Dispute settlements Flashcards

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1
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Does litigation require punctuality

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Yes

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How does lawyers and judges act differently in common and civil law

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In civil law judges lead the discussion while the lawyers take the lead in common law countries

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What is procedural law

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The law guiding the methods of dispute resolution actions required and how they are performed

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4
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The world becomes more litigious

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True

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5
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Commercial courts are not a distinct type of court

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False

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A courts jurisdiction is its competence

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True

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What can you do in a pre-trial

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Gain injunctions to prevent the other party form taking actions that would interfere with the trial f.ex their assets may be frozen or an Anton pillar order may be issued to take crucial evidence into custody

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What happens if the accused interacts with frozen property

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They may be fined and imprisoned

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What happens to the claimant if an asset is wrongly frozen

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The claimant needs to pay

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What is an Anton Pillar order

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The right of the claimant to enter the property of the accused and retrieve evidence

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Can the Anton Pillar order be used in arbitration

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no, only litigation

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Is privacy a counter to the anton pillar order

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No

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Who resolves the conflict in arbitration

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A panel of selected arbitrators, not the court

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What is adjudication

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The decision of the arbiters, it is binding by contract

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15
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What decides the role of courts in arbitration

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The arbitration clause in the contract

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16
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Is litigation in the public realm

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Yes

17
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Name the best source for english arbitration law

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the eaa English arbitration act

18
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If the adjudication of arbitration is unsatisfactory you may escape to the courts to get a better ruling

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No, not unless the ruling was procedural irregularity or an error of law

19
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The law chosen in the contract does always apply to the arbitration clause

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No there may be one law to regulate the contract and another to regulate the arbitration

20
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The arbitration clause is void if the contract is

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False

21
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You can only challenge the jurisdiction of the arbiters in the beginning of the arbitration procedure

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True

22
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Arbitration tribunals have the same powers as courts

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Yes

23
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Name the three reasons courts may overrule the decition of an arbitration

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Error of Law, Procedural irregularity and lack of jurisdiction (if claimed in the beginning of the procedure)

24
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What convention is an agreement to make arbitration decisions binding in 160 countries worldwide

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New york convention

25
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Arbitration is expensive and timeconsuming

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Yes

26
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Litigations and and arbitrations are antagonistic procedures

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True, alternative resolutions are not though