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CIETAC has recently attracted a fair amount of criticism from foreign commentators. Critics allege, among other things, an inherent bias against foreign parties due to frequent appointment of Chinese presiding [...]

Consider the implications of a pair of high-profile punitive damages cases: BMW of North America vs. Gore: Nine months after buying a new BMW, Ira Gore learned that the carmaker [...]

OVER THE PASE TWO DECADES, business people and their professional advisers have come to appreciate the merits of alternative dispute resolution, mediation in particular, as an effective and efficient way [...]

Buying and selling online wins rave reviews from entrepreneurs who can find the supplies they need with a few keystrokes and easily reach customers halfway around the world. But if [...]

The significance of mediation to resolve a business dispute is examined.

The details of the increasing arbitration disputes, which are dealt in with excellent legal services provided in Singapore, India, Hong Kong and London, are discussed. The service and costs details are comparatively emphasized

The ICAEW's role is to assess complaints against members and firms and to determine whether a complaint shows a potential liability to disciplinary action that can be dealt with either by the investigation team or the conciliation team. The generic term, alternative dispute resolution encompasses a number of processes including mediation which is arguably the most well known and widely used by the parties in addition to or in tandem with litigation.

Only 50 retentions disputes were referred to the adjudications panel of the Association of Independent Construction Adjudicators (AICA) between August 2000 and July 2003. Of these, 46 resulted in a [...]

Everyone involved in construction has a personal code of professional behavior. We were all brought up with a set of morals, but those morals differ from person to person. There [...]

The World Jurist Assn of Washington, DC, and the International Centers of Arbitration based in Houston, TX, have decided to establish an alternative dispute-resolution mechanism for companies involved in Asian business. The system would involve putting up a center in Manila, Philippines, that would oversee commercial disputes and provide arbitration and mediation services. Disputes in the area are handled courts which, unfortunately, are severely handicapped by backlog civil matters.

The purchaser of Executive Life Insurance Co (ELIC), Aurora, has agreed to pay 92-95% of ELIC policyholders 100 cents on the dollar for their policies. However, the remaining policyholders make up $1.4 billion in claims that will get much less. The Action Network for Victims of Executive Life (ANVEL) was protesting this until Aurora declared that it would not pay out anything if ANVEL persisted in its claims. ANVEL will continue to fight what it calls a gag order and will continue to ask for maximum disclosure on major issues., Reports that 92 percent to 95 percent of Executive Life Ins. Co. policyholders will recover 100 cents on the dollar have overshadowed the fact that there is still an estimated [...]

Settling a discrepancy between two companies is not an easy task, especially when there is money involved. So when such a dispute arose between NACM members Orange Coast Electric Supply [...]