VIAC Handbook: Rules of Arbitration and Mediation - A Practitioner’s Guide 3rd ed 2026

VIAC Handbook – Rules of Arbitration and Mediation, currently in its Third Edition, is a book written by leading arbitration and mediation experts from Austria and beyond, many actively involved in the institution. It provides detailed commentary on each provision, focusing on its practical application. Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2025, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) continues to enhance its position as one of the leading arbitral institutions globally with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe.

What’s in this book:

This Third Edition addresses recent questions from practitioners and significant changes to the rules since the 2018 edition. Key updates include:

• expansion of VIAC’s authority to administer investment proceedings pursuant to the new VIAC Investment Rules
• revision of the mediation rules
• new and revised provisions regarding third-party funding, disclosure, use of digital technology, and costs
• a new model arbitration clause for intra-corporate disputes, and
• special provisions for succession-related disputes

The book also incorporates the Explanatory Notes prepared by the VIAC Secretariat, along with insights into the Secretariat’s day-to-day practice.

How this will help you:

The book would be highly beneficial due to its great practical utility as a Handbook during actual arbitral proceedings under the Vienna Rules, and will be of great value to corporate counsel, international lawyers, and arbitrators working in either civil law or common law frameworks, as well as to academics concerned with dispute resolution.