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Proceedings Initiated in 2024

Types of proceedings 2023 2024
Total number of DIS proceedings   191 158
DIS Arbitration Rules   163 134
  of which 1998 DIS Arbitration Rules 0 0
  of which 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules 132 115
  of which 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules with Annex 4 9 5
  of which 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules with Annex 5 22 14
  of which 2018 DIS Arbitration Rules with Annexes 4+5 0 0
  relating to Packaging Law 0 0
DIS/Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHK) arbitration proceedings   12 5
  of which IHK Aachen 0 1
  of which IHK Erfurt 0 1
  of which IHK Frankfurt am Main 4 0
  of which IHK Köln 1 0
  of which IHK Mittlerer Niederrhein 1 0
  of which IHK München und Oberbayern 4 2
  of which IHK Nürnberg für Mittelfranken 1 0
  of which IHK Rhein-Neckar 0 1
  of which IHK Stuttgart 1 0
2016 DIS Sport Arbitration Rules   5 3
Subtotal of arbitration proceedings   180 142
Conciliation   3 4
Mediation   7 6
Adjudication   0 0
Expert Determination   1 1
Subtotal ADR proceedings   11 11
Other proceedings (Ad hoc Appointing Authority)   0 5
UNCITRAL   0 0

Arbitration Proceedings – Value of Disputes in 2024

  2023 2024
Value of disputes** 2.864.528.790 € 4.048.706.453 €
of which DIS arbitration proceedings (statements of claim) 2.603.341.005 € 4.020.756.841 €
of which DIS arbitration proceedings (increase in the amount claimed/counter-claims) 251.795.003 € 25.181.318 €
of which DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings 9.392.782 € 2.768.294 €
Value of disputes 2023 2024
lowest 2.500 € 5.000 €
highest 608.000.000 € 1.541.593.107 €
Median 545.889 € 1.687.886 €

* Based on the number of arbitration proceedings, but not including sport arbitration proceedings (175 proceedings 2023/139 proceedings in 2024).
** Taking into account the value of arbitration proceedings (DIS/IHK) commenced in the relevant year only, as well as the increase in the amount claimed and counterclaims filed during the relevant year (irrespective of when the arbitration proceedings were initiated). It is not the total value in dispute of all arbitration proceedings pending in the relevant year.

Arbitration Proceedings – Places of Arbitration 2024

In Germany Abroad
City Number of cases Country City Number of cases
Aachen 1 Lettland Riga 1
Bad Zwischenahn 1      
Bamberg 1      
Berlin 11      
Bonn 2      
Köln 6      
Dortmund 1      
Düsseldorf 13      
Erfurt 1      
Essen 2      
Frankfurt am Main 33      
Hagen 1      
Hamburg 16      
Hofheim am Taunus 1      
Kassel 1      
Leipzig 2      
Ludwigshafen am Rhein 1      
Magdeburg 1      
Mannheim 1      
Marktheidenfeld 1      
München 27      
Münster 2      
Nassau 1      
Nürnberg 3      
Oldenburg 1      
Regensburg 1      
Rostock 1      
Stuttgart 2      
Willich 1      
         
total 136     1

All figures in this section are related to the number of DIS and DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings initiated in 2024 with already agreed or fixed places of arbitration, but not including sport arbitration proceedings  (137 proceedings in total). In two cases, the place of arbitration had not yet been determined when the proceedings were initiated.

Arbitration Proceedings – Language of the Proceedings 2024

Languages of the proceedings 2023 2024
English 55 (31 %) 51 (37 %)
German 120 (69 %) 88 (63 %)

All figures in this section are related to the number of DIS and DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings initiated in 2024 with already agreed or fixed places of arbitration, but not including sport arbitration proceedings (139 proceedings in total).

Arbitration Proceedings – Involvement of Foreign Parties 2024

Proceedings with foreign parties 2023 2024
Total 70 (40 %) 48 (35 %)
of which arbitration proceedings with one foreign party 62 36
of which arbitration proceedings with foreign parties on both sides 8 12

All figures in this section are related to the number of DIS and DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings initiated in 2024 with already agreed or fixed places of arbitration, but not including sport arbitration proceedings (139 proceedings in total).

Arbitration Proceedings – Represented Countries 2024

  2023 2024
Number of countries represented 83 65
     
Austria 3 2
Barbados 1 -
Belgium 4 1
Bermuda 1 -
Bulgaria - 1
Canada - 1
China 6 4
Cyprus - 1
Czech Republic - 2
Denmark 1 3
France 2 5
Georgia 1 -
Greece - 1
Great Britain 4 5
Hong Kong 1 -
Hungary 1 -
Indonesia 1 -
Italy 1 -
Iran - 2
Japan 2 1
Latvia 1 -
Luxembourg 7 7
Malaysia 1 1
Malta 2 -
Mongolia - 1
Moldova 1 -
Netherlands 6 3
Nigeria - 1
Norway 1 -
Poland - 4
Romania 2 -
Russia 1 1
Saudi Arabia 1 -
Serbia 2 -
Slovakia 1 -
Slovenia - 1
Spain 7 -
South Korea 2 -
Sweden 2 1
Switzerland 6 6
Taiwan 1 -
Thailand 1 -
Tunisia 1 -
Turkey - 2
Ukraine 1 2
United Arab Emirates 2 1
United States of America 5 5

All figures in this section are related to the number of DIS and DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings initiated in 2024 with already agreed or fixed places of arbitration, but not including sport arbitration proceedings (139 proceedings in total).

Arbitration Proceedings – Multi-Party Proceedings 2024

Multi-party proceedings 2023 2024
Total 48 (27,4 %) 35 (25,2 %)
of which multiple claimants 13 8
of which multiple respondents 31 23
of which multiple parties on both sides 4 4

All figures in this section are related to the number of DIS and DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings, excluding sports arbitration proceedings, initiated in the relevant calendar year (175 proceedings in 2023/139 proceedings in 2024).

Industries & sectors 2024

All figures in this section are related to the number of DIS and DIS/IHK arbitration proceedings initiated in 2024 with already agreed or fixed places of arbitration, but not including sport arbitration proceedings (139 proceedings in total).

Sport Arbitration Proceedings

Dynamic development of the case load since the establishment of the German Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2008

The German Court of Arbitration decides as Arbitration Court for the first instance, the appellate instance and about submissions for interim relief

Instances of sport arbitration proceedings 2023 2024
Total 5 3
of which 1st instance 4 2
of which appellate instance 1 1
of which interim relief  - -

Types of the subject matter

Types of the subject matter 2023 2024
Total 5 3
of which anti-doping-disputes 5 3
of which general sports-related disputes - -

Applications for financial aid (as introduced by 2016 DIS Sport Arbitration Rules) was not utilised in any of the anti-doping proceedings initiated in 2024.

Gender Champion Initiative - Statistics

DIS Statistics on Arbitral Appointments for 2024

DIS is signatory to the ERA Pledge and collects and publishes statistical data on arbitral appointments in DIS-administered arbitration proceedings. Find out more about DIS’ engagement with equal representation in arbitration here.