Standards in International Arbitration: Practice and Tools

1. 100% Standards in International Arbitration: Practice and Tools YIAG Briefing & Roundtable Warsaw, 16 June 2011

2. Prominent Tools • UNCITRAL Notes on Organizing Arbitral Proceedingshttp://www.uncitral.org/pdf/english/texts/arbitration/arb-notes/arb-notes-e.pdf • IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration (2004) • IBA Guidelines on Drafting International Arbitration Clauses (2010) • IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (2010) • http://www.ibanet.org/Publications/publications_IBA_guides_and_free_materials.aspx • ICC Techniques for Controlling Time and Costs in Arbitration http://www.iccwbo.org/policy/arbitration/id2882/index.html • The CPR Protocolhttp://www.cpradr.org/Resources/ALLCPRArticles/tabid/265/ID/614/CPR-Protocol-on-Disclosure-of-Documents-and-Presentation-of-Witnesses-in-Commercial-Arbitration.aspx

3. The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence • Consultation on Evidentiary Issues (Art. 2) • Document Production (Art. 3) • Witnesses and ExpertsArt. 4 - Witnesses of factArt. 5 - Party appointed experts Art. 6 - Tribunal appointed experts • Inspections (Art. 7) • Evidentiary Hearings (Art. 8) • Admissibility and Assessment of Evidence (Art. 9)

4. What's new? • Principles of fair trial and bona fides - Preamble • "Meet and Consult" - Art. 2 • E-Disclosure Art. 3(3)(a)(ii) • Request to produce shall contain a statement as to how documents are relevant to the caseandmaterial to its outcome - Art. 3(3)(b) • Enhanced confidentiality - Art 3(13) • Expert witnesses: Statement of independence also of party appointed experts – Art.5(2)(c) • Witness appearance in hearings required only upon request of one of the Parties or the Arbitral Tribunal - Art. 8(1)

5. Disclosure of Documents - Chances and Risks • From the Arbitral Tribunal's perspective • Burden of proof approach • Lengthy interim procedure • Issues of privileged confidentiality • Fair trial • From the Parties' perspective • Chance to handle evidentiary problems • Risk to lose control about own evidence • Issues of privileged confidentiality

6. Disclosure Request - How to Deal with Parties From Different Legal Systems? • The civillawapproach • The common law approach • IBA Rules • Discretion of the Arbitral Tribunal • Fair trial

7. Thank you for your kind attention! • Gunnar PicklAttorney at Law • DORDA BRUGGER JORDIS Dr. Karl Lueger-Ring 101010 Vienna, Austria T: +43 1 533 47 95-102F: +43 1 533 47 95-50102 E: gunnar.pickl@dbj.atW: www.dbj.at Austrian Law Firm of the Year 2010,Chambers Europe Awards for Excellence