Where an arbitration clause provides that parties “may” submit their disputes to arbitration, does this mean that arbitration is mandatory or merely permissive? What is the effect of a proviso in an ...

The Supreme Court on Monday (February 2) observed that the parties cannot be compelled to arbitrate when the very existence of the contract containing the arbitration clause was alleged to be fake.

Business disputes are as common as raindrops. In 2024 alone, the U.S. government reported there were 290,896 civil cases filed in U.S. district courts. The high cost, lengthy process and uncertain ...

"We agree with the defendants that the arbitrator selection language is not ambiguous and allows the three parties at issue in this case to each select his or her own arbitrator and the three chosen ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF/CONSUMER REPORTS) — Whether we’re buying a phone, a car, or shopping online, it seems like we’re squinting more than ever trying to read the fine print. Often in that tiny ...

LEESBURG, Fla. — A homeowner in Lake County claims a contractor kept his big deposit for a job that was never completed, but an arbitration clause is denying him a day in court. Action 9 investigates ...

A new bill introduced by Sen. Sherrod Brown, chairman of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, would prohibit big banks like Wells Fargo and other financial institutions from ...

A recent decision by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court in Oswin v (1) Otila (2) Ondray [2025] DIFC ARB ...