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Section 1782—three ways to let arbitrators control international arbitration discovery

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Published on: 22 May 2020
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Law360, Expert Analysis: Until the US Supreme Court resolves a circuit split on whether section 1782(a) of Title 28 of the United States Code (Section 1782) (also cited as 28 USC § 1782) can be utilised in private, international commercial arbitration, there are steps that parties, tribunals and arbitral institutions can take if they believe that it is the arbitrators who should control discovery in arbitration, says David Zaslowsky at Baker McKenzie.

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