
Thursday, September 2, 2010 to Thursday, September 2, 2010
Ethics in Arbitration 2010There has been a proliferation of ethical guidelines and Codes which seek to simplify the issue of what and how much an arbitrator needs to disclose before (or during) an arbitration. Despite all these efforts, the US Supreme Court continues to apply the "evident partiality" standard of the Federal Arbitration Act which was espoused over 40 years ago in the Commonwealth Coatings case. The result is a non-uniform body of case law from the different circuit courts which has resulted in uncertainty and even in the extreme result of the vacation of an arbitral award for non-disclosure by an arbitrator. This practical program, taught by experienced practitioners, will seek to clarify the relevant issues and provide strategies for dealing with them effectively.
