This article was first published in The International Arbitration Review, 4th edition (published in Juy 2013 – editor James H Carter).
The significant developments in US arbitration law during the past year include a continuing attempt by the courts to define the extent, if any, to which 'class' arbitrations, conducted by representative claimants on behalf of others on a collective basis, will find a place in US arbitral jurisprudence. Such cases arise most often in the context of consumer or franchisee cases that have few international aspects. But since US arbitration law is largely uniform in its application to both domestic and international cases, the effect of the resolution of these issues is likely to be significant for both.
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