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US Court of Appeals Permits Discovery in International Commercial Arbitration*

September 26, 2012

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision that may have a significant impact on the taking of evidence in international arbitration. The court held that an arbitral tribunal constituted a “foreign or international tribunal” for purposes of section 1782 of Title 28 of the United States Code (28 U.S.C.…

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New Saudi Arabian Arbitration Law*

August 30, 2012

The new Saudi Arabian Arbitration Law (“Arbitration Law”) that was approved on April 16th, 2012 is a significant step forward in the development in the law in the Kingdom and has wide-ranging implications for businesses (both local and international) trading in the domestic market. In particular, the new Law removes many of the negative aspects…

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New German Mediation Law Passed in the Bundestag*

August 29, 2012

After a long and intense debate, the Act for the Promotion of Mediation and other Procedures of Extrajudicial Conflict Settlement (Gesetz zur Förderung der Mediation und anderer Verfahren der außergerichtlichen Konfliktbeilegung) passed German parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) on June 28th 2012 (BR-Dr 377/12). The role that judges are to play in mediation, and the model of…

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Die neue gesetzliche Regelung der gerichtlichen und außergerichtlichen Mediation – Es bleibt spannend!*

August 29, 2012

Am 26. Juli 2012 ist das Gesetz zur Förderung der Mediation und anderer Verfahren der außergerichtlichen Konfliktbeteiligung in Kraft getreten (BGBl I, 1577). Damit ist ein zähes Ringen und eine von Lobbyinteressen geprägte Diskussion zunächst beendet und ein Kompromiss gefunden. Ein wichtiger Schritt, denn die Verfahren der alternativen Streitbeilegung (Alternative Dispute Resolution/ADR) sind auch in…

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International Arbitration Series: What is Arbitration?

July 18, 2011

“When will mankind be convinced and agree to settle their difficulties by arbitration?” – Benjamin Franklin Ben Franklin may be pleased to know that arbitration has become a leading method of resolving disputes, especially in the international context. Generally, arbitration is a creation of contract. Two parties decide that they will submit their disputes to…

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