Registration has opened for the 2014 South Carolina Water Resources Conference, which will be held in Columbia on October 15-16. A biennial event, the Conference is coordinated by Clemson University’s Institute of Computational Ecology and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The Conference is designed “to provide an integrated forum for discussion of water policies, research projects and water management in order to prepare for and meet the growing challenge of providing water resources to sustain and grow South Carolina’s economy, while preserving our natural resources.” This year’s Conference will include both plenary sessions and breakout tracks organized around the following topics: water policy and planning, river basin and stream systems, stormwater, water quality and monitoring, and coastal and estuarine systems. Learn more about the Conference or register here.

Are your contracts subject to arbitration? Here’s something new in South Carolina law.
Two key points in an agreement to arbitrate disputes are the choice of law and limitation on remedies available. The recent decision by the South