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Does the law apply to arbitration agreements that have been signed prior to the law's enactment? Yes. The law applies retroactively to all existing arbitration agreements, even to those agreements signed before the law was enacted.
Relied on Section 35 of the Indian Stamp Act, which explicitly prohibits the court from acting on an unstamped instrument, the Supreme Court held that the arbitration agreement in an instrument not stamped is invalid and enforceable until the stamp duty and penalty being paid.
An arbitral award issued in a signatory state of the New York Convention is generally enforceable in the US, subject to the New York Convention's provisions for refusal of enforcement and recognition (see Practice Note, Enforcing arbitral awards under the New York Convention 1958: overview).
Pursuant to the New York Convention, which has been enacted as Chapter 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act, arbitral awards issued in any of the 144 countries that have ratified the treaty can be enforced in the United States.
Under the Armendariz standards, an arbitration agreement will not be enforced in California if it is both "procedurally unconscionable" and "substantively unconscionable." Any arbitration agreement required as a condition of employment (i.e., any mandatory arbitration agreement) is automatically considered procedurally
The Federal Arbitration Act provides that the enforceability of an arbitration agreement, is determined using generally applicable contract defenses, such as fraud, duress, or unconscionability. Under California law, a contract signed under economic duress may be rescinded.
If an employee can show some substantial relationship between the fraud committed or the misrepresentation made by the employer and the arbitration agreement, a court will void the agreement.
Yes, it is possible for arbitration clauses to apply to claims that predate the contract containing the arbitration clause at issue. Retroactive application of an arbitration clause depends on the language of the arbitration provision and applicable substantive law.
In 1991, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the position that an arbitration clause may survive expiration of the agreement containing the clause.