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First Symposium on Mediation, Arbitration and Shanghai Free Trade Zone Dispute Resolution

The First Symposium on Mediation, Arbitration and Shanghai Free Trade Zone Dispute Resolution took place on July 13, 2015 in Shanghai. It was organized by the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics School of Law, the Collaborative Innovation Center of China(Shanghai)Free Trade Zone and by the SUFE Free Trade and ADR Research and Development Centre […]

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Dr. Svatos on The VIAC List of Practitioners in International Arbitration

Dr. Martin Svatoš, Ph.D. became arbitrator on the List of Practitioners in International Arbitration kept by the VIAC (Vienna International Arbitral Centre) that belongs among the most successful arbitration centres in Europe. About VIAC: Representing one of Europe’s leading arbitral institutions, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (“VIAC”) serves as a focal point for the settlement of commercial […]

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Kluwer Mediation Blog: How Mediation Helped Resolved Two Thousand Years Old Mystery…

Martin Svatos became regular contributor to the Kluwer Mediaiton Blog. This prestigious platform puts together the leading experts in the field of international mediation. Its goal is to publish on monthly basis opinions, articles and comments on actual development in the alternative dispute resolution. Here, you can read an extract of the first regular post […]

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The Mediator-Judge Interaction: Does the Win-Win Approach Apply?

JurisNet, LLC, New York, is about to publish the new volume of the Czech (& Central European) Yearbook of Arbitration that includes an article by Dr. Martin Svatoš, Ph.D. entitled The Mediator-Judge Interaction: Does the Win-Win Approach Apply? Abstract of the contribution may be read here:   The Mediator-Judge Interaction: Does the Win-Win Approach Apply? This article focuses on the interaction between […]

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A Look over the Fence – Emerging Trends in Mediation Practice in the EU

On Friday, 14th of November, the annual conference of the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland took place in Dublin. The keynote was addressed by one of the world’s most prominent mediators, Ken Cloke.  Dr. Martin Svatos was invited to give a speech on legal issues of cross-borders mediation. The co-speaker during the more than one-hour seminar […]

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Kluwer Mediation Blog: When the Mediators Pay the Highest Price

The prestigious Kluwer Mediation Blog recently published a contribution of Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. about Folke Bernadotte,  Count of Wisborg who had served as the first UN Mediator during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and who was assassinated when performing his duties. The unbelievable story of his life includes negotiation during the Second World War as well […]

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UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres in Thessaloniki

The 20th issue of UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres took place in Thessaloniki, Greece between the 25th and 28th of September 2014 focusing on the current topics in relation to the use of mediation and of the other ADR, including the insolvency matters. The forum has been serving as the platform for the meeting of leading […]

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Last Chance to Register: European Law Seminar in Urbino

Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. is going to lecture on International Arbitration during the 56th Seminar of European and Comparative Law, organized by Urbino European Legal Studies Center of the University Carlo Bo, that will be held from 18th to 30th August 2014.   This time, he is going to focus on the issue of arbitrability […]

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Shanghai Summer School

The first volume of the Summer School was organized by the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) this July. Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. was invited to give a lecture on international commercial arbitration and ADR on this occasion. The students passed the written exam after 14 credit hours of lecturing. The program took place […]

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Lecture on Negotiation – Prague Summer School on International Business Transactions

From June to August 2014, the 2nd annual Prague Summer School on International Business Transactions has been taking place in Prague focussing on the most important legal fields of today, including dispute resolution, insolvency or mergers and acquisitions… The participants come mainly from China, but from the other countries as Australia too.   On Tuesday, […]

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