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'Opt-In' For Judicial Review Of Errors Of Law Under The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Stephen Ware
'Opt-In' For Judicial Review Of Errors Of Law Under The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Stephen Ware
Stephen Ware
The Uniform Arbitration Act is one of the most successful uniform laws. It has been enacted in 35 states and 14 other jurisdictions have substantially similar statutes. Originally enacted in 1955, the Uniform Arbitration Act is now being revised for the first time. The current draft of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act contains a number of changes from the original. While most of these changes are minor, one is of great conceptual significance. That is the provision, currently Section 19(b), allowing parties to 'opt-in' for judicial review of arbitrators' legal rulings.
A number of concerns have been expressed about this …