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

Author: Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Publisher: Kluwer Law International
ISBN: 9789403522296

Previous Edition ISBN: 9783902985040
Published In: April 2026
Format: Hardback
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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.

List of Abbreviations

Preface to the Third Edition of the VIAC Handbook

PART I. Rules of Arbitration

ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

ARTICLE 2. The Board

ARTICLE 3. Advisory Boards

ARTICLE 4. Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General and Secretariat

ARTICLE 5. Languages of Correspondence

ARTICLE 6. Definitions

ARTICLE 7. Commencement of the Arbitration

ARTICLE 8. Answer to the Statement of Claim

ARTICLE 9. Counterclaim

ARTICLE 10. Registration Fee

ARTICLE 11. Transmission of File

ARTICLE 12. Written Communications, Time Limits and Disposal of File

ARTICLE 13. Representatives

ARTICLE 13A. Third-Party Funding

ARTICLE 14. Joinder of Third Parties and Consolidation

ARTICLE 15. Consolidation

ARTICLE 16. Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 17. Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 18. Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal in Multi-Party Proceedings

ARTICLE 19. Confirmation of the Nomination

ARTICLE 20. Challenge of Arbitrators

ARTICLE 21. Premature Termination of the Arbitrator’s Mandate

ARTICLE 22. Effects of the Premature Termination of the Arbitrator’s Mandate

ARTICLE 23. Challenge of Experts

ARTICLE 24. Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 25. The Proceedings Before the Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 26. Language of the Proceedings

ARTICLE 27. Applicable Law, Amiable Compositeur

ARTICLE 28. Conduct of the Arbitration

ARTICLE 29. Establishing the Facts of the Case

ARTICLE 30. Oral Hearing

ARTICLE 31. Duty to Object

ARTICLE 32. Closure of the Proceedings and Time Limit for Rendering the Award

ARTICLE 33. Interim and Conservatory Measures/Security for Costs

ARTICLE 34. Means of Termination of the Proceedings

ARTICLE 35. Decisions of the Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 36. Arbitral Award

ARTICLE 37. Award on Agreed Terms and Recorded Settlement

ARTICLE 37A. Award on Agreed Terms and Recorded Settlement

ARTICLE 38. Decision on Costs

ARTICLE 39. Correction, Clarification and Supplementation of the Arbitral Award

ARTICLE 40. Remission to the Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 41. Publication of Awards

ARTICLE 42. Costs

ARTICLE 43.

Advance on Costs for Additional Procedural Costs

ARTICLE 44. Composition and Calculation of the Procedural Costs

ARTICLE 45. Miscellaneous Provisions

ARTICLE 46. Disclaimer

ARTICLE 47. Entry into Force and Transitional Provision

PART II. Rules of Mediation

ARTICLE 1. Competence of the VIAC and Applicable Version of the Vienna Mediation Rules

ARTICLE 2. Definitions

ARTICLE 3. Commencing the Proceedings

ARTICLE 4. Registration Fee

ARTICLE 5. Place of the Sessions

ARTICLE 6. Language of the Proceedings

ARTICLE 7. Appointment of the Mediator

ARTICLE 8. Advance on Costs and Costs

ARTICLE 9. Conduct of the Proceedings

ARTICLE 10. Parallel Proceedings

ARTICLE 11. Termination of the Proceedings

ARTICLE 12. Confidentiality, Admissibility of Evidence and Subsequent Representation

ARTICLE 13. Disclaimer

ARTICLE 14. Entry into Force and Transitional Provision

PART III. Annexes to the Rules of Arbitration and the Rules of Mediation

ANNEX 1 Model Clauses

ANNEX 2. Internal Rules of the Board

ANNEX 3. Schedule of Fees

ANNEX 4. VIAC as Appointing Authority

ANNEX 5. VIAC as Administering Authority

ANNEX 6. Supplementary Rules for Disputes Relating to Succession

ANNEX 7. Commentary on Annex 7 of the Vienna Rules and the Model Clause for Corporate Disputes

PART IV. Rules of Investment Arbitration

ARTICLE 1.

ARTICLE 4. Waiver of Immunity

ARTICLE 13A. Third-Party Funding

ARTICLE 14A. Non-disputing Party and Non-disputing Treaty Submissions

ARTICLE 17. Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal

ARTICLE 24A. Early Dismissal of Claims, Counterclaims, and Defenses

ARTICLE 25. Place of Arbitration

ARTICLE 41. Publication of Information and Awards

Excursus: The UNCITRAL Transparency Rules in Investor-State Arbitration

PART V. Authors, Bibliography and Index

About the Editors and Authors

Bibliography Part I (Rules of Mediation)

Bibliography Part II (Rules of Mediation)

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