Monetary Limits For Consumer Arbitration Committee Has Been Updated

Within the scope of Law No. 6502, the monetary limits applicable to consumer disputes have been revised and increased in accordance with the revaluation rate. These adjustments have been published in the Official Gazette to take effect as of 2025.

The Communiqué updates the monetary limits to be applied for 2025 in line with the revaluation rate of 43.93% set for 2024. Accordingly, disputes with a value below 149,000 TRY fall under the jurisdiction of […]

By | January 15th, 2025 ||

SMS As A Valid Means Of Serving Arbitration Notices Upheld By Singapore High Court

In the case of Wang Bin v Zhong Sihui, Zhong Sihui (the “defendant”) sought to set aside an enforcement order related to an arbitral award issued by the Shenzhen International Arbitration Court (“SCIA”) on the basis of ineffective notice having been received in the arbitration proceedings. Specifically, the defendant complained that the notice she had received had been sent via SMS to a number registered under her husband’s name. Rejecting this argument, the court […]

By | January 12th, 2025 ||

DMCAR Trend #4 – Plaintiffs Continue To Chip Away At The Arbitration Defense

Duane Morris Takeaway: Despite another tumultuous year of rulings, the arbitration defense remained one of the most powerful weapons in the class action defense toolkit. A defendant’s ability to enforce an arbitration agreement containing a class or collective action waiver continues to reign as one of the most impactful defenses in terms of shifting the pendulum of class action litigation. The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the last hurdle to widespread adoption of such agreements with […]

By | January 11th, 2025 ||