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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Interactive Workshop on Arbitration at the Masaryk University in Brno
On the 3rd of June 2014, Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. gave an interactive workshop on arbitration and ADR at the Faculty of Law of the Masaryk University in Brno, (Czech Republic). The main topics that was discussed was the impartiality and independence of the arbitrators, especially the correct application of the IBA Guidelines on […]
Collective Labour Mediator and Arbitrator registered by Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic has registered Dr. Martin Svatos, Ph.D. as mediator and arbitrator of collective labour disputes. According to the Act No. 2/1991 Coll. on Collective bargaining, mediation is an obligatory step when resolving collective disputes originating from the collective agreements. These cases have to be submitted to mediation before […]
Mandatory Mediation Strikes Back – an article at mediate.com
The ADR web page mediate.com has recently published an article by Dr. Svatos on mandatory mediation. The question of mandatory mediation is an interesting issue per se. According to some, the fundamental principles are at stake once discussing the forced attendance of parties in mediation procedure. The Italian legislator is obviously of different opinion […]