2014 executive order, was issued in August...more
Large government contractors on Monday received a reprieve, at least preliminarily, from the implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor’s so-called “blacklisting” rules, under which covered contractors (including...more
The injunction prevents the government from enforcing the final rule’s provisions on labor law violation disclosures and the restriction on arbitration agreements. Late in the evening of October 24, mere hours before the...more
On October 24, 2016, just one day prior to effective date of the Regulations and Guidance implementing the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (collectively the “Rule”), Judge Marcia Crone of the U.S. District Court...more
Late Monday evening, just before the FAR Final Rule and DOL Guidance on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (FPSWP) were set to take effect, a federal district judge in Texas enjoined the implementation of the...more