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Case of the Day: Thai-Lao Lignite Co. v. Laos
The case of the day is Thai-Lao Lignite Co. v. Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (S.D.N.Y. 2014). I’ve covered the case several times before. Here is my brief description from my first post on the case:
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Case of the Day: Sea Hope Navigation v. Novel Commodities
The case of the day is Sea Hope Navigation, Inc. v. Novel Commodities, SA (S.D.N.Y. 2013). Sea Hope claimed that it had chartered a vessel to Novel. Holders of a bill of lading later asserted claims against Sea Hope for damage to the cargo caused by “rough handling.” Sea Hope commenced an arbitration against Novel……
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Case of the Day: FDIC v. IIG Capital
The case of the day is FDIC v. IIG Capital, LLC (11th Cir. 2013). In a short, per curiam decision, the court affirmed the confirmation of an international arbitral award over IIG’s argument that an arbitrator was not impartial because he had had contacts with the FDIC’s counsel; that IIG had not agreed to the……
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Case of the Day: BCB Holdings Ltd. v. Attorney General of Belize
The case of the day is BCB Holdings Ltd. v. Attorney General of Belize (C.C.J. 2013). It is, I think, our first case from the Caribbean Court of Justice. In order to settle a commercial dispute, BCB Holdings Ltd. and the Belize Bank, Ltd. entered into a settlement agreement with the government of Belize in……
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Case of the Day: Wires Jolley LLP v. Shlaimoun
The case of the day is Wires Jolley LLP v. Shlaimoun (C.D. Cal. 2013). Wires Jolley was an Ontario law firm. Zia Shlaimoun and Oussha Arda Shlaimoun, who apparently resided in California, had hired Wires Jolley to represent it in Canadian proceedings. The written agreement between the firm and the Shlaimouns called for arbitration of……