While the availability and efficacy of arbitration in London, Paris and New York is well known, and the popularity of the Swiss system widely accepted, less is known about the mechanisms available for arbitrating international disputes in Gemany. In fact Germany boasts a well-developed system of arbitration which is streamlined, efficient and inexpensive, but which has been hitherto overlooked in favour of other jurisdictions. This new work by experienced German lawyer arbitrators, explains in detail the workings of the German system for international arbitration - the basis of its code, its institutional architecture, and its procedural features. Thus this work presents, for the first time, the full workings of the German system to an English-speaking audience.
Dr Marcel Barth is managing partner of the Hanover branch of Price Waterhouse Coopers; he is a specialist in corporate law, M&A and restructuring. Professor Gerhard Wegen is a partner in Gleiss Lutz in Stuttgart, and Professor of Law at the University of Tübingen. His practice focuses on corporate law and M&A. He has an outstanding track record advising international clients in all aspects of cross-border M&A projects.