On the first business day of the New Year, here comes a Save the Date, marking an important milestone for the German dispute resolution community:
On 24 April 2020, the German Arbitration Institute (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit; DIS) will celebrate its 100th anniversary in Bonn. It was established on 21 April 1920 as the Deutsche Ausschuss für das Schiedsgerichtswesen (DAS).
Today’s modern DIS originates from the 1992 merger of DAS and Deutschen Institut für Schiedsgerichtswesen established in 1974.
The current arbitration rules of DIS came into force on 1 March 2018 – see here for my take on them.
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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 …
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German Institution of Arbitration: New Arbitration Rules 2018
The German Institution of Arbitration DIS has comprehensively revised its rules and regulations. The new rules come into force on March 1, 2018. I have …
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Public International Law in International Arbitration: 3rd Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel Lecture, Berlin, September 22, 2015
On September 22, 2105, Professor Bruno Simma, University of Munich and University of Michigan, will deliver the 3rd Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel Lecture, organized by the German Institution of …
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Business Breakfast: Arbitration in the Middle East
In co-operation with the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution, my firm is hosting a business breakfast on current arbitration topics in the Middle East. The event …