Mediation is becoming an increasingly important tool for resolving civil and commercial disputes. The European Directive 2008/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21.5.2008 on certain aspects of mediation in civil and commercial matters prescribes a set of minimum common rules on mediation for all EU Member States with the exception of Denmark. This book studies in depth the current legal framework in every EU Member State as...

Arbitration is one of the most successful dispute resolution devices in the international arena, be it in the context of commercial disputes, investor-state conflicts, or sports controversies. This volumeI highlights inter alia emergency rules, costs, and expert evidence in international arbitration, deals with dissenting opinions in commercial arbitration, reflects the ICC's arbitration clause for trust disputes, focuses on substantive and pr...

The Yearbook aims at taking up recent trends in international arbitration and leading them in scholarly debate. Volume I comprises contributions by 25 renowned scholars and practitioners from around the world who impart their knowledge and thoughts on the basis of their wide experience in the various domains of arbitration and related areas.

This book makes a valuable contribution to the current discussion regarding the private enforcement of competition law, particularly through the use of group litigation. Forms of group litigation are debated not only at the European level, but in countries worldwide. Policy makers, practitioners and academics alike can draw relevant insights about the potentials and pitfalls of group litigation mechanisms.

This book provides a comparative analysis of the process of fact-finding in the litigation process. It offers theoretical insights on the distinctive features of the fact-finding arrangements in civil cases andt also examines the empirical data that shed light on the operation of procedural rules in legal practice.

This book supplies a number of perspectives on the development of enforcement of court judgments and other enforceable documents in Europe. The articles are written by experts from legal academia and professionals involved in enforcement practice. New trends are highlighted.

In a time when an ever growing demand for justice meets economic crisis and shrinking resources, innovative approaches to access to justice are urgently needed. The present volume discusses a variety of such approaches from across Europe (and beyond), all united by their significance in contemporary trends in legal and judicial reform.

For a long time, civil justice was considered to be a purely national, conservative, and slow-changing topic. The texts collected in this book supply proof that this is not the case anymore. These papers discuss civil justice from a European angle, concentrating on the age-old dichotomy between quality and efficiency.