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            <title>U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Support for Arbitration of Statutory Claims</title>
            <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court, enforcing an arbitration clause, found that the &ldquo;right to sue&rdquo; language and the references to &ldquo;court&rdquo; and &ldquo;action&rdquo; in the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act were a &ldquo;commonplace&rdquo; means of referring to a cause of action but did not express the contrary congressional command needed to override the pro-arbitration philosophy reflected in the Federal Arbitration Act.]]></description>
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            <title>Court of Appeal affirms West Tankers pro-arbitration decision endorsing an arbitral award in the face of a possible inconsistent Italian judgment (26 January 2012)</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Court of Appeal affirms West Tankers pro-arbitration decision endorsing an arbitral award in the face of a possible inconsistent Italian judgment On 24 January 2012, the Court of Appeal handed down its keenly awaited decision in West Tankers Inc v Allianz SPA &amp; Generali Assicurazione Generali SPA [2012] EWCA Civ 27. It has upheld Field J&#039;s decision at first instance in which the court enforce]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Mediation Costs Not Recoverable by FDCPA Plaintiff, 11th Circuit Rules</title>
            <description>A consumer who prevails in a lawsuit under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act cannot recover the expenses of a court-ordered mediation, a federal appeals court has ruled. The January 10 decision by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Nicholas v. Allianceone Receivables Management, Inc</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>NLRB Rules that Requiring Employees to Waive Class-Wide Arbitration Constitutes an Unfair Labor Practice</title>
            <description>Labor and Employment Alert</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Family Dispute Arbitration Scheme Launches in February</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Divorcing couples who are unable to resolve financial matters by agreement will soon be able to use a new arbitration scheme as an alternative to litigation.&nbsp; Arbitration has long been a popular method for resolving commercial disputes and, for certain couples, arbitration will have many advantages over the alternatives]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it &#039;mediation privilege&#039;?</title>
            <description>Parties entering into a mediation usually sign a mediation agreement in advance which will include detailed and express provisions regarding confidentiality and privilege</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Rise in demand for mediation services</title>
            <description>More businesses are using mediation services to resolve their disputes instead of taking matters to Court, according to commercial litigation experts at Shakespeares. In doing so, they are minimising costs ...</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>CIArb&#039;s Costs of International Arbitration Survey 2011: the costs debate continues (Arbflash, December 2011)</title>
            <description><![CDATA[On 27 September 2011, the CIArb presented the results of its survey.&nbsp; The survey was conducted from November 2010 to June 2011 and included information on 254 arbitrations conducted between 1991 and 2010.&nbsp; Some of the findings were controversial, for example, the finding that arbitration is more expensive where the seat is in a civil law country rather than a common law country. Sceptics]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Ten Hallmarks of Effective Arbitration Agreements with Sovereigns and State Entities</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Arbitrating with sovereigns involves all of the issues inherent in proceedings between private entities plus a variety of specialized concerns.&nbsp; This article lists 10 of the most critical terms to ensure a level playing field in resolving a dispute with a sovereign party.&nbsp;]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Employment law reforms &ndash; what&#039;s on the cards?]]></title>
            <description>On 23 November 2011, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced the Government&#039;s radical proposals to reform employment law.</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>Orange County Business Journal Guest Article: Not All Arbitration Clauses Are Created Equal - Are you getting what you bargained for? 12/08/2011 Mark Erickson</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Haynes and Boone&#039;s Newsroom Orange County Business Journal Guest Article: Not All Arbitration Clauses Are Created Equal - Are you getting what you bargained for? 12/08/2011 Mark Erickson A common clause in today&#039;s commercial contracts is the &quot;dispute resolution&quot; clause]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>The International Chamber of Commerce Revises its Rules of Arbitration</title>
            <description>The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched a much anticipated revised version of its Rules of Arbitration. The revised Rules come into effect on 1 January 2012, replacing the current ICC Rules that have been in place since 1998. They will apply to any arbitration commenced in the New Year, unless otherwise expressly agreed between the parties.</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>International Arbitration Alert</title>
            <description>The DIFC Court goes global</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>International Arbitration in Australia: the need to centralise judicial power</title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:55:03 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title>U.S. Supreme Court Reiterates Strong Commitment to Enforcement of Arbitration Clauses</title>
            <description><![CDATA[In its unanimous November 7, 2011, per curiam decision in KPMG LLP v. Cocchi, the U.S. Supreme Court once again admonished state and federal courts that there is an &ldquo;emphatic federal policy in favor of arbitral dispute resolution]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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