The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on June 1 in GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS, Corp. v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC, holding that, in some circumstances, even nonsignatories to an agreement may invoke...more
6/3/2020
/ Arbitration Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Foreign Arbitral Awards ,
GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC ,
Motion to Compel ,
Non-Signatories ,
SCOTUS ,
State Law Claims ,
Subcontractors
On Nov. 21, the Queen Mary University of London School of International Arbitration, in partnership with the U.K.-based law firm Pinsent Masons LLP, released its ninth annual international arbitration survey focused on...more
On Nov. 21, the Queen Mary University of London School of International Arbitration, in partnership with the U.K.-based law firm Pinsent Masons LLP, released its ninth annual international arbitration survey focused on...more
3/9/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Disputes ,
Construction Litigation ,
Contract Terms ,
Forum ,
International Arbitration ,
Legal Costs ,
Statistical Analysis ,
Surveys ,
UK
Legal System -
1. Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What...more
7/9/2019
/ Acceleration ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Construction Contracts ,
Construction Industry ,
Contract Formation ,
Contract Termination ,
Contract Terms ,
Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing ,
Delay Claims ,
Delays ,
Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) ,
Duty to Warn ,
Expert Witness ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
FIDIC Contracts ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Jurisdiction ,
Liens ,
Limitation Periods ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Litigation Privilege ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Payment Bonds ,
Payment Suspensions ,
Performance Bonds ,
Personal Guaranties ,
Physical Impossibility Rule ,
Practical Completion ,
Settlement Offer ,
State Procurement Contracts ,
Subcontractors ,
Substantial Completion ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Time-Barred Claims ,
Timely Project Completion