11. March 2024 · Comments Off on Final Program for XIV Belgrade Arbitration Conference is now available · Categories: Uncategorized
Conference in Memory of Prof. Gašo Knežević

15 March 2024

Welcome Address by the Organizers

13:15

Prof. Vladimir Pavić – Remembering Prof. Gašo Knežević                                   

13:35

I PANEL –

Arbitrators’ Qualifications And Powers – Expectations Vs. Reality

14:00- 15:50

Chair:

Nenad Kovačević

Petrikić & Partners in cooperation with CMS
/SERBIA
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky Baker Hostetler
/UNITED STATES
Differing expectations of civil and common law arbitrators and counsel in international arbitration
Urs Zenhäusern Baker & McKenzie
/SWITZERLAND
Increasing demand for information on the soft skills of arbitrators
Florian Haugeneder

 

KNOETZL
/AUSTRIA
The arbitrator’s fear to touch criminal law questions
Tatiana Minaeva  RPC
/UK
Hot topics in arbitration: sanctions
Miranda Elvidge WilmerHale
/UK
Summary disposal
Sandra Wilhelm DIS Special Counsel
/GERMANY
Deciding ex aequo et bono in arbitration
Discussion

 

 

II PANEL –

Counsel, Arbitrators, Courts – Do’s and Don’ts

16:20-18:00

Chair:

Venus Valentina Wong

WolfTheiss
/ AUSTRIA
Marina Stanisavljević Schoenherr
/AUSTRIA
Strategies for an effective arbitration hearing
Tim Portwood Bredin Prat
/FRANCE
Tips and Tricks in Cross-Examination
Valentine Chessa MCL Arbitration
/FRANCE
Emergency Arbitrator
James Castello
King & Spalding
/FRANCE
The increasing trend toward court enforcement of arbitral interim measures
Milica Savić Karanović & Partners
/SERBIA
Implementation of Art. 16(3) of UNCITRAL Model law in the region
Discussion

 

 

III PANEL –

ICC and DIS Perspectives On New Claims, Consolidation And Mandatory Rules

18:20-19:50

Chair:

Milan Lazić

President of the ICC Serbian Commission of Arbitration and ADR

Karanović & Partners
/SERBIA

Simon Gabriel Gabriel Arbitration
/SWITZERLAND 
President of the ICC Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR
Greg Lourie ICC
/FRANCE
ICC Counsel
Reinmar Wolff DIS/University of Marburg
/GERMANY
DIS Deputy Chairman of the Board
Eveli Lume Squire Patton Boggs
/GERMANY
Counsel and Arbitrator under ICC and DIS rules
Discussion

 

 

19:50 Opening of XVI BOP and cocktail

08. March 2024 · Comments Off on XIV Belgrade Arbitration Conference · Categories: Uncategorized

Final Conference Program in memory of Prof. Gašo Knežević will be published on Monday, March 11. The Conference will start at 13:15 with welcoming remarks, and end at 19:45 with official opening of the XVI Belgrade Open Pre-Moot.

The list of speakers and chairs includes: Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Eveli Lume, Florian Haugeneder, Greg Lourie, James Castello, Marina Stanisavljević, Milan Lazić, Milica Savić, Miranda Elvidge, Nenad Kovačević,  Reinmar Wolff, Sandra Wilhelm, Simon Gabriel, Tatiana Minaeva, Tim Portwood, Urs Zenhäusern, Valentine Chessa, Venus Valentina Wong and. Vladimir Pavić.

The topics that will be discussed within the three panels include: Differing expectations of civil and common law arbitrators and counsel in international arbitration; Increasing demand for information on the soft skills of arbitrators; The arbitrator’s fear to touch criminal law questions; Hot topics in arbitration: sanctions; Summary disposal; Deciding ex aequo et bono in arbitration; Strategies for an effective arbitration hearing; Tips and Tricks in Cross-Examination; Emergency Arbitrator; The increasing trend toward court enforcement of arbitral interim measures; Implementation of Art. 16(3) of UNCITRAL Model law in the region and the whole panel on ICC and DIS Perspectives On New Claims, Consolidation And Mandatory Rules.

There is no prior registration required. Just join us when you can.

Conference will be in English. Attendance is free of charge.

 

20. March 2023 · Comments Off on XIII Belgrade Arbitration Conference Program · Categories: Uncategorized

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE ORGANIZERS

13:15

I PANEL – EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF ARBITRATION

13:35-15:15

Chair:

Dalibor Valinčić

WolfTheiss
/CROATIA
Daniela Karollus-Bruner CMS
/AUSTRIA
The new developments regarding witness preparation – walking on the tightrope?
Giulio Palermo Archipel
/SWITZERLAND
Staying the arbitral proceedings due to ongoing criminal investigations or proceedings
Marija Šćekić Squire Patton Boggs
/UK
Bifurcation in international arbitration proceedings:  practical considerations
Ramona Schardt DIS
/GERMANY
The role of in-house Counsel in managing arbitration proceedings and ensuring efficiency
Christoph Liebscher Liebscher dispute menagement
/AUSTRIA
Team Approach in Arbitration

paper 1               paper 2

Discussion

 

II PANEL – ARBITRATION COMPLEXITIES

 15:35-17:30

Chair:

Jelena Bezarević Pajić

Moravčević, Vojnović & Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr
/SERBIA
Natascha Tunkel KNOETZL
/AUSTRIA
Arbitration agreements subject to terms of engagement
Michael Greenop WilmerHale
/UK
Corruption, jurisdiction and enforceability
Luka Kristovic-Blazevic

 

Baker & McKenzie
/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Multi-party issues and extension of the arbitration agreement to a non-signatory in the context of construction arbitrations
Alfredo Ferrante University of Pavia
/ITALY
What’s arbitration agreement worth in case of defaulting defendant in litigation? – an Italian perspective
Matteo Vaccaro-Incisa Carnelutti
/ITALY
International sanctions and international commercial arbitration: to face or to side-step?
Nils Schmidt-Ahrendts Hanefeld
/GERMANY
Scope of Ordre Public Review of International Arbitral Awards – Due Process & Antitrust
Discussion

 

III PANEL – NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON ARBITRATION HORIZON

17:50-19.30

Chair:

Maximilian Sattler

Baker & McKenzie
/GERMANY
Dora Horvat Ilej/Partners in cooperation with
Karanović/Partners
/CROATIA
AI in IA: Robots Helping to Solve Human Disputes
Ana Stanič E&A Law
/UK
Impact of Brexit on international commercial arbitration disputes between EU and UK companies
Mery Canella Pestalozzi
/SWITZERLAND
New Framework for the Arbitration of Corporate Law Disputes
Dragana Nikolić Moravčević, Vojnović & Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr
/SERBIA
International arbitration and esg disputes
Niamh Leinwather VIAC
/AUSTRIA
VIAC Investment Rules
Discussion

 KEY NOTE ADDRESS:  

PROF. DR. STEFAN KRÖLL on EFFICIENCY IN ARBITRATION

19:30

20:00 Opening of XV BOP and cocktail

07. February 2022 · Comments Off on XII Belgrade Arbitration Conference Program · Categories: Uncategorized

XII BELGRADE ARBITRATION CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE ORGANIZERS

13:20

KEY NOTE ADDRESS:

PROF. DR. INGEBORG SCHWENZER on CISG & ARBITRATION

Professor emerita University of Basel
/SWITZERLAND

13:40-14:20

I PANEL – ARBITRATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY

14:20-16:00

Chair:

Milan Lazić

Karanović/Partners
/SERBIA
Thierry Augsburger Four Knights
/SWITZERLAND
Is faster always better? – Pros and cons of expedited arbitrations
Marija Šćekić Wilmerhale
/UK
Advocacy in a Post-Pandemic World: Are Zoom Cat Lawyers Here to Stay?
Giulio Palermo Archipel
/SWITZERLAND
Arbitrator’s freedom of speech in the social media age
Mladen Stojiljković VISCHER
/SWITZERLAND
Diversity in Arbitration
Jelena Bezarević Pajić Moravčević, Vojnović & Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr
/SERBIA
Green Arbitration – New hype or call to sober up?
Discussion

Coffee break

 

II PANEL – PROCEDURAL INTRICACIES OF ARBITRATION

16:20-18:00

Chair:

Nataša Lalatović Djordjević

Moravčević, Vojnović & Partners in cooperation with Schoenherr
/SERBIA
Marleen Krueger Wilmerhale
/UK
Depositions and Interrogatories in International Arbitration

 

Oleg Temnikov WOLFTHEISS
/BULGARIA
Special issues arising when taking evidence from state parties
Dr. Tijana Kojović BDK Advokati
/SERBIA
Should arbitration adapt to local lawyers or should lawyers
adapt to arbitration?- from counsel’s perspective
Petra Rihar LANTER
/SWITZERLAND
Should arbitration adapt to local lawyers or should lawyers
adapt to arbitration?- from arbitrator’s perspective
Milica Savić Karanović/Partners
/SERBIA
Procedural irregularities as grounds for setting aside of the award
Discussion

Coffee break

 

III PANEL – REASONING OF ARBITRAL AWARDS

18:20-20:00

Chair:

Filip Boras

Baker & McKenzie
/AUSTRIA
Prof. Dr Miodrag Jovanović University of Belgrade
Faculty of Law
/SERBIA
Thou Shalt Avoid Perversity of Reasoning! A Philosophical Account of Reasoned Arbitral Award

An outsider’s perspective

see PPT

Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz VIAC Vice-President/

Pitkowitz & Partners

/AUSTRIA

Institution’s/

Arbitrator’s perspective

Chun-Kyung Paulus Suh Senior Legal Counsel at DIS /GERMANY Institution’s/
Secretariat’s perspective
Natascha Tunkel KNOETZL

/AUSTRIA

Counsel’s perspective
Karl Peter Puszkajler OLG Munich judge
/GERMANY
Judge’s perspective
Discussion

Opening of the XIV Belgrade Open Pre-Moot and cocktail reception

 

 

18. March 2019 · Comments Off on Registration for the XI Belgrade Arbitration Conference is now Open · Categories: Uncategorized

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Registration for the XI Belgrade Arbitration Conference is now open!

Participation at the Conference is free of charge and requires only prior on-line registration.

We are looking forward to seeing you soon at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.

19. March 2018 · Comments Off on X Belgrade Arbitration Conference · Categories: Uncategorized

X Belgrade Arbitration Conference took place on the afternoon of March 16, 2017 at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law.

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The program is available here.

 

07. March 2017 · Comments Off on IX Belgrade Arbitration Conference · Categories: Uncategorized

The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law  once again had a pleasure of hosting leading arbitration practitioners, experts and academics from London, Paris, Vienna, Moscow, Geneva, Zurich, Dubai, New York and Belgrade at its annual Belgrade Arbitration Conference. The Conference topics will deal with the issues of arbitrability, third party funding and interim measures, and assessment of damages in arbitration. See Conference Program.

The Conference took place on March 31, 2017 at the amph. V of the Belgrade Faculty of Law from 13:30 to 20:30.

15. March 2016 · Comments Off on VIII Belgrade Arbitration Conference · Categories: Uncategorized

The spring in Belgrade was one again marked by traditional gathering of world experts in the field of arbitration. University of Belgrade Faculty of Law hosted the eight Belgrade Arbitration Conference on 11 March 2016, an ever-growing trademark event of our law faculty. This year the Arbitration Conference welcomed more than 250 participants  – lawyers, judges, arbitrators, students from 30 different countries. The conference panels this year discussed a selection of emerging topics in international arbitration law (see Conference Program).

The opening ceremony commenced with the warm welcome by the Dean of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Professor Dr. Sima Avramović, who expressed the great satisfaction for the fact that the Faculty of Law is organizing such a prestigious gathering once again, underlining the success the conference had in the previous years. The conference participants were also greeted by the President of the Organizing Committee, Professor Dr. Mirko Vasiljević, the acting President of the Foreign Trade Court of Arbitration at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (the oldest arbitral institution in the region) who singled out series of efforts invested by the Faculty of Law in promotion of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. On behalf of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), an honored partner in organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference, the participants of the conference were welcomed by Ms Kоrinna Von Trotha who expressed her satisfaction with the cooperation with the host institution on organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference. Prof. Dr. Jelena Perović, member of the Board of the Serbian Arbitration Association, emphasized how highly important this event is for the legal community and the Association, and informed the participants of the recent developments in the field of arbitration in Serbia and the activities of the Serbian Arbitration Association in promotion of ADR. More »

23. March 2015 · Comments Off on VII Belgrade Arbitration Conference · Categories: Uncategorized

The traditional gathering of world experts in the field of arbitration took place in Belgrade this spring. University of Belgrade Faculty of Law hosted the seventh Belgrade Arbitration Conference on 20 March 2015, an ever-growing trademark event of our law school with a constantly increasing number of participants. The conference panels this year discussed a selection of emerging topics in international arbitration law (see Conference Program).

The opening ceremony commenced with the warm welcome by the Dean of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Professor Dr. Sima Avramović, who expressed the great satisfaction for the fact that the Faculty of Law is organizing such a prestigious gathering once again, underlining the success the conference had in the previous years. The conference participants were also greeted by the President of the Organizing Committee, Professor Dr. Mirko Vasiljević, the acting President of the Foreign Trade Court of Arbitration at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (the oldest arbitral institution in the region) who singled out series of efforts invested by the Faculty of Law in promotion of arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. On behalf of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), an honored partner in organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference, the participants of the conference were welcomed by Ms Caroline Bechtel who expressed her satisfaction with the cooperation with the host institution on organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference. Dr. Miroslav Paunović, President of the Serbian Arbitration Association, emphasized how highly important this event is for the legal community and the Association, and informed the participants of the recent developments in the field of arbitration in Serbia and the activities of the Serbian Arbitration Association in promotion of ADR. Finally, on behalf of the traditional partner in the organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference, GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE, Mr. Slobodan Šaric expressed both his satisfaction that the cooperation has been so fruitful in the past and hope that the joint ventures of this kind will continue in the years to come. More »

07. April 2014 · Comments Off on VI Belgrade Arbitration Conference · Categories: Uncategorized

The traditional gathering of world experts in the field of arbitration took place in Belgrade again this April. On 4 April 2014 the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law  hosted the sixth Belgrade Arbitration Conference, one of the trademark events of this law school with an ever increasing number of participants. The topics discussed this year revolved around two defining factors of efficiency of arbitration proceedings – arbitrators’ powers and party autonomy (see Conference Program).

The opening ceremony begun with the words from the Dean of the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, Professor Dr. Sima Avramovic, who reminded the participants of the success of the previous conferences and expressed his satisfaction at the fact that the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law is organizing again such a prestigious event. On behalf of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), an esteemed partner in organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference, the participants of the conference were welcomed by Ms. Caroline Bechtel, DIS Case Menager, who expressed her satisfaction with the cooperation with the host institution on organization of the Belgrade arbitration conference and Belgrade Open Pre-Moot. She also introduced the DIS services to the Conference participants highlighting its distinctive features.  In the name of the traditional partner  in the organization of the Belgrade Arbitration Conference, GIZ Open Regional Fund for SEE, Ms. Adela Llatja took the floor and expressed her satisfaction that thecooperation on organization of these arbitration events has been so fruitful over the course of past seven years. Dr. Judith Knieper of UNCITRAL highlighted the role of UNCITRAL in the field of development of arbitration law and introduced the participants with the most recent developments in this area. Finally, Dr. Miroslav Paunovic, President of the Serbian Arbitration Association, expressed his satisfaction that the Serbian Arbitration Association has joined the pool of organizers of this highly important event and informed the participants of the recent developments in the field of arbitration in Serbia.

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