Dr. Ragnar Harbst

Consent to Arbitrate December 8, 2015

Germany: Failure to raise objections to the tribunal’s jurisdiction during arbitral proceedings can lead to a waiver of such objections in enforcement proceedings

In its decision dated 12 January 2015 (Court of Appeal Munich, file no. 34 Sch 17/13, http://openjur.de/u/755584.html), the Court of Appeal Munich had to…

Germany July 14, 2015

Germany: Low Threshold for Setting Aside of an Award Rendered by a Tribunal Including an Arbitrator who was Successfully Challenged

According to German law, a party challenging an arbitral award for procedural irregularities has to demonstrate that such irregularities presumably affected the outcome of…

Arbitration Procedure July 6, 2015

Disregarding Witness Statements? Why Arbitrators cannot Unring the Bell

Witness evidence in international arbitration is generally prepared by witness statements these days. A witness statement is a written account of the testimony that…

Dr. Ragnar Harbst LL.M.

Germany: Failure to raise objections to the tribunal’s jurisdiction during arbitral proceedings can lead to a waiver of such objections in enforcement proceedings

Germany: Low Threshold for Setting Aside of an Award Rendered by a Tribunal Including an Arbitrator who was Successfully Challenged

Disregarding Witness Statements? Why Arbitrators cannot Unring the Bell