Tag: Arbitration

The Impact of West Tankers on Parties’ Choice of a Seat of Arbitration

Daniel Rainer

In Allianz SpA v. West Tankers Inc., the European Court of Justice (ECJ) deemed antisuit injunctions, a tool that English courts commonly employ to enforce arbitration agreements, incompatible with EU law.  As a result, English courts can no longer issue an antisuit injunction preventing a party—who is either ignoring or contesting… Read More »

The Unconscionability Game: Strategic Judging and the Evolution of Federal Arbitration Law

Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl - University of Houston Law Center

In a fairly short period of time, arbitration agreements have migrated beyond their traditional domains, such as commercial transactions between sophisticated business entities, and have come to pervade the contemporary economy. A typical consumer might have agreed, though not necessarily consciously, to arbitrate disputes with his or her credit card… Read More »