Number of the Week: 12 As in the 12th Man - also known as the die-hard fans who helped propel the Seattle Seahawks to their first-ever Super Bowl victory last Sunday.

La Emocionología del Arbitraje y la Mediación por el Dr. Gilbert K. Squires, P.E., BCS, FCollArb, DCIArb (Doctor Juris, Ingeniero Profesional Registrado, Especialista en Derecho Internacional, y Litigio y Arbitraje Internacional, Miembro Distinguido del Colegio de Árbitros Comerciales, Diplomado en Arbitraje Internacional del Instituto Colegiado de Árbitros (DCIArb)). Árbitro Internacional, Mediador, Magistrado Especial. Squires inventó la palabra “emocionología.”

Arbitration agreements have faced tackles and turbulence in a series of cases litigated in Missouri courts over the past few years.

New York is often thought of as a center for commercial arbitration, whether for straightforward contract disputes ...

Uber recently has entered into the business of freight.

Draft stronger arbitration clauses for business contracts with these practical tips to tailor necessary elements and optional provisions to parties' needs.

Judicial proceedings to confirm or vacate arbitral awards can create a conflict between the presumption that judicial proceedings are public and the expectation that arbitrations are private.

As continued legalization of cannabis across jurisdictions in the U.S. and foreign countries causes the industry to become increasingly lucrative, determining proper avenues for dispute resolution...

While it is essential to have a working knowledge of discovery rules in the jurisdiction you're seeking information in, it is also essential to engage local counsel from the outset, to help navigate jurisdictional specific issues.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit decided four arbitration cases in 2025, each addressing a different piece of the process: agreement formation, scope, waiver, and judicial oversight of ongoing arbitration proceedings. Individually, they generated the usual case-specific commentary. But read together, they tell a bigger story: The Second Circuit is done treating arbitration agreements as a special category of contract that gets the benefit of the doubt. Going forward, they will be evaluated like any other agreement.

In Ocean Pacific Hotels Ltd. v. Lee, 2025 BCCA 57 ("Ocean Pacific"), the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the "BCCA") held that a breach of the duty of honest performance...

When organising a project or a collaboration, entities should ensure all participants are aware of privacy obligations.

The hospitality industry is no stranger to disputes between and among parties to its operating and license agreements: owners and operators, franchisors and franchisees, restaurant operators and hotel operators, operators and employees, condo-hotel developers and unit purchasers, and on and on. Every relationship and every industry agreement is a potential source of a dispute.

Kyle Tayman on how companies can prepare for the increasing use of mass arbitration.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up many challenges for businesses. Severe and sustained travel restrictions, as well as other uncertainties, have resulted in many employees not taking time off and thus having significant accrued ...

As the aerospace industry continues to grow, it is crucial for companies to protect their innovative ideas and technologies through intellectual property (IP) protection.

In Payward, Inc. and Others v. Chechetkin, the High Court of England and Wales refused the claimants' claim for the enforcement of a US arbitration award against a UK-based consumer.

The New Jersey Appellate Division recently issued a decision adding yet another hurdle for employers in the Garden State to overcome in drafting and enforcing arbitration agreements.

Not unlike the fine print of a consumer contract, next to clearly appealing provisions (such as the reduced arbitrator's fees), the latest version of the ICC rules ...

Commercial disputes are often best settled by arbitration rather than in court. That applies to disagreements involving cryptoassets as much as to any other area of business...