A rather provocative question – to which I do not pretend to have the answer. But ist appears that Professor Albert Jan van den Berg may have it. He will deliver the 2nd Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel Lecture on that topic. The lecture is organized by the German Institution for Arbitration in honour of Karl-Heinz-Böckstiegel, its long-time president and current honorary president. It will be held on September 13, 2013 at Grandhotel Schloss Bensberg, Bergisch Gladbach, near Cologne. Read More
Category: ADR
DIS Autumn Conference – DIS ADR Services, Berlin, October 16 – 17, 2013
The traditional autumn conference of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) this year is devoted to the discussion of ADR procedures and methods, which a focus on the ADR Services that DIS itself offers. We have reported on DIS suite of ADR rules and regulations in early 2012 when they were released in English. Read More
IBA German Mediation Committee – B2B Mediation, Frankfurt, September 19, 2013
The International Bar Association’s German Mediation Committee is holding an event in Frankfurt on September 19, 2013. The Topic for the evening is “B2B Mediation – Expectation, Experience, Success (Erwartung, Erfahrung, Erfolg). Ulrich Hagel, Senior Expert Dispute Resolution at Bombardier Transportation, will present the in-house and user perspective, and the mediator’s view will be put forward by Renate Dendorfer-Ditges, Heussen. For details of the agenda and the registration process, please see the invitation.
DIS Conference: Arbitrating in Germany, London, September 2, 2013
The German Institution of Arbitration (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, DIS) hosts a conference on Arbitrating in Germany on September 2, 2013 in London. The conference is co-organised by Queen Mary, University of London and held at Queen Mary’s, 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Places will be allocated on a “first come first served” basis. Participation is free of charge, and registration is open until August 26, 2013. Here’s the link to the programme, and here to the registration form. See you in London!