By Alexander Gay ( September 3, 2024, 11:33 AM EDT) -- Through the enactment of the Commercial Arbitration Act (the Act), the federal government adopted the 1985 version of the UNCITRAL Model Law, although with some significant changes. While arbitration is not a subject matter falling within federal constitutional jurisdiction, it is within the federal government’s jurisdiction to legislate with respect to the liability of the Crown and federal Crown agents....