Volker Hesse was appointed as arbitrator of the St. Galler Schiedsordnung.

MEDIATION INTERNATIONAL is a leading mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service provider operating throughout Spain, across Europe and internationally. It provides online mediation, international and workplace face-to-face mediation, meeting/group facilitation, as well as negotiation training.

Volker Hesse has been appointed as a member of the Swiss Chapter of the European Center for Arbitration and Mediation. The Center aims to promote the culture of arbitration and mediation and to administer arbitral and mediation proceedings.

The European Court of Arbitration administers arbitration procedures and mediation under its own rules which have the following main charactarizations:

• mainly a sole arbitrator is appointed and
• an award is issued within one year.

More information on the European Court of Arbitration can be found at www.cour-europe-arbitrage.org

Sport federations and sport clubs are business organizations like other companies and have to comply with various laws and regulations. It is therefore important to have a compliance management system in place that ensures that the club/federation and its representatives respect those laws and regulations. Some football clubs have already installed a compliance officer within their structure. In order to properly consult his clients on these issues, Volker Hesse attended a very interesting seminar in Frankfurt, Germany.

Volker Hesse will participate in a three day symposium with the main focus on mediation and alternative dispute resolution from 11 to 14 June in Salzburg. International specialists in these fields will deliver an interesting program. Get in contact if you want to meet Volker at the symposium.

Negotiations are an important part in the football business. Volker Hesse attended a course on professional negotiations which will be benefitial for clients of VIVA Sports Law – Consulting.

The Swiss Association of Sportslaw (ASDS) organized a two-day congress in Magglingen, Switzerland. VIVA Sports Law – Consulting was represented by Ms Mariana Jönsson at this event.

LawInSport published an article written by Volker Hesse on mediation in sports. In this article Volker Hesse analyses whether mediation is a suitable concept to resolve disputes related to sports. Based on empirical data, conclusions are drawn on what kind of sports disputes are most suitable to be submitted to mediation, on the success rates of mediation, on limitations and on what has to be done that mediation is applied more often in sport disputes. If you want to read the article click here.

Volker Hesse successfully completed a formation as mediator at the “Konstanzer Schule für Mediation”. VIVA Sports Law – Consulting therefore is glad to offer mediation services for all kind of conflict situations related to sports. If you want to know more about mediation in sports, please klick here.

Today Volker Hesse held a lecture at the Master of Sports Administration (MSA) in Lausanne. The main topic covered was the new World Anti-Doping Code which will enter into force on 1 January 2015.