Previously, this Blog has written about the difficulties a party encounters when trying to vacate an arbitral award. (E.g., here , here and here.) Indeed, courts are very reluctant to …
Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution. Most often, parties will voluntarily agree to arbitrate their disputes, instead of allowing a judge or jury in a court of law …
It is well settled that New York has a “long and strong public policy favoring arbitration,” such that the “courts [will] interfere as little as possible with the freedom of …
In New York, judicial review of arbitration awards is limited. Tullett Prebon v. BGC Fin., 111 A.D.3d 480, 482 (1st Dept. 2013). The reason for such a limited review is …
Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution where the parties voluntarily agree that a neutral, private person will resolve any legal disputes between them, instead of a judge or …
Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution where the parties voluntarily agree that a neutral, private person will resolve any legal disputes between them, instead of a judge or …
In March, this Blog wrote (here) about Hyuncheol Hwang v. Mirae Asset Sec. (USA) Inc., 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 30368(U) (here). Hwang involved an employment dispute in which Hyuncheol Hwang …
Alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) has been gaining momentum as an alternative to litigation over the past decade. Most major corporations insist on it, in one form or another, in every …
Parties to commercial and business disputes frequently encounter and litigate the threshold question whether their dispute must be arbitrated rather than litigated in court. But, before this question can be …
Under Section 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), a party can vacate or modify an arbitral award under four narrow circumstances: “(1) where the award was procured by corruption, …
