UNITED STATES 933

31 - 05 - 2017

UNITED STATES 933

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. XLIII (2018)
Jurisdiction United States
Summary

US 933. Venco Imtiaz Construction Company v. Symbion Power LLC, United States District Court, District of Columbia, Civil Action No. 16-1737 (JDB), 31 May 2017

Related topics
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The court discusses the burden of proof of the grounds for refusing enforcement under the Convention.

Burden of proof on respondent
518

Public policy: The court discusses the meaning of (international as compared to domestic) public policy, generally defined as the basic notions of morality and justice of the enforcement State.

Paragraph 2 - Distinction domestic-international public policy
524

Public policy: The court discusses the effect of other alleged violations of public policy on the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, such as contradictory reasons, manifest disregard of the law (US), etc.

Other cases
601

The court discusses the conditions for granting adjournment of a proceeding relating to the recognition and enforcement of an arbitral award, and the court’s discretionary power to do so, as well the determination of “suitable security” and the power to request it.

Adjournment of decision on enforcement
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