Belgrade Arbitration Conference

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.

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.

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

The program is available here.

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.

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 »

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 »

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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