UNITED STATES 944
Yearbook
Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. XLIII (2018)
Jurisdiction
United States
Summary
US 944. Alexander Mirza v. Cachet Hotel Group Limited Cayman L.P. et al., United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 17-CV-07140-RGK-KS, 17 November 2017
Related topics
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Agreement providing for arbitration in another State
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Agreement providing for arbitration within forum's State
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No place of arbitration designated
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"Null and void", etc.
The court discusses how to interpret the Convention’s requirement that the agreement is not null and void etc., as well as specific cases of invalidity: e.g., lack of consent (misrepresentation, duress, or fraud), vague wording of the arbitral clause; other terms of the contract contradict the intention to arbitrate, etc.