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Talking CEE is a future facing podcast series bringing together lawyers and experts to discuss the challenges, changes and opportunities that businesses and industry face in Central and Eastern Europe today – and tomorrow.
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Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Thursday Sep 10, 2020
Our second episode, hosted by Zsolt Okanyi (Global Head of Dispute Resolution), who is joined by Malgorzata Surdek (Head of Dispute Resolution, CMS Poland) and Daniela Karollus-Bruner (Head of Dispute Resolution, CMS Austria) looks at the challenges that businesses have been facing in dealing with dispute resolution over the last few months, with a particular focus on contract disputes as a direct consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our experts talk about:
- The legal and commercial areas most disputed and industry sectors likely hit by increasing number of disputes arising from the pandemic
- How the courts in Central and Eastern Europe have been handling the lockdown measures and what the outlook is for virtual and in-person hearings in the near future
- Navigating the increasing number of postponed court proceedings and delayed hearings in light of social distancing and health safety measures
- Mediation and arbitration models as alternatives to litigation in CEE
- Dispute resolution planning and management recommendations for businesses in these unprecedented times