by Jolyon on 17 December, 2009
English arbitrations are generally certain, final and enforceable. They can be appealed in only limited circumstances, principally if the panel has erred as to its jurisdiction or on some point of English law or, and more rarely, if there has been some “serious irregularity affecting the tribunal, the proceedings or the award” (Arbitration Act 1996 [...]
by Jolyon on 20 November, 2009
On November 9, an en banc opinion of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that arbitration provisions in international reinsurance contracts are enforceable despite a Louisiana statute prohibiting arbitration agreements in insurance contracts.
In Safety Nat’l Cas. Ass’n v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s the Underwriters provided reinsurance for excess policies issued to a workers compensation [...]
