Sunday, February 21, 2010

Bais Din Wins!!

The Appellate Division has reversed the Supreme Court Judge in the Brisman v. HAFTR case.

What makes this ruling very interesting is the Appellate's statement that the rules for denying confirmation of the arbitrators ruling are "Very narrow". There is now way that the Judge's ruling in this case could fall into those limits. See CPLR 7511.

The Law gives huge amounts of power to Arbitrators once the arbitration agreement has been signed. When we originally read the Lower Court's decision, it was possible that the Bais Din had overstepped the boundaries defined by the Shtar Brurin and that was one of HAFTR's key arguments. Even so, the Appellate confirmed their decision. My Shtar Brurin is all inclusive since it states "all issues". It is clear that the Bais Din was within its rights when it issued the Psak!

The Appellate decision can be found here.

Half of me is hoping the negotiations fall apart so we can continue with our appeal.

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