In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation, Amy interviews Deborah Hylton, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Deborah is admitted to the American Arbitration Association’s Panel of Arbitrators for Commercial, Consumer, Health Care, M&A and Joint Ventures; the American Health Lawyers’ Association Panel of Arbitrators; the International Institute of Conflict Prevention & Resolution’s Distinguished Panel of Neutrals for Arbitration; and FINRA’s Panel of Arbitrators. She was an arbitrator at the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (West) in 2020 (Online) and in 2019 in Vienna
Amy and Deborah talk about arbitrators as problem solvers and how full spectrum ADR and mediation can work in tandem with party-driven arbitration to urge counsel to work within a problem-solving framework.
This article was first published on the Arbitration Matters blog, here. In Petty v Niantic Inc., 2022 BCSC 1077, Justice Mayer stayed a proposed class action in favour of arbitration, except...
By James PlotkinIn this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Mirèze Philippe, Special Counsel at the International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce, on gender diversity in arbitration. https://youtu.be/6URk_FvjHX0
By Mirèze Philippe, Amy SchmitzThe Supreme Court has decided Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, No. 21-309, ruling unanimously that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) section 1 exemption of “workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce” includes classes of workers who...
By George Friedman