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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Arbitration Landscape in AustriaThe Vienna Rules
Austrian/Polish Twin Conference
Manfred HeiderSecretary General
International Arbitral Centreof the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 20110
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Established 1975
Arbitration Rules amended in 2006
Administration of international cases only
Also: Appointing Authority in UNCITRAL Arbitration Proceedings and Administration of Conciliation Proceedings
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
New International Cases 2008: 50New International Cases 2009: 60New International Cases 2010: 68
Total Number of Cases Pending: 71Aggregated Amount in Dispute: EUR 569 Mio.
Cases with Polish Parties: 6Aggregated Amount in Dispute: EUR 10.8 Mio.
Number of Polish Arbitrators: 2
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
15 March 1988:Trilateral Agreement concluded between• Polish Chamber of Foreign Trade• American Arbitration Association• Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Recommendation to use Austria as venue of arbitration for disputes between Polish parties and parties from the United States of America
Recommendation to use the services offered by the Board of VIAC
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
VIAC’s Jurisdiction
At least one party shall have its residence or place of business
outside of Austria, or
Dispute must be “of international character”
Domestic partners and dispute without “international character”:• Jurisdiction of the Permanent Arbitral Tribunal of the Vienna
Economic Chamber or of the regional chamber of the agreed
venue of arbitration (if any)• Conduct of the proceedings in accordance with the rules of
the Permanent Arbitral Tribunals of the regional chambers
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Multiparty Proceedings
Claim of one or more Claimants against two or more Respondents
Basic requirements:• VIAC’s jurisdiction for all parties• Joint nomination of an arbitrator by all Claimants
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Multiparty ProceedingsAdditional Requirements (alternatively):
1.The claim is to be directed against several persons according to substantive law (uniform joinder of parties): Example: Claim for termination of joint ownership uniform decision against all Respondents
or
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Multiparty ProceedingsAdditional Requirements (continued):
2.all Respondents are by the applicable substantive law in legal accord or are bound by the same facts or are joint and severally bound different decisions possible
or
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Multiparty ProceedingsAdditional Requirements (continued):
3.all parties have agreed upon multiparty proceedings, or4.all Respondents submit to multiparty proceedings and nominate the same arbitrator, or5.one or more Respondents do not comment on whether a sole arbitrator or an arbitral tribunal shall decide the case, or 6.one or more Respondents do not nominate an arbitrator
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Procedural costs are
• Costs of arbitration • Administrative charges • Arbitrators’ fees (plus V.A.T.) • Cash outlays (Arbitrators’ travel expenses, court room rents, “simple” minuting, photocopies, etc.)
• Parties’ Costs • Expenses of parties (cash outlays, lawyers’ fees) • Other procedural expenses (for experts, translations, verbatim protocols, etc.)
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Determination of
• the parties’ costs by Arbitrator(s)• the costs of arbitration by the Secretary General
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Registration Fee:
• Registration fee to be paid by Claimant• Registration fee covers the Secretariat’s costs until files are transmitted to arbitrator(s)• Joint party supplement of 10% for each additional party• No refund of registration fee• Claim will be treated only after the registration fee is fully paid
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Money Deposit:
• Deposit against costs of arbitration fixed by Secretariat• Payable by parties in equal shares • Registration fee to be deducted from Claimant’s share• No further treatment of the claim, if Claimant fails to pay its share• Claimant will be charged with Respondent’s share, if Respondent fails to pay its share• No further treatment of the claim, if Claimant fails to pay Respondent’s share• Same procedure when deposit shall be increased
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Calculation of the costs of arbitration
• Fee schedule (based upon the amount in dispute)• Joint party supplement of 10% for each additional party• Separate calculation of costs for individual (unrelated) claims admissible• Reductions of the amount in dispute shall be cost- effective only before transmission of files to arbitrator(s)• Cash outlays shall be determined according to the actual expenditure
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Other procedural costs (experts, interpreters, etc.):
• Money Deposits fixed by arbitrator(s)• Performance of procedural measures only after payment of deposits• In default with payment: the arbitrator(s) shall decide on the consequences (i.e. non-performance of procedural steps)
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Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Determination and allocation of costs:
• Determination of costs in the award (costs of arbitration and parties’ costs such as costs of legal representation)• Allocation of costs: Losing party shall reimburse the winning arty its costs; Costs may be split between parties
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VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Parties:• Austria: 34• Czech Republic 15• Germany: 13• Poland: 11• Croatia: 7• Italy : 7• Slovak Republic: 7• United States: 7• Hungary: 6• Romania: 6
• 1 each from: P.R. of China, Belgium, Estonia, Iceland
• United Kingdom: 6• Russia: 5• Bulgaria: 4• Cyprus: 3• France: 3• Switzerland: 3• Liechtenstein: 2• Serbia: 2• Turkey: 2• Ukraine: 2
Japan, Monaco, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden
Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011
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VIAC
VIENNA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL CENTRE
Arbitrators:• Austria: 68• Germany: 8• Switzerland: 7• Slovak Republic: 5• United Kingdom: 5• Czech Republic: 4• France: 3• Slovenia: 3• Italy: 2
One arbitrator each from:
Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Sweden and the United States
Austrian Polish Twin Conference
Warsaw, 17 June 2011