Because arbitration is "a creature of contract," the threshold question to be decided on a motion to compel arbitration is whether the parties have agreed to arbitrate. New York law is clear that this ...

Timothy Tatarka is a recent graduate of Stanford Law School. On June 24, 2010, the Court – by a vote of seven to two – held that the issue of when an arbitration contract was formed, as well as ...

Learn about contracts from Harvard Law Professor Charles Fried, one of the world's leading authorities on contract law. Contracts are promises that the law will enforce. But when will the law refuse ...

A checklist of strategies and tips for effectively drafting commercial contracts, including guidance on how to effectively plan the contract drafting process, select the proper form of contract, and ...

When founded in 1952, the International and Comparative Law Quarterly (ICLQ) was unique. It was the only journal which offered the reader coverage of comparative law as well as public and private ...