In a prior blog post, Setting Aside Bais Din Agreements to Arbitrate Due to Procedural Issues, I discussed the absolute necessity of the Umpire/Arbitrator’s Disclosure and the fact that
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Following up on my blog post regarding Setting Aside Bais Din Agreements to Arbitrate Due to Procedural Issues, this post will focus on some more substantive issues that could
Continue Reading Duress as a Defense to Bais Din Agreements to Arbitrate
Let’s start this one with a hypothetical. A divorce action has been filed against you by your spouse. A very important court date is coming up regarding the children and
Continue Reading Setting Aside Bais Din Agreements to Arbitrate Due to Procedural Issues
Arbitrations can sometimes take on a more informal tone than an in-court proceeding. The entire vibe of the proceeding can be more relaxed; there’s usually no bailiff, nobody is wearing
Continue Reading Prohibition Against Dayanim Assuming Dual Roles in Custody Arbitrations in Bais Din
In my last blog post, I reviewed the requirements for parties to submit their marital disputes
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A Bais Din (also known as a Beth Din, Beit Din, or Beis Din), is a Rabbinical Court that resolves all types of disputes between people of the Jewish
Continue Reading Bais Din: What is it and How is it Relevant to Divorce Proceedings?A lot of people believe that COVID has caused divorce cases to drag and the legal system to be ground to a halt – or at least, to lag behind.
Continue Reading If You Want to Move Your Case to a Faster Conclusion, Consider Mediation and Arbitration
Many people opt for binding arbitration because it is supposedly faster and cheaper, and binding – thus final. Some people have to arbitrate their matters that they cannot settle amongst
Continue Reading If You Want A Right to Appeal an Arbitration Award, Build it Into Your Arbitration Agreement
Prior to the current coronavirus pandemic and resulting shelter in place orders, in many counties, there was already serious backlogs. What that means is that trial dates were hard to
Continue Reading Thoughts On Moving Cases Forward In Light of the Impact of Coronavirus
In one of the earliest posts I did on this blog going back ten years or more, I posited that you can only really settle when the time is right
Continue Reading The Inability or Refusal to Settle By the Lawyer, Not the Litigant