Amicus Tells High Court Deference Is Due To Tribunals In Section 1782 Applications

Mealey's (May 17, 2021, 1:31 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the world’s leading international arbitration bodies on May 13 submitted an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court supporting neither party in a pending case over whether a federal statute allowing discovery in aid of foreign courts and tribunals applies to private commercial tribunals but instead arguing that regardless of how the high court rules on the statute, it should instruct courts to defer to arbitrators on Section 1782 applications....