Dear Members and Friends,
We cordially invite you to our upcoming YAAP events:
1) YAAP Anniversary Conference
We are very pleased to announce that
Dr. Reinmar Wolff, University of Marburg, will initiate the discussion on
"Time to rejuvenate the New York Convention?"
Dr. Reinmar Wolff will explore the needs of modernizing the New York Convention based on the challenges and complexities in today’s application of the convention.
Ass. Prof. Dr. Milena Djordjevic (University of Belgrade) and Benjamin Siino (Shearman & Sterling) will share their views on whether the current NYC text still serves the object and purpose of the Convention to the extent possible,
moderated by
Professor Dr. Christian Koller (University of Vienna) and to be followed by a hopefully lively debate with the audience.
Thanks to VIAC as host of the venue and the cocktail reception offered by YAAP, the event is free of charge.
Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Time: 5.00 p.m.
Venue: Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1045 Vienna
The conference will be preceded by the
YAAP Annual Meeting (YAAP Sektionsversammlung)
on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 at 4.00 p.m. (4.30 p.m. ArbAUT Annual Meeting)
The agenda is:
1. Report on the activities organised in 2018 and planned activities in 2019;
2. The approval of the YAAP Co-chairs and the members of the YAAP Advisory Board;
3. Miscellaneous.
All YAAP members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting.
2) YAAP Round Table in Prague
Jointly with our Czech colleagues, YAAP is organizing a Round Table in Prague on the eve of the official launch of the Prague Rules. After looking into recent trends in the enforcement of arbitral awards, we will witness a controversial Oxford style debate on the Prague Rules in a relaxed and informal setting. The lively discussions triggered by the debate can be continued over drinks.
• Words of Welcome (Jiri Urban, KPMG Prague; Eliane Fischer, YAAP and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Filip Boras, YAAP and Baker & McKenzie)
• Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Austria (Martin Hackl, Konrad & Partners)
• Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in the Czech Republic (Kristina Bartoskova, Baker & McKenzie; David Seidl, Squire Patton Boggs)
• Oxford Style Debate on the motion "By 2030, the Prague Rule will have replaced the IBA Rules in most Continental European international arbitration" (Debaters: Ondrej Cech, Dentons; René Cienciala, Havel & Partners; Désirée Prantl, Freshfields; Dimitra Tsakiri, KNOETZL; Moderator: Rotislav Pekar, Squire Patton Boggs) NB: The positions adopted by the debaters do not necessarily reflect and may in fact even be contrary to their personal views. The debate is concluded by a public vote.
• Concluding remarks (Lisa Beisteiner, YAAP and Zeiler Partners)
Date: Thursday, 13 December 2018, 18:00 pm
Venue: Anthill (www.anthillprague.cz), your soon-to-be favourite Prague coffeehouse
The official event will be followed by drinks.
Trains from Vienna to Prague take less than four hours and depart almost every hour. We recommend you take the one at 13:10 which brings you to Prague Central Station at 17:07. From there it is a 6 minutes cab ride to the event location Anthill.
Book your room nearby, e.g. at Clarion Hotel Prague City 4* (EUR 85; 5 min walking distance), Hotel Ametyst Praha 4* (EUR 98; 6 min), or Le Palais Art Hotel Prague 5* (EUR 126; 8 min).
As always, the Round Table is free of charge. To facilitate organization, however, please register here.
3) Austrian Arbitration Academy
The Austrian Arbitration Academy of the University of Vienna offers an intensive, five-day program on "
Arbitration Rules in Practice" in cooperation with SHS, VIAC, YAAP and ArbAut. The course takes place
in Vienna from 26 February to 2 March 2019, immediately preceding the Vienna Arbitration Days.
The course addresses the following groups of participants:
• young practitioners (in particular junior associates / RechtsanwaltsanwärterInnen) working in the field of dispute resolution
• PhD and diploma students specializing in arbitration
It will cover the following topics:
• Introduction
• The Arbitration Agreement + Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal
• Organization of Proceedings
• The Arbitral Award + Costs
• Multiparty Arbitration
• Evidence
• The Hearing in Practice
• Mock Organizational Hearing
Successful participants will receive the University of Vienna-Austrian Arbitration Academy-VIAC practice diploma. Austrian associates can receive individual accreditation for the participation from the Vienna Bar Association.
The fee amounts to € 600,00 which includes registration, tuition, lunch & coffee breaks, dinner as well as the registration fee for the
Vienna Arbitration Days (excluding conference dinner & ball).
Application deadline is 20 December 2018. For further details please click
here.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Yours,
Patrizia & Filip
