I explore how the lack of clear expectations on how the arbitration would proceed impacts an arbitrator’s continuing obligation to disclose relationships and consequences if they fail to do so.

Calling it a "momentous day for justice and fairness in the workplace," President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into a law a bill that ends forced arbitration for workers who are victims of sexual ...

SMU Office of Research – When companies are in a cross-border dispute over a contract, the prevailing mode of resolution currently is arbitration, perhaps in Singapore, a leading arbitration centre in ...

In a judgment handed down on Monday 10 November 2025, the English Commercial Court (the Court) ruled that arbitration awards made pursuant to ...

The Change - On September 17, 2025, and effective September 19, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced ...

In 2011, Congress created a new administrative pathway through which a party can challenge the validity of a granted patent: inter partes review (IPR). Like preexisting reexamination procedures, IPR ...

Uber is announcing a major policy change on how it handles sexual assault and harassment cases, ending the practice of mandatory arbitration starting today. The ride-hailing giant had forced accusers ...

Arbitration clauses are increasingly unavoidable, appearing in contracts for everything from credit cards to nursing homes. By agreeing to these clauses, millions of consumers are giving away their ...

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The way that Congress makes decisions seems almost designed to produce government shutdowns. Senate rules require a ...

Equifax won’t win any prizes for its handling of a massive security breach that potentially exposed the personal information of 143 million people to hackers. But it was striking that of all the ...