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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Full Court Press: Preliminary Discovery And Arbitration Agreements In A Basketball Showdown

In most jurisdictions in Australia, a prospective plaintiff can obtain preliminary discovery orders from a Court to ascertain whether it has a right to obtain relief from a prospective defendant, before it commences any...more

K&L Gates LLP

Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 4

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Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, K&L Gates, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC, to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more...more

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Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 3

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Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, K&L Gates, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC, to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Global Perspectives: Construction & Infrastructure Disputes

We are pleased to present this year's Global Perspectives: Construction & Infrastructure Disputes, featuring key insights and legal developments of 2025 from around the world, with significant implications for construction...more

K&L Gates LLP

Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 2

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Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, K&L Gates, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC, to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more...more

Oppenheimer Investigations Group

Finding Clarity in Chaos: The Art and Satisfaction of Workplace Investigations

Workplace investigations often begin in chaos. Investigators are called upon to sort out messy work conflicts, which might include any one or more of the following...more

Troutman Amin LLP

NO HIGHLIGHTED HYPERLINK NO ARBITRATION: Court Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement in App Provider’s Website Because...

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What makes a link “hyper” anyway? Last month I discussed the importance of arbitration agreements to thwart TCPA class actions. Well today we see what happens when a website isn’t properly designed to assure consumers are...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Could Mandatory Arbitration Spell the End of Securities Class Actions?

On September 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that the presence of a mandatory arbitration provision in a company’s governing documents will not impact the agency’s decisions about whether to...more

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Glass Lewis Releases Benchmark Policy Updates

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Yesterday, Glass Lewis released its Benchmark Policy changes for 2026, which are included in this 90-page document...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Survol des conventions d’arbitrage

Introduction - L’arbitrage constitue un mécanisme intrinsèquement souple permettant aux parties, d’un commun accord, de créer un processus sur mesure qui est adapté à leurs préférences et à leur situation. Cependant, des...more

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Arbitration World: Efficient and Effective Proceedings – A Discussion with Two Leading Arbitrators - Part 1

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Declan Gallivan (Senior Associate, K&L Gates, London) speaks with two leading arbitrators, Lucy Greenwood and Klaus Reichert SC, to discuss how adjustments in the approach to the arbitration procedure can lead to a more...more

Ankura

Harmonizing SCL D&D2 and AACE 29R-03: Complementary Frameworks for Forensic Delay Analysis in International Arbitration

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The Society of Construction Law Delay and Disruption Protocol 2nd Edition (SCL D&D2) and the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering Internation (AACEI) Forensic Schedule Analysis Recommended Practice (29R-03) are...more

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Mediation in the UK: What the UK Can Learn From Singapore’s Implementation of the Singapore Convention on Mediation

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The UK government’s consultation on implementing the Singapore Convention on Mediation (the Convention) is a welcome and overdue step after the UK signed the Convention in May 2023. Once ratified in the UK, parties will be...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

The Power of Story: How to Use Stories at Trial and Mediation

​​​​​​​Trial lawyers are master storytellers, and storytelling is a powerful art. It’s powerful because human beings communicate, plan, operate, and live every day in the context of stories —fantastic narratives in which we...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Can Shareholders Just Agree Not to Sue Directors and Officers?

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In recent years, you may have seen an apocryphal quote that says something like: “There are decades when nothing happens, and years when decades happen.” For the legal frameworks that matter to D&O litigation risk—federal...more

Troutman Amin LLP

ARBITRATION TIME: Credit One Compels TCPA Plaintiff into Arbitration

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A very important tool in thwarting TCPA class action is the arbitration clause. While attorneys are very familiar with these clauses– and their importance–I find many business leads do not really understand why they matter....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - December 2025

As the U.S. government takes multibillion-dollar stakes in private companies and steers capital in other ways unprecedented outside of wartime, should companies be worried or opportunistic?...more

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Some of Your Sweepstakes FAQs Answered

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A Chinese proverb states that “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.” So take more than a minute to brush up on some common frequently asked questions concerning...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Arbitrators to Decide Whether Arbitration Agreement Survived the Termination of The Parties’ Substantive Agreement

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In Badme v. AECOM, 2025 N.Y. Slip Op. 06640, (1st Dept. Dec. 02, 2025), plaintiff sued for age discrimination after termination, arguing the arbitration clause in his employment contract expired when the contract ended. The...more

Hogan Lovells

SIAC Introduces the New Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol

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In August 2025, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) launched a Restructuring and Insolvency Arbitration Protocol, designed to provide a framework for arbitration of matters arising in the context of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

International Arbitration: English Commercial Court Refuses to Grant Anti-Suit Injunction to Stop Russian Foreclosure Proceedings

In a judgment handed down on 25 November 2025, the English Commercial Court (the Court) considered an application for an anti-suit injunction (ASI), preventing the defendant from pursuing foreclosure proceedings in Russia...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SDNY Confirms $11M Award in Flextronics v. Allianz, Delivering a Major Win for Policyholders

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A recent decision from the Southern District of New York provides D&O policyholders with favorable precedent on allocation, best-efforts obligations, and insurability. In Flextronics International Ltd. v. Allianz Global...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Appeals Up, ADR Down at CBCA in 2025

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The Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) recently posted its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), which showed a significant increase in appeals but decrease in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). In FY25, the...more

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Note to Small Business Owners: BEWARE the Arbitration Clause Trap

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My last article advised small business owners about the risks of agreements that contain unfavorable venue provisions. This one focuses on the consequences of overlooking arbitration clauses....more

Mayer Brown

TCU Establishes New Rules for Consensual Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

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At a plenary session held on November, 5 2025, Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) approved amendments to Normative Instruction No. 91/2022 (IN 91/2022), which governs the procedures for consensual dispute resolution and...more

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