On March 7, 2009, German Institution for Arbitration (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, DIS) will hold the first taxation and arbitration conference in Frankfurt, with the theme of arbitration clauses in tax treaty. The conference will bring together experts and scholars from all walks of life (arbitration lawyers, tax lawyers and senior tax judges, administration officials and business representatives, etc.) to discuss the prospects for arbitration in the settlement of international tax issues.
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　　The 14th Geneva Global Arbitration Forum, originally scheduled on 3-4 December 2008, has been postponed to 3-4 June 2009. Nearly 200 industry experts, company consultants, arbitrators, academics, businessmen and corporate executives and other participants will get together. Topics for discussion cover a very broad range, including commercial arbitration, investment arbitration, WTO dispute settlement system, etc. The keynote of Forum is to absorb the essence from different types of dispute settlement mechanisms. The Forum is not only the exclusive conventional annual international arbitration meeting held in Geneva, but also the most formal annual meeting held in Switzerland, which sees all major dispute settlement bodies participating in.
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　　The Fifth Excellent Arbitrator Seminar will be held on April 6, 2009 in Vienna. Juris Conference Company will host this annual international arbitration meeting, where the following topics will be raised: pre-trial procedures, court and tribunal procedures, ethical issues, expectation for arbitration and analysis of defect. The discussion of these issues is of great significance for efficient and fair conduct of international arbitration.
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Editor: Wang Qianlin