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Good Ideas Don’t Stop at the Border: What U.S. Attorneys Can Learn from International Arbitration
By Leslie King O’Neal Although arbitration is widely used to resolve disputes globally, not all arbitrations look the same. Arbitration proceedings vary widely depending on the parties’, counsels’, and arbitrators’ legal traditions.[1] At the American College of Construction Lawyers’ annual meeting, four seasoned international arbitrators[2] discussed how “importing” some international arbitration practices can make U.S.
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Happy 1st Anniversary, Construction ADR Toolbox
By Leslie King O’Neal The Construction ADR Toolbox Blog Celebrates its First Anniversary It’s been a great year for our blog. We’ve covered many different ADR tools and topics in the past year. Here are a few highlights of posts on arbitration, mediation, artificial intelligence, insurance, and other ADR topics. We are looking forward to
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Happy Holidays to You
We wish you and yours a joyous holiday season and a happy new year. See you next year! Top Five Posts From 2024 These are our top five posts from 2024. We look forward to sharing more posts with you in 2025!
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The Attorney’s Role in Preparing Witness Statements and Exhibits
By Andrew Ness Last week’s post, Practical Tips for Drafting Witness Statements listed thirteen recommendations for making witness statements more effective and powerful. This week’s post adds guidance about the attorney’s role in drafting effective witness statements and exhibits, including some cardinal rules to follow to avoid potential disaster on cross examination. Who Drafts the
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Practical Tips for Drafting Witness Statements
By Andrew Ness Drafting Effective Witness Statements Using Witness Statements in Arbitration (8/31/24) addressed the basics for using written witness statements in lieu of direct testimony in arbitration. This post provides tips for drafting effective witness statements. Practical Tips for Drafting Effective Witness Statements Takeaways Drafting effective witness statements requires collaboration between counsel
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Using Witness Statements in Arbitration
By Andrew Ness Witness Statements Gain Popularity in U.S. Arbitrations Of the many innovations gaining wider acceptance in U.S. arbitrations, use of fact witness statements in lieu of direct examination is leading the pack. For those considering the use of witness statements in an upcoming arbitration, this post outlines the procedures generally adopted, and the
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