Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration

The Practitioner's Handbook on International Commercial Arbitration provides reports on the arbitration systems and laws of 13 countries in addition to commentaries on the arbitration rules of ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as well as on the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention. This comprehensive overview of the key arbitral jurisdictions and the most important arbitral rules and conventions makes it a unique and indispensable work that belongs on the desk of each practitioner.

Written by world-leading arbitration practitioners and academics, this book combines a practical approach with in-depth legal research and analyses of important national and international case law.

This new edition is written to meet the needs of both the non-specialist lawyer requiring quick and useful information on a particular legal system or set of rules or interested in a concise general introduction into the law of international arbitration, and the experienced arbitration practitioner looking for well-founded information on a particular issue.

Frank-Bernd Weigand, Partner, Skorczyk & Weigand, Rechtsanwalte,Antje Baumann, Partner, Corinius LLP, Hamburg

Frank-Bernd Weigand is the head of legal services at A.T.U. Auto-Teile-Unger-Gruppe and partner in his law firm Skorczyk & Weigand, Rechtsanwalte, at which he concentrates on national and international arbitration. Prior positions include ESSO Germany's legal department as well as Marquard & Bahls in Hamburg. Frank-Bernd Weigand is one of the founders of the Hamburg Arbitration Circle and a member of various arbitration associations. He holds a LLM in international business law and a Doctor Juris on international procedural law.


Antje Baumann is a partner of Corinius LLP in Hamburg. Before establishing her own practice, she worked for many years in the dispute resolution department of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The primary focus of her practice lies on international arbitrations in which Antje Baumann frequently acts as arbitrator but also has vast experience in complex civil litigation matters in state courts. She holds a LLM from University of California at Berkeley and is admitted to the German and the New York Bar. She is inter alia listed in the Who's Who Legal Arbitration and is a frequent speaker on international arbitration and dispute resolution in general.

1. Introduction, Antje Baumann and Tanje V. Pfitzner
2. Outline, Frank-Bernd Weigand and Antje Baumann
3. Austria, Christoph Liebscher
4. Belgium, Herman Verbist and Hans van Houtte
5. Brazil, Marcelo Inglez de Souza, Fernanda de Gouvea Leao, and Cesar Rossi Machado
6. China and Hong Kong, Friven Yeoh and Desmond Ang
7. England, Devika Khanna
8. France, Emmanuel Gaillard and Coralie Darrigade
9. Germany, Dr. Inka Hanefeld and Dr. Nils Schmidt-Ahrendts
10. Italy, Mauro Rubino-Sammartano and Ruggero Rubino-Sammartano
11. Netherlands, Prof. Dr. Vesna Lazic and Alexandra Schluep
12. Singapore, Alvin Yeo SC and Lim Wei Lee
13. Sweden, Robin Oldenstam and Johann von Pachelbel
14. Switzerland, Pierre A. Karrer
15. USA, Peter Bowman Rutledge, Rachael D. Kent, and Christian F. Henel
16. ICC Arbitration Rules, Antje Baumann
17. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, James Castello
18. ICDR International Arbitration Rules, Martin F. Gusy, James M. Hosking, and Franz T. Schwarz
19. LCIA Arbitration Rules, Michael J. Collett QC, Josephine C.P. Davies, and Belinda McRae
20. UNCITRAL Model Law, Marianne Roth
21. New York Convention, Ulrich Haas and Heiner Kahlert