This week, UNCITRAL Working Group III will consider the Draft Arbitrator Code of Conduct. They will be looking at proposed Article 3(2)(a), pursuant to which the obligation to remain independent and...
By Katherine SimpsonThis article first appeared in the Securities Arbitration Alert (SAA) Blog, here. A party is challenging JAMS’ neutrality as an administrator because the provider filed an Amicus Brief at the Supreme Court...
By George FriedmanThis article first appeared on Urbas Arbitral, here. In Parc-IX Limited v. The Manufacturer’s Life Insurance Company, 2021 ONSC 1252, Mr. Justice Markus Koehnen distinguished between an objection to jurisdiction and...
By Daniel Urbas