Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another long-running international dispute, in the solar industry, between American and East Asian businesses. The dispute, which was subject to various laws of the United States, concerned a joint venture to produce solar panels and involved disputed exclusivity provisions, intellectual property disputes, disputed non-compete […]
United States Arbitration
Does an Arbitration Clause Survive the Termination of a Contract?
An arbitration clause in a contract is generally regarded as an autonomous agreement that may survive the termination of the contract that contains it. This presumption is often referred as “separability” or the “doctrine of separability”, according to which an arbitration clause is a “separate contract” whose validity and existence are independent from the substantive […]
Aceris Law Successfully Resolves ICC Arbitration Involving the Cryptocurrency Industry
The international arbitration boutique Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has successfully resolved another dispute for another client, this time an arbitration concerning the cryptocurrency industry. Cryptocurrency arbitrations remain rare, but are likely to grow over the coming years as blockchain-related technologies become more mainstream. Cryptocurrencies are digital assets that serve as a […]
Aceris Achieves American Clients’ Objectives in ICDR Arbitration
Aceris Law has again achieved the outcome sought by its clients, this time in an ICDR arbitration between European claimants and Aceris’ American clients. The ICDR arbitration, initiated by European claimants represented by a large corporate firm, were brought against Aceris’ clients and concerned claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraud in the inducement, negligent misrepresentation and unjust […]
Aceris Successfully Resolves ICDR Arbitration for Canadian Respondent
Aceris Law has assisted another Canadian client in obtaining the successful resolution of an ICDR arbitration brought against it. The ICDR arbitration, initiated by a Fortune 500 American electronic commerce company against the Canadian respondent, concerned alleged illegal acts under U.S. federal law, alleged violations of Washington State law and claims of breach of contract. Following […]
Aceris Successfully Resolves International Arbitration under California Law
Aceris Law has assisted a Filipino respondent in obtaining the successful resolution of a JAMS international arbitration under California law brought against it. The JAMS arbitration, initiated by a U.S. public company specialising in computer network infrastructure, was brought against the Filipino company in relation to alleged breaches of a contract. The arbitration involved parallel […]