Conference Reports
SWITZERLAND: L'arbitrage international au bord du Leman: hier, aujourd 'hui, demain
Premium article - 23 July 2009
The Geneva chapter of the Swiss Arbitration Association decided to host an event that put the spot light firmly on the past and future of arbitration in the Lake Geneva region. Joachim Knoll, a partner at Brown&Page in Geneva, reports.
UNITED STATES: ITA-ASIL - "when arbitrations go bad"
Premium article - 01 May 2009
The title could have come out of Hollywood. Was this year's ITA and ASIL joint event a blockbuster? Andrew Newcombe (professor) of the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria (Canada) attended and now reports
UNCITRAL: UNCITRAL Working Group II - February meeting
Premium article - 01 May 2009
The recent working group meeting made it from article 18 to article 26. GAR staff writers sought reactions to some of the changes.
SWITZERLAND: ASA Conference - the search for "truth" in arbitration
Premium article - 01 May 2009
In early February 2009, the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) held its annual full-day conference in Zurich. By Bernhard Berger (partner) of Kellerhals Attorneys at Law, Switzerland
GERMANY: The Seventh Petersberg Arbitration Day
Premium article - 01 May 2009
This year's Petersberg event focused on in-house management of disputes. Ulrike Gantenberg (partner) of Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Düsseldorf reports
CHINA: SCC in China
Premium article - 01 May 2009
In late February, the SCC and Vinge put on two events in mainland China. Hans Bagner (partner) of Vinge reports
AUSTRIA: Vienna Arbitration Days - 2009
Premium article - 01 May 2009
This year's big Central European arbitration event dealt with crime, mandatory law, best practice, user expectations, and sea elephants, as Katarina Hruskovicova (associate) of Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH reports
Breaking down the EU-investment arbitration debate
Premium article - 01 February 2009
European lawyers and investment arbitration specialists broke ground on a key debate in December: the interrelation of their different fields. By Markus Burgstaller (Lovells, London)
Triple Colloquium - 2008
Premium article - 01 February 2009
Speakers at the Triple Colloquium looked at how international arbitration must adapt to ensure another 25 successful years. By Ariel White of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Swiss Rules - five years on
Premium article - 01 February 2009
The Swiss Rules are now five years old. The ASA's Geneva group recently reviewed their track record, and asked what the future holds. By Sam Moss of Lalive