Class Arbitration Waiver (US): webinar and standard clause | Practical Law

Class Arbitration Waiver (US): webinar and standard clause | Practical Law

On 18 April 2012, Hagit Elul of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP spoke in a PLC US webinar about prohibiting class arbitration in the US. The webinar is now available on demand, and we have also published a standard clause on prohibiting class arbitration in the US, authored by Hagit Elul. (Free access.)

Class Arbitration Waiver (US): webinar and standard clause

Practical Law UK Legal Update 6-519-0285 (Approx. 3 pages)

Class Arbitration Waiver (US): webinar and standard clause

by PLC Arbitration
Published on 25 Apr 2012 • International, USA (National/Federal)
On 18 April 2012, Hagit Elul of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP spoke in a PLC US webinar about prohibiting class arbitration in the US. The webinar is now available on demand, and we have also published a standard clause on prohibiting class arbitration in the US, authored by Hagit Elul. (Free access.)
On 18 April 2012, PLC US held a webinar, Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements: Drafting Effective Clauses in the New Environment, in which Hagit Elul of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP spoke about prohibiting class arbitration in the US. The webinar was recorded and is available to download on demand.
In addition, we have published a Standard clause, Class Arbitration Waiver (US), also authored by Hagit Elul. The clause contains language parties may insert into a corporate or commercial agreement to expressly prohibit class arbitration or the consolidation of claims brought by more than one claimant. The clause has been added to the US Arbitration toolkit and the Arbitration clauses toolkit.