Arbitration
Representation
Arbitration is a less formal process than regular judicial proceedings. John Spalding has argued before tribunals in United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Attorney Spalding’s knowledge of commercial arbitration as well as other forms of alternate dispute resolution helps him to provide first-class service to his clients.
These days many arbitrations are conducted via Zoom, which Attorney Spalding is very much familiar with.
Arbitration Agreements and Clauses
One crucial element of any contract is the dispute resolution clause. Getting this wrong can have major consequences for your business. A well-drafted arbitration clause can survive even an invalid container contract. Arbitration agreements set forth the venue, rules, procedures and applicable laws for disputes arising from the container contract so that there can be no genuine surprises when a dispute arises. A well-draft arbitration clause makes it more difficult for any party to a contract to seek a legal remedy in the public court system. This is important since it is often the case that contract dispute should be held in private in order to avoid the consequences of public disputes.
Motions
If you have an arbitration clause in your contract, but the other party doesn’t want to arbitrate, you’re going to need a great lawyer to formal legal process to compel arbitration.
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