The roots of the German Arbitration Institute can be traced back to the year 1920, when the German Arbitration Committee (DAS) was established in Berlin. In its present form, the DIS is the result of a merger between the DAS and the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) in 1992. The DIS assumed the main tasks of its predecessors.
Since 2008, the DIS has hosted the German Court of Arbitration for Sport. The idea of establishing an independent arbitration court for sports-related matters was a joint initiative of the National Anti Doping Agency Germany (NADA) and the DIS.
Today, with more than 100 years of experience, the DIS is the leading institution on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution in relation to both national and international commercial disputes in Germany. It offers recognized rules for arbitration and many other types of alternative dispute resolution.
The German Arbitration Committee (Deutscher Ausschuß für Schiedsgerichtswesen, DAS) is founded in 1920 in Berlin by the German Association of Technical Scientific Organisations (Deutscher Verband Technisch-Wissenschaftlicher Vereine e.V.). It provides Arbitration Rules for the settlement of disputes and supervises the proceedings conducted pursuant to those rules.
A new version of the Arbitration Rules comes into force.
A new version of the Arbitration Rules comes into force.
Re-establishment of the DAS in Bonn after Second World War. Its principal role is to provide a set of arbitration rules and to promote arbitration. The DAS is supported by the Association of German chambers of industry and commerce (DIHT) and the Federal Association of German Industry (BDI), among others. A new version of the Arbitration Rules comes into force.
The Arbitration Court at the Foreign Trade Chamber of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) is founded in Berlin.
The DAS establishes a permanent arbitration court with its own set of institutional rules.
A new version of the Arbitration Rules comes into force.
The German Arbitration Institute (Deutsches Institut für Schiedsgerichtswesen e.V., DIS) is founded by a group of business associations, academic institutions and arbitration practitioners. The DIS takes over the task of promoting commercial arbitration in Germany and providing information and advice for companies, lawyers, government and foreign professional organisations in matters of arbitration.
Ottoarndt Glossner, one of the founding members of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors.
A new version of the Arbitration Rules comes into force.
A new version of the Arbitration Rules of the DAS comes into force.
The new Arbitration Rules 1988 of the DAS come into force.
34 members of the Foreign Trade Chamber of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) found a new private non-governmental institution: the Association for the Promotion of Arbitration (Vereinigung zur Förderung der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V., VFS). This association promotes arbitration and maintains and develops contacts with international organisations and arbitral institutions. The aim of this association is to provide continuity for existing arbitration agreements at the time of the dissolution of the German Democratic Republic (GDR).
The German Arbitration Institute (DIS) is founded as a result of the merger of the German Arbitration Committee (DAS) and the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).
Jens Bredow becomes Secretary General of the DIS (1992-2013).
New DIS Arbitration Rules 1992 come into force.
Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel becomes the Chairman of the Board of Directors (1996-2011).
The DIS Arbitration Rules 1998 come into force.
The DIS launches a German initiative of young arbitration practitioners: DIS40.
The DIS Conciliation Rules come into force.
The first issue of the German Arbitration Journal, SchiedsVZ, is published and the first Petersberg arbitration days take place, both in cooperation with C.H. Beck.
The German Court of Arbitration for Sport is founded. As a joint initiative of the National Anti Doping Agency Germany (NADA) and the DIS, it is hosted by the DIS from 1 January 2008. The first DIS Sport Arbitration Rules are published.
The DIS introduces Supplementary Rules for Corporate Law Disputes.
The new DIS Rules for Mediation, Expert Determination, Adjudication, Expertise and Conflict Management come into force.
Klaus Peter Berger becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors (2012-2016).
The DIS opens its Berlin office.
Francesca Mazza becomes Secretary General of the DIS (2014-2022).
The DIS adopts its DIS Integrity Principles.
Herbert Kronke becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors (2016-2022), Konrad Klimek and Andreas Reiner deputies. The Chairman of the Advisory Board is Rolf Trittmann, his deputy Thomas Klippstein.
The DIS introduces its financial aid (Verfahrenskostenhilfe, VKH) which supports athletes to defend their rights in arbitration proceedings concerning anti-doping disputes. The revised DIS Sport Arbitration Rules come into force.
The DIS launches its Project Competence Centre.
The new 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules come into force.
The DIS starts working with an electronic file system.
The DIS moves into the Villa Marienforst in Bonn.
New DIS web presence
Centenary: Celebrating 100 years since the first arbitration rules of the DAS came into force. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the planned celebration has been postponed - like all other DIS events - until the end of 2021.
The current Board of Directors and Advisory Board are elected.
The current board of directors and advisory board elect chairmen. The executive board of directors are Stefan Kröll (Chairman), Rouven F. Bodenheimer und Reinmar Wolff (Deputy Chairmen).
The Chairman of the Advisory Board is Susanne Gropp-Stadler, her deputy Joachim Münch.
The DIS Autumn Conference becomes the central event of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days.
Ramona Schardt becomes Secretary General of the DIS.
The DIS and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) will go their separate ways in the administration of arbitration proceedings in future. At the joint proposal of the DIS Board and the DIHK, the articles of association of the DIS have been amended and the integration with the DIHK has been terminated. At the same time, the DIS and the DIHK will continue their close and trusting cooperation to promote arbitration and Germany as a centre of arbitration.