This year’s DIS goes Vis Breakfast on 14 April 2025 went hand-in-hand with this year’s Vis Moot Problem and was dedicated to multi-tier dispute resolution clauses.
Daniela Karollus-Bruner (CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz) warmly welcomed all participants on behalf of CMS and then handed over to Stefan Kröll (DIS), who moderated the discussion.
Jan Ahrens (Siemens) started by sharing his experience as in-house counsel and contributed by explaining the evolution and importance of multi-tiered clauses from his company’s perspective. Jennifer Bryant (Noerr) added her views and approached the issue with a critical point of view.
Judith Knieper (UNCITRAL) addressed the UNCITRAL perspective and highlighted the possibility of highly expedited arbitration (SPEDR) or “super sonic arbitration,” to the drafting sessions of which the DIS has been part of, offering its views at UNCITAL working sessions. Chun-Kyung Paulus Suh (DIS) spoke about the DIS’ experience with multi-tiered clauses and pointed out Article 26 DIS Arbitration Rules, according to which the arbitral tribunal shall encourage amicable settlements at every stage of the arbitration. He also emphasised the permeability of the DIS Arbitration Rules to all mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution.
Subsequently, around 60 attendees lively discussed issues and chances of multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses beyond the panel over breakfast.
Chun-Kyung Paulus Suh