Magistrate Finds Section 1782 Applies To ‘State-Sponsored’ Dubai Arbitral Tribunal

Mealey's (May 11, 2021, 2:29 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal magistrate judge on May 10 granted a Luxembourg entity’s application to seek discovery from a D.C.-based law firm regarding its communications with a Saudi businessman after the magistrate determined that a Dubai-based tribunal hearing a dispute involving the entity and the businessman qualifies as a “state-sponsored” body to which discovery in aid of foreign tribunals is available....

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