Petitioner Pao Tatneft (“Tatneft”), previously OAO Tatneft, initiated arbitration against the Ukrainian government. The case arose out of the parties’ joint ownership of CJSC Ukrtatnafta Transnational Financial and Industrial Oil Company (“Ukrtatnafta”) (Pao Tatneft v. Ukraine, Civil Action No. 17-582, (D.D.C. 2020) [click for opinion]). In 1998 and 1999, Tatneft made agreements with other Ukrtatnafta shareholders to vote as a 56% majority bloc. In January 2007, the Ukrainian Privat Group acquired a 1% interest in…
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CANADA Matthew Latella and Christina Doria A. LEGISLATION AND RULES[1] A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Canada is, for…
UNITED STATES David Zaslowsky, Mark Goodman, Barry Thompson, and Tom Tysowsky A. Legislation and Rule A.1 Legislation In the United States, arbitration-related rulemaking and legislation take place at both the federal (national) and state levels. The Federal Arbitration Act of 1925 (the “FAA”) remains the controlling federal arbitration statute and reflects an established national policy strongly favoring arbitration as a means of dispute resolution. There has been no federal legislation in the past year that…
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Join us on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, for the 2020 UCL/ Baker McKenzie Lecture on ‘International Arbitration – From Alabama to Brexit’. This year’s lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler and chaired by Professor Philippe Sands QC (UCL / Matrix Chambers). Starting at 18:00 GMT, this year’s lecture is being held virtually, and will last 75 minutes followed by a virtual networking reception. Please join us for this engaging conversation. Click here for…
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Piersing v. Domino’s Pizza, No. 19-2388 (6th Cir. June 17, 2020) [click for opinion] Plaintiff, Derek Piersing (“Piersing”) was an employee in the state of Washington for Defendant, Domino’s Pizza (“Domino’s”). Piersing accepted employment at a second Domino’s location and signed an arbitration agreement that specified that “all issues related to employment would be arbitrated and conducted according to the American Arbitration Association National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes” (the “AAA Rules”). Piersing…