Dr. Martin Svatoš, Ph.D. has been selected by the prestigious international ranking Who’s Who Legal as one of the five legal experts in mediation in the Czech Republic. Similar appreciation of his expertise took place last year too. For more information click here. Since 1996 Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in […]
Recently Published: The EU Mediation Law Handbook
The publishing house Wolters Kluwer recently published the EU Mediation Law Handbook coedited by Martin Svatos, PhD. (together with prof. Nadja Alexander and Sabine Walsh). This unique book offers a highly effective way to analyse the quality and robustness of each of the EU’s twenty-nine national jurisdictions’ legal frameworks relevant to mediation (including legislation, case […]
The Mediator who Planted Trees
Read the latest post by Dr. Martin Svatos at the Kluwer mediation Blog about the seminal book The Man who Planted Trees and its resemblance to mediation activity. Recently, I have become an owner of two hectares of land in protected natural area which I intend to plant with trees. I was inspired to this […]
Mediator of the Year 2016
Martin Svatos has been named Mediator of the Year 2016, as the exclusive winner from the Czech Republic by the Wealth and Finance INTL. According to the authors of this evaluation: In an ever increasingly tense world, disputes have never been more common; Wealth and Finance want to acknowledge the difficulties faced and overcome, to achieve dispute resolution. Our in-house […]
Lecture at John Cabot University in Rome
In March 2016, Dr. Svatos had the opportunity to address the students of the John Cabot University in Rome with his speech on alternative dispute resolution in 21st century. A gloss by experienced lawyer, John Fanti, as well as the discussion with the students took place as a part of the lecture. The whole event was moderated […]
Prague Arbitration Roundtable
The Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague and Rowan Legal are pleased to invite you to the Prague Arbitration Roundtable: The Settlement Effort of Arbitrators that will take place on Wednesday 18th of November 2015 from 2PM at the Faculty of Law of the Charles University in Prague. The program might be downloaded […]
Unbearable Lightness of European Mediation: From old Greek legends to Winnie-the-Pooh
The Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York and The CUNY Dispute Resolution Center at John Jay College NYC-DR Roundtable Breakfast DR. MARTIN SVATOS When: Thu, October 01, 2015, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Location: John Jay College of Criminal Justice: 899 Tenth Avenue, Faculty Dining Room, 2nd Floor, NYC Register here. Despite the fact that the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]