Brown & Welsh Developments Archive Page
Thomas J. Welsh and Houston Putnam Lowry were named "SuperLawyers" by Connecticut magazine for 2007.
Thomas J. Welsh moderated a panel on "Secured Lending to Not For Profit Entities" on October 19, 2006 to The Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys meeting in New York City. The materials are available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry spoke to the Meriden Chamber of Commerce on September 20, 2006 on The Theft Of Domain Names: How Can I Stop Them From Using My Company’s Name For Their Web site?
The Hartford Courant wrote about Brown & Welsh, P.C.'s suit against the United States concerning the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. A copy of the story is here.
Brown & Welsh, P.C. joined the The Connecticut Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys as a plaintiff to challenge certain provisions of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005. A copy of the press release is here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was scheduled to deliver a CLE lecture entitled "Representing a Client at an NASD Arbitration: Is It The Unauthorized Practice Of Law?" to the Connecticut Bar Association on February 16, 2006. A copy of his written materials is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 47th domain name decision in Capital One Financial Corporation v. Free Gambling Modules, FA0510000580620 (12/5/2005) concerning capitol-one-bowl-betting-college-football-wagering.com on December 5, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 46th domain name decision in Mattel, Inc. v. RanComp Ltd. concerning barbiebell.com on November 29, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 45th domain name decision in Delta Corporate Identity, Inc. and Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Yong Li concerning wwwdeltaairlines.com on November 28, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 44th domain name decision in Dell Inc. v. William Stenzel concerning dellscomputer.com on November 23, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 43rd domain name decision in The Procter & Gamble Company v. Hong Gil Dong concerning procterandgamble.com on November 16, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 42nd domain name decision in International PADI, Inc. v Abner Santiago concerning padidivemaster.com, padiinstructor.com and padirescuediver.com on November 10, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 41st domain name decision in TD Commodities, LLC v. Anna Valdieri concerning ltdcommodities.org on November 4, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 40th domain name decision in Old National Bancorp v. Kirk Mann concerning oldnationalbank.net and oldnationalbank.info on November 2, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 39th domain name decision in James L. Throneburg v. TerraLycos Mexico SA de CV concerning thorloperformance.com on October 31, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 38th domain name decision in James L. Throneburg v. TerraLycos Mexico SA de CV concerning thorloperformance.com on October 31, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 37th domain name decision in Homer TLC, Inc. v. GreenPeople, FA0508000550345 (10/25/2005) concerning HomeDepotSucks.com on October 25, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 36th domain name decision in Hancock Fabrics, Inc. v. Forum LLC concerning hancock-fabrics.com on October 11, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 35th
domain name decision in United Service Organizations, Inc. v. TTA
Panama
Houston Putnam Lowry and Thomas J. Welsh delivered a lecture entitled "I Have My Judgment – Now What Do I Do? An Overview Of Post-Judgment Procedures" to the Connecticut Bar Association's Section of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy on September 28, 2005. A copy of the lecture materials are available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 34th domain name decision in Freightliner LLC v. Bunie.com concerning frieghtliner.com on September 20, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 33rd domain name decision in CUNA Mutual Insurance Society v. LaPorte Holdings, Inc. concerning pensionscunamutual.com and cunamutal.com on September 7, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 32nd domain name decision in The Estate of Marlon Brando v. thewordbank twb concerning MarlonBrando.net on August 16, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry dissented in his 31st domain name decision in Shoe Mart Factory Outlet, Inc. v. DomainHouse.com, Inc. concerning Shoemart.com on June 10, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry dissented in his 30th domain name decision in AHAVA NA, LLC v. Ahava USA, Inc. concerning ahava.com on May 31, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry dissented in his 29th domain name decision in Hunter Fan Company v. Ceiling Fans, Inc. concerning casablancafans.com on May 11, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Thomas J. Welsh was elected a Regent of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers on April 2, 2005.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 28th domain name decision in American International Group, Inc. v. Speyer concerning aigfraud.com on April 7, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Brown & Welsh assisted the City of Bristol in acquiring 17 acres in its downtown area. Reports from the Bristol Press (second article) and the Hartford Courant describe the transaction.
Houston Putnam Lowry did a presentation on February 11, 2005 Domain Name Disputes to the Connecticut Bar Association. A copy of the written materials is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 27th domain name decision in Paisley Park Enterprises v. Lawson concerning PaisleyParkStudios.com on February 1, 2005. A copy of the decision is available here.
Brown & Welsh, P.C. regrets to announce the death of Alan I. Scheer on January 10, 2005. A copy of his obituary from the Hartford Courant is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry dissented in his 26th domain name decision in HP Hood LLC v. hood.com concerning Hood.com on November 9, 2004. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was sworn in as a freeman of the City of London and then installed as a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators on October 27, 2004.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 25th domain name decision in Opus Northwest Construction Corporation v. Opus Realty and Eldon Chan concerning OpusRealty.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered a lecture on international law at Central Connecticut State University's peace studies program. A copy of his outline is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 24th domain name decision as a member of a three person panel in MGW Group, Inc. v. Gourmet Cookie Bouquets.com concerning gourmet-cookie-bouquets.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry became an ICANN UDRP panel for the Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre effective August 14, 2004.
Julie A. Morgan has become associated with Brown & Welsh, P.C. effective August 2, 2004. We look forward to working with Julie and invite you to view her credentials on our web site.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 23rd domain name decision as chair of the three person panel in DaimlerChrysler Corporation v. credoNIC.com/DOMAIN FOR SALE concerning bankstreetchryslerjeep.com, upperdarbychrysler.com, jeepcityusa.com, roebuckchryslerjeep.com, old-colony-dodge.com and valleydodgemt.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 22nd domain decision as chair of the three person panel in Downey Communications, Inc. v. Modern Limited-Cayman Web Development concerning MilitaryLife.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 21st domain decision in Global Informational Licensing Corporation v. Bankers Online concerning AmericanBankerOnline.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 20th domain decision in Mattel, Inc. v. KPF, Inc. concerning bellemodebarbie.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 19th domain decision
(as chair of a 3 member panel) in
Target Brands, Inc. v. ALDnet Media Group
and Edward Harrison
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 18th domain decision in Target Brands, Inc. v. 4160894 Canada Inc. concerning TargetShopping.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 17th domain decision concerning ColonelSanders.com. A copy of the decision is available here.
Alan I. Scheer has joined Brown & Welsh, P.C. effective January 1, 2004. We look forward to working with Alan and invite you to view his credentials on our web site.
Houston Putnam Lowry dissented in his 16th domain decision concerning MatchMakerInternational.net and MatchMakerInternational.cc domain names. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 15th domain name dispute arbitration award concerning the my-seasons.com domain name. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 14th domain name dispute arbitration award concerning the aleads.com domain name. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was elected to the Avon Board of Education for a 2004-2005 term.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 13th domain name dispute arbitration award concerning the videocall.com domain name. This case is interesting because of the effect given to a trademark disclaimer. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 12th domain name dispute arbitration award as chair of a three member tribunal concerning the soylifeca.com domain name. A copy of the opinion is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 11th domain name dispute arbitration award as part of a three member tribunal concerning the ktm.com domain name (and 23 other similar domain names). A copy of the opinion is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 10th domain name dispute arbitration award concerning the cookie-bouquet.com domain name. A copy of the opinion is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry issued his 9th domain name dispute arbitration award concerning the FunJetVacations.net domain name. A copy of the opinion is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was awarded the Connecticut Secretary of the State's 2003 Public Service Award on May 5, 2003 for his nearly decade long service on the Connecticut Citizens Advisory Council on Housing Matters (CACHM). Brown & Welsh collects information on the eviction process at CTevictions.com as a public service.
Houston Putnam Lowry spoke in Hartford, Connecticut on April 17, 2003 on the enforcement of foreign judgments and fraudulent conveyances in Connecticut. A copy of the seminar brochure is available here.
Thomas J. Welsh testified on March 3, 2003 before the Connecticut General Assembly's Judiciary Committee on the proposed revisions to Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 - Secured Transactions. A copy of his testimony is available here. A copy of the background material he prepared is here.
Houston Putnam Lowry acted as a UDRP panelist in a dispute involving the HPcanada.com domain name. A copy of the decision is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry has prepared an unofficial set of minutes for the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law's (ACPIL's) November 2002 meeting. They are available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry spoke on International Commercial Law to the Connecticut Bar Association's Section of Commercial Law and Bankruptcy on January 22, 2003. A copy of his prepared materials is available here.
Thomas J. Welsh has prepared a synopsis of the various technical amendments to Connecticut's enactment of Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 on secured transactions. The synopsis can be found here. The status of 2003 House Bill 5099 can be found here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was one of three UDRP panelists who decided the domain name dispute case involving thriftyairportparking.com and thriftyvaletairportparking.com entitled Thrifty, Inc. and Thrifty Rent-a-Car System, Inc. v. Airportparkinglots.com, FA0211000129123 (1/2/2003).
Thomas J. Welsh proposed various technical amendments in December 2002 to Connecticut's enactment of Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 on secured transactions. A copy of the proposal is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry's article entitled "Early Implementation of the 1988 UNCITRAL Bills and Notes Convention" was published as a chapter of "Legal Harmonization in the Americas: Business Transactions, Bijuralism and the OAS", published by the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States, ISBN 0-8270-4424-0, 2002. A copy of the chapter is available here.
Thomas J. Welsh is a speaking at the January 8, 2003 Lorman seminar on Commercial Lending Requirements and Loan Documentation in Connecticut. A copy of the brochure is available here.
Thomas J. Welsh's book on Connecticut Secured Transactions (co-authored with Ed Weiss and Elizabeth Yen) has now been published and can be ordered now.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered a speech to the Regional Bar Association on October 8, 2002 entitled "Connecticut's Uniform Electronic Transactions Act: Making electronic contracts enforceable." A copy of the written material is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was appointed the American Bar Association's representative to the United Nations Economic & Social Council for 2002-2003.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered his sixth domain name decision on September 19, 2002 on the amarillas.com domain.
Thomas J. Welsh was appointed the Vice Chair of the Connecticut Bar Association's Commercial Finance Committee for 2002-2003.
Thomas J. Welsh has voiced his opposition to certain provisions of the Durbin-Delahunt "Employee Abuse Prevention Act of 2002", which would effectively destroy secured lending in the United States. A report on the bill is available on our web site. It will be proposed to the Connecticut Bar Association's Section of Commercial Law & Bankruptcy's Executive Committee on Thursday, September 12, 2002 to oppose this bill.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered his fifth domain name decision on August 13, 2002 on the login.biz domain.
Thomas J. Welsh's book on Connecticut Secured Transactions (co-authored with Ed Weiss and Elizabeth Yen) will be published shortly and can be ordered now.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered his fourth domain name decision on July 30, 2002 on the ByersChevrolet.com domain.
Houston Putnam Lowry was recently inducted into the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators (a London Livery Company) as a Freeman.
Houston Putnam Lowry made comments on May 31, 2002 to the American Law Institute's March 29, 2002 draft statute on the enforcement of foreign judgments.
Thomas J. Welsh was elected a member of the American Law Institute in May 2002.
Houston Putnam Lowry wrote a paper on the Early Implementation of the 1988 UNCITRAL Bills & Notes Convention for the Organization of American States.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered a talk on Prejudgment Remedies and Interim Measures of Protection for Arbitrations: Who, what, where, when and how? to the Connecticut Bar Association on April 22, 2002.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered a speech on basic international trade at the Nationwide Insurance Latino Expo (April 6-7, 2002).
Thomas J. Welsh was admitted on March 19, 2002 to the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers.
Thomas J. Welsh testified against SB-575 concerning filings that harass or interfere on March 11, 2002. His testimony can be found here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was appointed an NGO observer to the 36th UNCITRAL Session, Working Group II (Arbitration), March 2002. Issues regarding written agreements to arbitrate and interim measures were on the agenda.
"Recent Developments in the International Law of the Sea," by Houston Putnam Lowry was recently published in 35 International Lawyer 787 (2001).
Thomas J. Welsh has done a red-line of Connecticut modifications to Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 and a chart summary of those changes.
Houston Putnam Lowry was certified as a Chartered Arbitrator by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London, England.
Thomas J. Welsh
is giving a series of breakfast meetings on Revised Uniform Commercial
Code Article 9, hosted by CATIC
on:
September 5, 2001 - Litchfield Inn
September 12, 2001 - Rocky Hill Marriott
September 19, 2001 - Trumbull Marriott
There have been 3404 ICANN proceedings involving 6132 domain names as of August 14, 2001. Houston Putnam Lowry delivered his third domain name decision (BasicChemicalSolutions.com) on August 3, 2001. It is available here.
Houston Putnam Lowry was appointed the American Bar Association's Section of International Law's liaison to the American Law Institute.
The Connecticut General Assembly gave a citation (in PDF format) to Thomas J. Welsh in gratitude for the work he did on Revised Uniform Commercial Code Article 9.
UCC Permanent Editorial Board has issued a report and chart on the choice of law perfection analysis where Revised Article 9 is not in effect in all states by July 1, 2001 (as in Connecticut, Alabama, Florida and Mississippi).
Revised Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 is now P.A. 01-132. It was signed by Governor Rowland on June 28, 2001.
Houston Putnam Lowry delivered a lecture on Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Connecticut on May 30, 2001.
Houston Putnam Lowry spoke to the Connecticut Bar Association's Young Lawyer's Section on May 8, 2001 about digital signatures.
Thomas J. Welsh made comments to the Connecticut General Assembly regarding their proposed non-uniform effective date to Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 and certain other non-uniform changes.
Houston Putnam Lowry was the keynote speaker at the March 21, 2001 University of Connecticut Real Estate Institute Housing Conference in Farmington, Connecticut. He spoke about Electronic Signatures and their Impact on Real Estate.
Thomas J. Welsh's March 12, 2001 testimony on the Revised Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 is available here.
Thomas J. Welsh was an advisor to the Connecticut Law Revision Commission on its December 21, 2000 report concerning Uniform Commercial Code Article 9-Security Interests.
Houston Putnam Lowry was appointed to the North American Law Working Group, United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business in December 2000.
For information about what to do in case of identity theft, resources are available online at: http://www.privacyrights.org/identity.htm
Do you need to serve an Internet Service Provider (ISP) with legal documents? An up-to-date list of ISPs and their contact information can be found here. While we do not maintain this list, we have found it very helpful. It is updated monthly and is commonly used by law enforcement personnel.
March 16, 2001 ICANN Digest - we have been notified by M. Scott Donahey, Esq. that he will no longer be compiling the digest after this issue.
February 16, 2001 ICANN Digest
December 16, 2000 ICANN Digest
November 16, 2000 ICANN Digest
September 16, 2000 ICANN Digest
UNCITRAL's Working Group VI on Security Interests will be meeting 12-16 February 2007 in New York. The following documents are available: Agenda, Draft Legislative Guide Background Remarks, and Draft Legislative Guide.
A copy of the United States' Iraq study commission's report can be found here.
David Richbell wrote an amusing paper entitled "The Subversive Lawyer's Guide to Mediation" which was presented at the July 2006 St. Johns Law School-Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' conference in London. A copy is available here.
The Hague Conference's Permanent Bureau's report on Issues Arising Under The Tentative Draft Convention On The International Recovery Of Child Support And Other Forms Of Family Maintenance is available here. Comments on the draft convention are available here.
UNCITRAL's Working Group III on transport law will meet in Vienna November 6-17, 2006. A copy of the agenda is available here.
UNCITRAL's Working Group I on procurement will be meeting in Vienna from September 25-29, 2006. The following items are available on our web site:
A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.46 - Annotated provisional agenda
A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.47 - Possible revisions to the
UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting
materials addressing the use of electronic communications in public procurement
and electronic publication of procurement-related information
A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.48 - Possible revisions to the
UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting
materials addressing the use of electronic reverse auctions in public
procurement
The UNCITRAL Secretariat's notes on the draft revised the UNCITRAL Commercial Arbitration Rules for the September 11-15, 2006 meeting of Working Group II in Vienna are available here (part I) and here (part II)
UNCITRAL is considering the April 25, 2006 Working Group II report on interim measures of protection during its June-July 2006 plenary. A copy of the report is avaible here.
UNCITRAL is considering the April 13, 2006 proposed modifications to the Model Arbitration law regarding the requirement an arbitration agreement be in writing during its June-July 2006 plenary. A copy of the report is avaible here.
UNCITRAL is considering the April 13, 2006 Settlement of commercial disputes: Draft declaration regarding the interpretation of article II, paragraph (2), and article VII, paragraph (1), of the New York Convention. A copy of the report is available here.
The May 1, 2006 list of parties to the Hague Conference Convention of 25 October 1980 on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction can be found here.
Hague Conference's Practical Handbook on the Operation of the Hague Service Convention (3rd edition, 2006) can be ordered here.
The report of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration and Conciliation) on the work of its forty-fourth session (January 23-27, 2006) is available here
The March 10, 2006 e-Apostille Pilot Program of the Hague Conference and the National Notary Association is available here.
The UNCITRAL Working Party I on Procurement will resume its work April 24-28 2006 in New York. The following documents are available on our web site: A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.41 - Annotated provisional agenda; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.42 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials addressing the use of electronic communications in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.42/Add.1 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials addressing the use of electronic communications in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.43 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials for the use of electronic reverse auctions in public procurement and addressing abnormally low tenders; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.43/Add.1 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - drafting materials for the use of electronic reverse auctions in public procurement and addressing abnormally low tenders; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.44 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - the use of framework agreements in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.44/Add.1 -Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - the use of framework agreements in public procurement; A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.45 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - issues arising from the use of suppliers' lists; and A/CN.9/WG.I/WP.45/Add.1 - Possible revisions to the UNCITRAL Model Law on Procurement of Goods, Construction and Services - issues arising from the use of suppliers' lists.
The UNCITRAL Working Party III on Transport Law will resume its work April 3-13, 2006 in New York. The following documents are available on our web site: A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.60 - Annotated provisional agenda; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.60/Corr.1 - Annotated provisional agenda, Corrigendum; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.61 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposal by Finland on scope of application, freedom of contract and related provisions; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.62 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Transport documents and electronic transport records: Document presented for information by the delegation of the United States of America; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.63 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Delivery to the consignee: Proposal by the delegation of Switzerland on the carrier's right of retention of the goods; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.64 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Comments of the European Shippers' Council regarding the draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea]; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.65 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposal by Japan on scope of application; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.66 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Volume Contracts: Document presented for the information of the Working Group by the Comité Maritime International; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.67 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Shipper's Obligations: Drafting proposal by the Swedish delegation; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.68 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposal by the Netherlands on bills of lading consigned to a named person; A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.69 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Shipper's Obligations: United States Proposal on Chapter 8; and A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.70 - Transport Law: Preparation of a draft convention on the carriage of goods [wholly or partly] [by sea] - Proposals by the Italian delegation regarding Transport Documents and Electronic Transport Records and Scope of Application, Freedom of Contract and Related Provisions.
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 42 (Preliminary draft Convention on Substantive Rules regarding Intermediated Securities, as adopted by the Committee of Experts at its second session, held in Rome, 6-14 March 2006)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 40 (Comments by the European Banking Federation)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 39 (Comments by the Government of the United States)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 38 (Comments by the Government of Argentina)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 37 (Comments by ISDA)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 36 (Comments by the Government of the United States)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 35 (Comments by the Government of the United States)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 34 (Comments by the Government of France)
UNIDROIT 2006 - Study LXXVIII - Doc. 33 rev. (Comments by the Government of the Russian Federation)
The UNCITRAL Working Party VI on Security interests will start on January 30, 2006. The following documents are available on our web site: Annotated provisional agenda, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 1, Draft legislative guide on secured transactions - Security rights in rights to drawing proceeds from an independent undertaking: definitions and recommendations addendum 2, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 3, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 4, Recommendations of the draft legislative guide on secured transactions addendum 5.
The UNCITRAL Working Party II on arbitration will start on January 23, 2006. The following documents are available on our web site: Annotated Provisional Agenda, Annotated Provisional Agenda addendum, Settlement of commercial disputes - Preparation of uniform provisions on written form for arbitration agreements - Article II(2) of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) and Settlement of Commercial disputes - Interim measures of protection.
United Nations' November 23, 2005 Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts was opened for signature on January 16, 2006. A copy of the Convention is available here.
The Connecticut Superior Court ruled that it cannot admit a New York lawyer pro hac vice to conduct an arbitration in Connecticut. A copy of the October 24, 2005 opinion is available here.
The Department of State's August 2005 report on Private International Law to the American Bar Association's Section of International Law is available here.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law's June 30, 2005 Convention on Choice of Courts Agreements is available here. The text is still subject to correction.
UNCITRAL's Report of Working Group II (Arbitration) on the work of its forty-second session on interim measures of protection dated January 27, 2005 is available here.
The United States' Trade Representative's anticipated May 31, 2005 submission to the WTO on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) regarding legal services is available here.
The Hague Conference's Report On The Meeting Of The Drafting Committee Of 18-20 April 2005 In Preparation Of The Twentieth Session Of June 2005 is available here. Prof. Ron Brand's proposed modifications are available here.
UNCITRAL's April 12, 2005 report on the working group for procurement is available here.
Information on The Convention On Legal Assistance And Legal Relations In Civil, Family And Criminal Matters submitted to the Hague Conference is available here.
The April 2005 Hague Conference paper entitled The Relationship Between The Judgments Project And Certain Regional Instruments In The Arena Of The Commonwealth Of Independent States is available here.
NCCUSL's March 2004 draft Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act is available here.
The Hague Conference's March 2005 Report Of The Administrative Co-Operation Working Group Of The Special Commission Of April 2005 On The International Recovery Of Child Support And Other Forms Of Family Maintenance is available here.
The March 2005 Hague Conference's Proposal By The Working Group On The Law Applicable To Maintenance Obligations is available here.
UNCITRAL's February 3, 2005 Report of Working Group VI (Security Interests) on the work of its seventh session (New York, 24-28 January 2005) is available here.
A copy of the UN Secretary General's report on larger freedoms (including United Nations reform issues) is available here.
A copy of the March 17, 2005 Washington Internet Daily is available here, republished with permission from Warren Communications News, www.warren-news.com An article on e-notarization appears in the publication.
A copy of the United States amicus brief in Medellin case in the United States Supreme Court is available here.
In March 2005, Alan Redfern gave the Master's speech to the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators in London on dissenting opinions in arbitrations. A copy is available here.
Effective February 28, 2005, President Bush has decided the United States will comply with the International Court of Justice's decision in Avena. A copy of his decision is available here.
The January 5, 2005 paper on the Law of the Sea Convention and US Policy prepared by the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress is available here.
The January 2005 Hague Conference's Working Draft Convention on the International Recovery on Child Support is available here.
The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws' December 2004 draft model Foreign Country Money Judgments Law is available here.
The International Monetary Fund's December 15, 2004 Draft Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency is available here.
The OECD's December 2004 draft corporate governance guidelines for state owned enterprises are available here.
The UNCITRAL's Secretariat's November 24, 2004 note a draft convention on the use of electronic communications in international contracts can be found here.
The Hague Conference's December 2004 report on the Preliminary Draft Convention on Exclusive Choice of Court Agreement is available here.
A copy of Secretariat's November 19, 2004 note regarding UNCITRAL Working Group II's interim measures of protection in arbitration project is available here.
A copy of UNCITRAL Working Group I's September 17, 2004 final report on procurement is available here.
A copy of UNCITRAL's October 4, 2004 report on its Arbitration Working Group September 13-17, 2004 session is available here.
On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed into law H.R. 4520, the corporate tax bill passed by Congress on October 11, 2004. The bill contains the long awaited portion of the Civil Rights Tax Relief Act that eliminates the double tax on attorney’s fees by permitting plaintiffs the right to deduct “above the line” for attorney’s fees and costs by or on behalf of the plaintiff in employment discrimination cases. A copy of our press release on this topic is available here.
The Library of Congress' June 22, 2004 report on the Hague Child Abduction Convention is available here.
UNCITRAL's May 18, 2004 draft provisions for a convention on electronic contracting are available here.
UNCITRAL's May 24, 2004 Working Group III report on transport law is available here.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law's May 2004 report on the transfer of funds and the use of information technology re: Recovery of Child Support is available here.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law's May 2004 draft convention on exclusive choice of forum selection clauses is available here.
UNCITRAL's report on its 38th session is available here.
UNCITRAL's April 16, 2004 final report on the February 23-27, 2004 Working Group on arbitration is available here. This report covers the issue of ex-parte interim measures of protection.
UNCITRAL's March 31, 2004 report on security interests is available here. The February 9, 2004 draft legislative guide on security interests is available here.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law's March 2004 Preliminary draft Convention on exclusive choice of court agreements - draft report drawn up by Masato Dogauchi and Trevor Hartley is available here.
UNCITRAL's March 23, 2004 provisional re-draft of an instrument on carriage of goods by sea is available here.
UNCITRAL's draft report on the February 23-27, 2004 Working Group on arbitration is available here. This report covers the issue of ex-parte interim measures of protection.
The following documents from the March 15-19, 2004 session of the
UNCITRAL working group on electronic commerce are available here:
A/CN.9/WG.IV/XLIII/CRP.1
A/CN.9/WG.IV/XLIII/CRP.1/Add.1
A/CN.9/WG.IV/XLIII/CRP.1/Add.2
A/CN.9/WG.IV/XLIII/CRP.1/Add.3
A/CN.9/WG.IV/XLIII/CRP.1/Add.4
UNIDROIT's February 2004 preliminary draft protocol on matters specific to space assets (regarding the Cape Town Convention) is available on our web site here.
UNCITRAL's Secretariat's December 18, 2003 note on Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce: provisions for a draft convention are available here. This working group will meet from March 15-19, 2004 in New York City.
The following documents (normally available to participants only) for
the UNCITRAL Working Group II for the February 23-27, 2004 meeting on
arbitration are available here:
A/CN.9/WG.II/WP.128
A/CN.9/WG.II/WP.129
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/ADD.1
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/ADD.2
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/ADD.3
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/ADD.4
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/ADD.5
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/ADD.6
A/CN.9/WG.II/XL/CRP.1/SCHNEIDER
The Hague Conference on Private International Law's December 24, 2003 report on the relationship between the Judgments Project and other international instruments can be found here.
UNCITRAL issued its December 8, 2003 report on Interim Measures of Protection (in arbitration). A copy of the report is available here.
The September 2003 draft of the American Law Institute (ALI) and UNIDROIT Principles of Transnational Procedure can be found here. This version has not been approved by the Institute and is subject to further revision, any wider distribution requires the Institute’s approval, and the complete document with commentary is available for purchase from the Institute.
The Yugoslavian Banking Rehabilitation Agency's §304 petitions concerning Jugobanka and Beogradska Banka filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York were dismissed on August 26, 2003 (order to follow). A copy of Judge Blackshear's unpublished opinion appears here.
The State of Connecticut's Judicial Department recently instituted procedures to implement Connecticut's obligations under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The Marshal's procedure is here. The Superior Court's advisement is here.
The UNCITRAL Working Group report on arbitration for May 12-15, 2003 can be found here. The Secretariat's preparatory note for the meeting can be found here.
The July 7, 2003 amendments to the Uniform Mediation Act (which incorporate the UNCITRAL Conciliation Model Law) can be found here.
June 22, 2003 Hague Conference on Private International Law report on the Judgments Project can be found here.
ICANN has established a procedure for canceling domain names with inaccurate WHOIS information. A link to the explanation on the ICANN web site can be found here.
A copy of the American Law Institute's April 14, 2003 draft of the International Judgments and Jurisdiction Project is available here. Printing of this document is inhibited per our agreement with the ALI and you need a password to view the document. Please contact us for the password. This version has not been approved by the Institute and is subject to further revision, any wider distribution requires the Institute’s approval, and the complete document with commentary is available for purchase from the Institute.
UNCITRAL Working Group II will meet May 12-16, 2003 at New York to discuss interim measures of protection in arbitration of commercial disputes. A copy of the Secretariat's note is here.
UNIDROIT's June 2003 preliminary draft protocol on matters specific to railway rolling stock (regarding the Cape Town Convention) is available on our web site here.
UNCITRAL Working Group IV will meet May 5-9, 2003 in New York to discuss legal barriers to eCommerce. Two compilations of comments prepared for the meeting can be found in Addendum 5 and Addendum 6. The Secretariat's notes on drafting a convention appear here. The International Chamber of Commerce's comments appear here.
The United States has appointed Process Forwarding International of Seattle, Washington to perform the United States' Central Authority functions under the Hague Service Convention. Their web site is located at www.hagueservice.net. A copy of the Hague Conference's diplomatic note is available here.
The Connecticut Bar Association's Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee's informal opinion 2002-02 indicating non-Connecticut attorneys acting as party representatives in American Arbitration Association arbitrations held in Connecticut are engaged in the unauthorized practice of law is available here.
A copy of the National Conference of Commissioners of Uniform State Law's (NCCUSL) Uniform Mediation Act proposals for their March 21-23, 2003 meeting are here.
The International Chamber of Commerce has issued a new set of expert rules, effective January 1, 2003. A copy is available on our web site.
The Connecticut Secretary of State has issued new regulations for Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 in the January 21, 2003 issue of the Connecticut Law Journal.
The World Intellectual Property Organization's 202 page December 2002 report entitled "Intellectual Property on the Internet: A survey of issues" is available here.
The Hague Conference on Private International Law's October 22-25, 2002 Report on the first meeting of the Informal Working Group on the Judgments Project is available here in PDF format.
A copy of the American Law Institute's December 2002 draft of the Foreign Judgments Recognition and Enforcement Act is available here for comments. Printing of this document is inhibited and you need a password to view the document. Please contact us for the password. This version has not been approved by the Institute and is subject to further revision, any wider distribution requires the Institute’s approval, and the complete document with commentary is available for purchase from the Institute.
The University of Pittsburgh Law School's Center for Center for International Legal Education is hosting a conference on February 7, 2002 on the Vienna Convention of the Sale of Goods entitled "Beyond the UNCITRAL Digest: Cases, Analysis and Unresolved Issues in the UN Sales Convention." A copy of the brochure is available here.
A copy of the December 2002 draft Uniform Mediation Act from the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws can be found here. This draft incorporates the UNCITRAL Model Conciliation Law.
A copy of the American Law Institute's October 2002 draft of the Foreign Judgments Recognition and Enforcement Act is available here for comments. Printing of this document is inhibited and you need a password to view the document Please contact us for the password.. This version has not been approved by the Institute and is subject to further revision, any wider distribution requires the Institute’s approval, and the complete document with commentary is available for purchase from the Institute.
A copy of the agenda for the November 14-15, 2002 meeting of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Private International Law is available on our web site.
A copy of the United State's October 2002 proposal to UNCITRAL regarding interim measures of relief can be found here.
The May 2002 draft of the American Law Institute (ALI) and UNIDROIT Principles of Transnational Procedure can be found here. This version has not been approved by the Institute and is subject to further revision, any wider distribution requires the Institute’s approval, and the complete document with commentary is available for purchase from the Institute.
The Law Commission of England & Wales issued a consultation paper on compound interest on July 31, 2002. Comments are due before January 6, 2003. A copy is on our web site. Comments on the power of arbitral tribunals to award compound interest are found at §2.43-§2.45.
A September 25, 2002 proposal by the E-Arbitration-T consortium to harmonize On-line arbitration in the B2B context is available here. This paper is intended to foster debate.
A copy of the August 2002 report of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's report (in PDF format) on the Legality and Constitutionality of the President's Authority to Initiate an Invasion of Iraq is available here.
A copy of the August 19, 2002 "Reflection Paper To Assist In The Preparation Of A Convention On Jurisdiction And Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments In Civil And Commercial Matters" prepared by Andrea Schulz, First Secretary of the Hague Conference on Private International Law is available on our web site.
UNCITRAL's paper on the legal barriers to electronic commerce in international instruments can be found here.
John A. Tackaberry QC's Master's Lecture on "Flexing the Knotted Oak — English Arbitration's Task and Opportunity in the First Decade of the New Century" for the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators is available here. The annex to the lecture is available separately here.
The American Dispute Resolution Center rules for Labor cases are available on our web site.
The 1999 Connecticut Bar Journal annual survey article on international law is now on our web site.
Connecticut has adopted Uniform Commercial Code Article 2A, effective October 1, 2002.
The April 2002 issue of Lawyers Without Borders' newsletter is available here.
The 36th UNCITRAL Session, Working Group II (Arbitration) April 12, 2002 report is available here.
The American Dispute Resolution Center rules for Commercial, Construction and Mediation cases are available on our web site (revised through May 15, 2002).
The December 21, 2001 draft of UNCITRAL' s Conciliation Model Law is available here.
9th Circuit Court of Appeals allows service of process by email. A copy of the opinion in Adobe Acrobat is here (with blank pages removed).
39th UNCITRAL Session, Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce) is meeting in March 2002. A draft convention on electronic commerce was discussed. Comments were made by the International Chamber of Commerce.
The Human Rights Committee of the American Branch of the International Law Association sent a December 3, 2001 letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee objecting to subjecting foreign nationals to military tribunals.
The December 2001 modifications to Revised Uniform Commercial Code Article 9 proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and the pending before the American Law Institute can be found here.
The November 2001 Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime and its explanatory report are available. The parties to the Convention can be found here.
The American Law Institute is holding meetings November 2 & 3, 2001 concerning their proposed Transnational Rules of Civil Procedure. A copy of latest material can be found here.
September 20, 2001 UNCITRAL Secretariat note on Legal Aspects of Electronic Commerce: Provisions for a draft convention.
2001 UNCITRAL Model Conciliation law and its draft guide to enactment
2001 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Signatures.
Scott Donahey's article entitled "The UDRP - Fundamentally Fair, But Far From Perfect".
Prof. Michael Geist's article entitled “Fair.com?: An Examination of Systematic Unfairness in the ICANN UDRP"
August 20, 2001 Federal Register Notice requesting comments on draft Hague Convention on the Enforcement of Judgments.
August 16, 2001 Hartford Advocate article on Domain name scams.
July 31, 2001 ABCNY Survey on the Enforcement of United States Judgments overseas.
Outline on Civil Aspects of Connecticut's Computer Crime law.
Free Trade in the Americas eCommerce Committee report dated April 9, 2001.
Free Trade Area in the Americas Buenos Aries April 2001 Declaration
A copy of the January 11, 2001 memorandum from Dave Hemond of the Connecticut Law Revision Commission to the Judiciary Committee on revised article 9 is available here.
unofficial draft of UNCITRAL Conciliation report
UNCITRAL draft articles on electronic signatures for June 2001 Vienna session.
Survey of Local Government use of Electronic Media: Is your government plugged in?
Law of the Sea mining regulations