Stories from the hearing room : experience from arbitral practice : essays in honour of Michael E. Schneider / edited by Bernd Ehle and Domitille Baizeau.
Two out of three: the effect of truncated tribunals / Vivian Ramsey. The in-house counsel who went astray: ex-parte communications with party-appointed arbitrators / Klaus Peter Berger -- Dramatic sideshows at the hearing / George A. Bermann -- The Boxed Eagle and catches at Hearings and Deliberations / Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel -- Symbols, customs and other curiosities in the Hearing Room / Christian Borris -- Between a hammer and an anvil / Nael G. Bunni -- The Aha! Phenomenon: when "non-verbal communication" gets you to closer to the truth / Elliott Geisinger -- Ex officio powers to investigate: when do arbitrators cross the line? / Teresa Giovannini -- Deadlines, burglars and the canicule: arbitration in two shifts / Veijo Heiskanen -- War stories and the morals to be learnt / Michael Hwang -- Improving arbitral procedure: perspectives from the Coalface / Doug Jones -- Defusing unusual incidents before they grow unmanageable / Pierre A. Karrer -- An introduction to Middle East disputes via Geneva / Richard Kreindler -- The importance of instructions / Maurice Mendelson -- Arrogance and Machiavellism: two deadly dangers in the Hearing Room / Taoufik Ouanes -- Too close for comfort / Jan Ramberg -- Two out of three: the effect of truncated tribunals / Vivian Ramsey. ASA President's messages (2010-2013) / Michael E. Schneider. Michael E. Schneider's time management lessons / Matthias Scherer -- Counsel X's delay tactics: what an arbitral tribunal can (and cannot) do / Fabian von Schlabrendorff -- A sealed letter crosses the Channel / Eric Schwartz -- Michael Schneider on cross-examination: a respectful, even admiring, albeit uneasy reaction of U.S. lawyer / Laurence Shore -- Au "club" des arbitres / Pierre Tercier -- Arabian nights (and days) in Geneva / Peter Turner -- Uneven representation and imbalanced resources between parties to an international arbitration or in relation to the Arbitral Tribunal: restoring reasonable balance and symmetry in the Hearing Room (or not) / Carita Wallgren-Lindholm -- Transaction counsel as arbitration counsel and as witness? / Gerhard Wegen -- Schiedsentscheids-Entwürfe: Sollen Schiedsgerichte ihren Entscheid den Parteien zunächst als Entwurf vorlegen? / Werner Wenger -- Evidence gone astray / Markus Wirth, Melissa Magliana -- Michael E. Schneider: an exceptional person / Tore Wiwen-Nilsson -- Proactivité et diversité dans la conduite de l'audience : "Mega hot tubbing" ou quand le tribunal arbitral mène la danse / Roland Ziadé -- ASA President's messages (2010-2013) / Michael E. Schneider.
Summary:
This liber amicorum celebrates the 75th birthday of Michael E. Schneider, a leading - indeed, iconic - figure in the field of international dispute resolution and co-founder of the world-renowned law firm LALIVE. Michael's creativity and dedication as counsel, as arbitrator, as academic, and as leader in numerous arbitral institutions and associations have inspired, and continue to inspire, arbitration practitioners from all around the world. The book is essentially a collection of war stories; written by practitioners who have worked with him or witnessed him in action at close range. Their aim is to share experiences and solutions found to challenging situations in practice, in particular in the context of arbitration hearings. The essays highlight Michael's boundless energy, creative thinking, and questioning of conventional ideas as we see him (for example) defusing unusual incidents before they grow unmanageable, dealing with counsel X's delay tactics, and masterfully restoring reasonable balance and symmetry in the hearing room. There are valuable lessons here too about cross-examination methods and time management in arbitrating cases involving construction, industrial engineering and infrastructure projects, investment and other disputes involving states, natural resources (particularly oil and gas), environment, telecommunications, joint ventures, and more. Michael's expertise in managing large and complex disputes and leading teams of specialists, including lawyers, from various fields and cultural backgrounds, shines forth as well.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.