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Federal appeals court upholds pro-worker California law limiting arbitration

JURIST

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held Wednesday that workers in California will not be forced into arbitration as a condition of employment. In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 51 (AB51), to limit workplace arbitration agreements. The judge found that the law was preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA).

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Afghanistan dispatch: The Taliban’s new bar exam procedures and the notable absence of new women attorneys

JURIST

In accordance to this procedure, in order to practice law in Afghanistan, every licensed attorney is required to pass a new evaluation exam. To assess the legal and Islamic knowledge of attorneys who are interested in taking the test and obtaining a new license, a new testing mechanism was established. Answer : No.

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U.S. Supreme Court Restricts Discovery Assistance to International Arbitral Tribunals

Conflict of Laws

courts may not help arbitral tribunals sitting abroad in the taking of evidence. This is because in the opinion of the Court, such an arbitral tribunal is not a „foreign or international tribunal“ in the sense of 28 U.S.C. The decision concerned an institutional and an ad-hoc arbitration. On 13 June 2022, the U.S.

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VOILA! LET’S ARBITRATE! BLOG POST-8: ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS ABOUT TO HAPPEN!

LexForti

Now we have arrived to the most important part in the process of International Commercial Arbitration i.e., the Arbitration Proceedings. Since we have come this far, I think it is safe to say that Arbitration proceedings are very flexible in respect to the place, time and procedure decided.

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Where Your Litigation Career Path Can Take You

Paralegal Bootcamp

In our latest podcast episode, I interviewed Kim Bookout who I’ve known for 17 years! She was one of my first new hires after taking on a paralegal manager position in 2004. It was paralegals like Kim who made my job as a manager so much easier. ARE YOU NEW TO LITIGATION? Prefer Audio Instead of Reading?

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VOILA! LET’S ARBITRATE! BLOG POST-5: Send ‘EM THE NOTICE OF ARBITRATION.

LexForti

Since we have already understood the meaning of International Commercial Arbitration and the basic process of conducting any commercial arbitration, we can now start with how a party can invoke an arbitration clause when a dispute arises from a commercial contract.

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Evolution and Process of International Commercial Arbitration in India

LexForti

Ever thought since when the concept of arbitration started happening? According to the biblical theory, King Solomon was considered to be the first arbitrator when he settled the issue between two women who were claiming to be the mother of a baby boy. It covers both International and Domestic arbitration.