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The U.S. Supreme Court granted a petition yesterday to hear BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina, Docket No. 12-138, to determine an arbitrability is...
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Today, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) and the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM) entered into two groundbreaking agreements. The first provides for mutual exchanges of neutrals and the second provides for CAM to be CPR’s exclusive 21st Century Corporate Pledge Partner in Italy.
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This morning the U.S. Supreme Court reversed its recent course of reining in class actions. It deferred to an arbitrator’s determination, ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released new guidelines this week for its examiners prohibiting the use of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration ...
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This is an interview with Peter Rees of Shell regarding CPR and its' 21st Century Pledge with Metropolitan Corporate Counsel.
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This article is primarily addressed at commercial ADR in the business-to-business context, where the essential element is party choice about the mechanism used and the level of procedural safeguards desired. We appreciate that in a few, very narrow and specific areas of law (particularly where a large power discrepancy exists between parties),limited regulation may be necessary.
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30-SECOND SUMMARY
A consistent and coordinated approach to dispute management can make this global function more creative and cost-effective. Single-point accountability is one option for managing a litigation portfolio. It enables best practices in the critical areas of early case assessment and budgeting, coordination with outside counsel, and the collection and review of information for regulatory purposes. Ongoing education and
training provide the right resolution resources, both internally and externally.
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The CPR Institute published the item below late Thursday afternoon, May 23, responding to the interpretation of CPR's Non-Administered Arbitration Rul...
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The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
The Editor interviews Kathy Bryan, President and CEO of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute).
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CPR has promulgated a set of administered arbitration rules to increase parties’ range of options. The CPR Rules for Administered Arbitration (July 1, 2013) provide parties with the same well-designed procedures and high quality arbitrators as CPR’s non-administered option, while also allowing the parties to avail themselves of CPR’s quality staff and resources when an administered process is desired.
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