By Genevieve Francois Introduction The American arbitration system is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, which creates a structure that allows companies to mandate arbitration for dispute resolution. This format forces disputes to be resolved privately rather than in the more public arena of the court system. Mandatory arbitration clauses are often purposefully hidden within…
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So, You Think You Can Arbitrate?
By: Aissatou Toure; Articles editor Arbitration is in demand. In 2023 alone, complainants brought 7,554 new cases into arbitration. Before becoming an arbitrator, one must know what arbitration entails; however, arbitration evades easy definition. The World Intellectual Property Organization defines arbitration as: “a procedure in which a dispute is submitted, by agreement of the parties,…
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