Court proceedings clearly often cost a lot of time, money and internal resources, as well as damaging ongoing business relationships. So are there any alternatives? Mediation and arbitration proceedings offer a little-known but efficient option, which Claus Thiery and Sandra Renschke present in our new Litigation Matters podcast. Appearing as a guest is Dr Ulrich Hagel, CEO of EUCON, the European Institute for Conflict Management. As a recognised mediation body, EUCON provides a way of handling commercial disputes. Dr Ulrich Hagel reports at first hand on how me­di­ation/ar­bit­ra­tion proceedings work, what advantages they offer and what the differences are between them and other types of proceedings.

Court proceedings clearly often cost a lot of time, money and internal resources, as well as damaging ongoing business relationships. So are there any alternatives? Mediation and arbitration proceedings offer a little-known but efficient option, which Claus Thiery and Sandra Renschke present in our new Litigation Matters podcast. Appearing as a guest is Dr Ulrich Hagel, CEO of EUCON, the European Institute for Conflict Management. As a recognised mediation body, EUCON provides a way of handling commercial disputes. Dr Ulrich Hagel reports at first hand on how me­di­ation/ar­bit­ra­tion proceedings work, what advantages they offer and what the differences are between them and other types of proceedings.

1. Is there an exequatur procedure? Yes. Recognition of a foreign judgment takes place automatically as long as the requirements are met and no grounds for refusal are invoked. Execution can be sought...

The collective action for redress that became available in October last year extends the options for collective legal action in Germany. For the first time, consumers and small businesses can take collective action against companies for redress and obtain a direct remedy, such as payments. The existing model declaratory action can only be used to obtain declaratory decisions, in other words it does not lead to a title of execution. In this podcast, Claus Thiery and Sandra Renschke, partner and counsel in the Dispute Resolution practice respectively, explain aspects such as how the remedial procedure is structured, what role consumer associations play and to what extent settlements are a likely outcome. They finish by discussing whether the new type of lawsuit will actually be a game changer, as claimed by policymakers.

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