Contact
Bernhard Meyer
Arbitrator
Languages
Working languages: German, English, French
Nationality
Specialisation
Energy, Maritime Arbitration, Telecommunication
Main jurisdiction
Switzerland
Details
Year of birth
1946
Education
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
More than 250 international arbitration cases
How often have you acted as Chairman?
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
35 cases
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
88 cases
How often have you acted as Counsel?
35
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
4
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
Arbitrator Consultants – Another Way to Deal with Technical or Commercial Challenges of Arbitrations, Article – ASA Bulletin, Volume 33, No 1/2015, p. 37-57 – Kluwer Law International – March 2015 (Co-author: Jonatan Baier)
Dates: 2015-02-22 -
Guerilla Tactics and How to Counter them, Article, in National Litigation – Experiences from the Civil Law System (Co-author: Martina Aepli)
Dates: 2013-02-22 -
Neue Wege in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Das Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC) für China-Verträge – Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft (RIW) – Februar 2011 (Co-Authors: José-Maria Beneyto, Eckart Brödermann, Hang Zhao)
Dates: 2011-02-22 -
Formalism in Arbitration - Good or Evil? Article – No. 35 – The Search for "Truth" in Arbitration - ASA Special Series – 2011, Chapter 10
Dates: 2011-02-22 -
The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration - Five Years of Experience, Article, International Encyclopedia of Agency and Distribution Agreements, Switzerland, Book – London
Dates: 2009-02-22 -
Techniques for Controlling Time and Costs in Arbitration, Article, CEMAJ – Neuchâtel
Dates: 2008-02-22 -
Attorney Secrecy v Attorney-Client Privilege in International Commercial Arbitration, Article, CIArb “Arbitration” (Sweet & Maxwell Ltd), Vol. 73, 148-188, – London (Co-author: Philipp Sieber)
Dates: 2007-02-22 -
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Status: London
Fellow Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb)
Status: Singapore
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Status: former Vice-President
Swiss Arbitration Commission ICC
Status: Past Chair: (2006-2013)
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Status: Former leader of the Arbitration Specialist Group
Dispute Resolution Committee, IPBA
Status: Former Vice-Chair
International Arbitration Court of Zurich Chamber of Commerce (today: SCAI)
Status: Retired Co-Chair
International Arbitration Commission ICC
Status: Member
Swiss National Committee ICC
Status: Member
Austrian Arbitration Association
Status: Member
Languages
German
English
French
In which legal system have you trained?
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Switzerland
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Switzerland
Special expertise or specialisations
Energy
Maritime Arbitration
Telecommunication
