Proskauer's perspective on commercial litigation trends and legal developments
Whether you are a regular user of arbitration, a default user of your local courts or pick and choose a forum depending on the deal, it always pays to take a cold look at those choices. Do they still work for you? Will they work in the future when a dispute arises? Have you taken into account developments in law and current best practice?
Today is the day to review your dispute resolution (DR) provisions. Why? We give you 5 good reasons.
With an uptick in commercial wrangles expected as a result of measures taken to combat Covid-19, England is not alone in seeking to provide a welcoming jurisdiction to deal with such disputes.
We identified 6 key developments in arbitration case law in England from the last 6 months. In Part 1 of the two-part post, we explained how:
1. The English Court will determine the applicable law to an arbitration agreement and hold parties to their bargain by enforcing such arbitration agreements …
2. …But only where clearly drafted. The Courts will not save a party from competing clauses.
3. The English Court limits when a non-party can rely on arbitration agreements.
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