John Abbott

Jun 20, 2024 | mondaq.com | John Abbott

The first place to look is the arbitration agreement and ensure that the terms of the arbitration agreement itself is sufficiently broad to cover a particular dispute. The tribunal's jurisdiction is essentially derived from the arbitration agreement. But a consideration of the arbitration agreement may not be the final word on the matter, because the ability to arbitrate a particular dispute may also be affected by legislation and public policy of different jurisdictions.

Mar 29, 2024 | cbs19news.com | John Abbott

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Light House Studio will be holding its second annual Odds & Ends Experimental Film Festival on April 6 at the Vinegar Hill Theatre. Odds & Ends seeks films and videos that push formal and conceptual boundaries, allowing for multiple ways of understanding and interpretation. The aim is to celebrate a diverse range of pieces that work across modes and genres.

Dec 19, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Carla Cicero |John Abbott |David Bloom |Emily Braker

AbstractMuseum collections house millions of objects and associated data records that document biological and cultural diversity. In recent decades, digitization efforts have greatly increased accessibility to these data, thereby revolutionizing interdisciplinary studies in evolutionary biology, biogeography, epidemiology, cultural change, and human-mediated environmental impacts.

Dec 1, 2023 | laytons.com | John Abbott

The courts of England & Wales have long had the power to encourage the use of non-court- based dispute resolution processes including the ultimate threat to penalise a party who unreasonably refuses an invitation to engage in such process. The reasoning is simple, alternative dispute resolution is quicker and less expensive than court proceedings.

Oct 3, 2023 | laytons.com | John Abbott

This principle of the New York Convention is embodied in section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996. This provides that where proceedings are brought in respect of a “matter” which under the arbitration agreement is to be referred to arbitration the party against whom the proceedings have been brought may apply to the court to stay those proceedings.