Important Steps towards the Modernisation of Arbitration Law in Germany

11 March 2024

By: Carsten van de Sande, Johanna Peters, Sophie Eßlinger, Svitlana Gapalo, Lina Luyken and Gerlind Wolf

On 1 February 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Justice (Bundesministerium der Justiz, „BMJ“) presented a ministerial draft bill on legislation for the modernisation of arbitration law (Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Schiedsverfahrensrechts, the „Draft Bill“). Following last year‘s publication of the key issues paper, an important step has been taken towards the implementation of the proposed reform. To our newsletter.

Authors

Carsten van de Sande
Partner

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carsten.vandesande@hengeler.com
Johanna Peters
Counsel

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johanna.peters@hengeler.com
Sophie Eßlinger
Senior Associate

+49 69 17095 170

sophie.esslinger@hengeler.com
Svitlana Gapalo
Senior Associate

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svitlana.gapalo@hengeler.com
Lina Luyken
Associate

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lina.luyken@hengeler.com
Gerlind Wolf
Senior Associate

+49 89 383388 171

gerlind.wolf@hengeler.com

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