By Phil Cutler Cutler Nylander & Hayton PS 1191 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 philcutler@cnhlaw.com 206-340-4600 Philip E. Cutler © 2011 It has undoubtedly happened to you. It is the week before trial. You are in the final throes of case preparation. You are feeling good about the case and your preparation. You [...]
Top Ten Mistakes Lawyers Make In Arbitration And Tips on How to Avoid Them!
August 31, 2011 By
By Phil Cutler Cutler Nylander & Hayton PS 1191 Second Avenue Seattle, WA 98101 philcutler@cnhlaw.com 206-340-4600 Philip E. Cutler © 2011 For over 20 years I have presided over or participated as a panelist in hundreds of arbitrations. Those experiences have shown me the good, the bad and the ugly. Quite frankly, there [...]
Copyright for Architectural Works
August 16, 2011 By
Copyright for Architectural Works by Thomas Hayton © 1993-2010 Thomas Hayton. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction; Nature of Protections 1.1. Copyright 1.2. Moral Rights 1.3. Purpose of This Paper 2. Who Owns the Protection and How Do They Keep It? 2.1. Who is the Author? 2.2. Registration 2.3. Notice of Claim to Copyright 2.4. Transfer, [...]
Intricacies of Dispute Resolution Clauses Within International Business Agreements-Key Drafting Considerations
August 5, 2011 By
INTRICACIES OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSES WITHIN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AGREEMENTS – KEY DRAFTING CONSIDERATIONS by Philip E. Cutler Cutler Nylander & Hayton, P.S. 1191 Second Avenue , Suite 1650 Seattle, WA 98101 Telephone: (206) 340-4600 Facsimile: (206) 340-4646 © 2010, Philip E. Cutler Phil Cutler is a principal in the Seattle law firm Cutler Nylander [...]
Sample Arbitration Submission Agreement
June 28, 2011 By
While arbitration is a recognized dispute resolution process – particularly in the business-to-business context – it is fundamentally a creature of contractual agreement among the parties and a written agreement to arbitrate is required. See, e.g., RCW 7.04A.060. The agreement to arbitrate may be entered into pre-dispute or after a dispute has arisen. The following [...]