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ArbitralWomen members regularly publish articles in highly-regarded legal and ADR journals

The Future of Class, Mass, and Collective Arbitration

At the Eleventh Annual ITA-ASIL Conference on class and mass claims in arbitration, the panelist Deepak Gupta, suggested that the best way to address large-scale arbitration in the future might be through legislative and regulatory action. The discussion arose in response to statements by keynote speaker Carolyn Lamm that class and mass claims would not only continue to arise in the coming years but might in fact increase as a result of the demands of a globalized economy. A case relevant to the discussion was handed down two weeks after the conferee closed. In her article, Professor Strong shares a few comments about Department of Enforcement v Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.and concludes that the law in this field is both diverse and evolving. In the coming years will doubtless see further challenges relating to class, mass and collective proceedings. However, the author notes, this does not appear to be an area of law that is going to disappear any time soon. Instead, if Ms. Lamm’s prediction holds true, the number of large-scale arbitrations will only increase with time.