An advantage of commercial arbitration is that it is private. The dispute is resolved in a private proceeding. Unlike court, the public is not allowed in. Arbitrators must keep secrets Under the rules of most arbitral organizations and under ethics rules for arbitrators, the arbitrator must keep things confidential. E.g., AAA Comm’l Rule 25 (“The arbitrator and the AAA shall maintain the privacy of the hearings unless the law provides to the contrary.”); Code of Ethics for …
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“The Value of Peach Orchards” The Perils of Arbitrator Subject-Matter Expertise
The ability to select and appear before arbitrators with factual subject-matter expertise is often proclaimed as a great advantage of arbitration over litigation. However, expert/arbitrators can also present perils to natural justice and to arbitral award enforcement. (Published in ZDAR, July 2018) *The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CCA or any other organization. …
CCA 2021 Annual Meeting – Session Recordings
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Decision, Interrupted: Breaking Bias in Arbitrator Appointments
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What Happens When a Party Challenges the Arbitrator Selection Process Alleging Racial Bias?
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What’s New? 2021 Annual Arbitration Update
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2021 Ethics Practicum
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Using the Pre-Hearing Conference to Win Your Commercial Arbitration
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From International Dispute Resolution to Investment Arbitration, the Latest College of Commercial Arbitrators Inductees Among the ‘Most Diverse Yet’
The 12 New Fellows Considered Experts in the Industry; Span from Singapore to New York AUSTIN, TX – The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA), a professional, collegial organization established in 2001, celebrates and advocates excellence in the field of commercial arbitration – in the US and internationally - inducts 12 Fellows into its invitation-only society. The latest inductees add to more than 200 of the top commercial arbitrators in the industry. “Our new Fellows bring expertise …
Tips on Effective Use of Subpoenas in Arbitration
Earlier in my career both as an advocate and as an arbitrator I did not fully appreciate the differences in compelling testimony and documents from third parties in arbitration as compared to litigation at the courthouse. After serving on an arbitration panel where counsel for one side made some crucial mistakes in seeking subpoenas it became clear to me that understanding this issue was a necessary part of an advocate’s tool kit. My experience has proven that, in arbitration cases, …