Arbitrating in Germany

2 September 2013

Time: 4:00 - 8:00pm
Venue: School of Law, Queen Mary, University of London, 67-69 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3JB

The School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary, University of London and The German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) present 'Arbitrating in Germany'.

• 4.00 pm - Welcome
  Professor Dr Loukas Mistelis, Queen Mary, University of London
  Professor Dr Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
• 4.15 pm - Panel I: Arbitrating in Germany
  Chair: Professor Dr Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel, DIS Honorary President, Berlin/Cologne
  a) Conducting an Arbitration under the DIS Rules, Jens Bredow, DIS Secretary General, Berlin/Cologne
  b) Conducting an Arbitration seated in Germany, Dr Richard Happ, Luther, Partner, Hamburg
  Comments by: Hilary Heilbron QC, Brick Court Chambers, London
• 5.30 pm - Coffee Break
• 5.45 pm - Panel II: Arbitrating with Germans
  Chair: Dr Volker Triebel, Crown Office Chambers, London
  a) Technique for efficient decision making used by German trained arbitrators – only by them?
  Professor Dr Stefan Kröll, Independent Arbitrator, Cologne
  Karyl Nairn QC, Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, Partner, London
  b) Germans as Parties – a view from across the Channel
  Franz T Schwarz, WilmerHale, Partner, London
  Robert Hunter, 12 Gray’s Inn Square, London
• 7.00 pm - Closing of the event / Cocktails

CPD Points

This event is accredited for 2.5 CPD points. 

More Information 

For more information visit the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) website.