Contractual Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Skills Course

Resolve contractual disputes strategically through negotiation, mediation, dispute boards and disciplined preparation for domestic or international arbitration.

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Training Locations

This Contractual Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Skills Course is available in multiple cities. Please select your preferred location from the list below

Durrës

Albania

Tirana

Albania

Andorra la Vella

Andorra

Escaldes-Engordany

Andorra

Innsbruck

Austria

Salzburg

Austria

Vienna

Austria

Gomel

Belarus

Minsk

Belarus

Antwerp

Belgium

Brussels

Belgium

Banja Luka

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Split

Croatia

Zagreb

Croatia

Limassol

Cyprus

Nicosia

Cyprus

Brno

Czech Republic

Prague

Czech Republic

Aarhus

Denmark

Copenhagen

Denmark

Tallinn

Estonia

Tartu

Estonia

Helsinki

Finland

Tampere

Finland

Lyon

France

Marseille

France

Nice

France

Paris

France

Berlin

Germany

Frankfurt

Germany

Hamburg

Germany

Munich

Germany

Athens

Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

Budapest

Hungary

Debrecen

Hungary

Akureyri

Iceland

Reykjavík

Iceland

Cork

Ireland

Dublin

Ireland

Florence

Italy

Milan

Italy

Naples

Italy

Rome

Italy

Pristina

Kosovo

Prizren

Kosovo

Liepāja

Latvia

Riga

Latvia

Schaan

Liechtenstein

Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Kaunas

Lithuania

Vilnius

Lithuania

Esch-sur-Alzette

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City

Luxembourg

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

St. Julian's

Malta

Valletta

Malta

Bălți

Moldova

Chișinău

Moldova

La Condamine

Monaco

Monte Carlo

Monaco

Budva

Montenegro

Podgorica

Montenegro

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Rotterdam

Netherlands

The Hague

Netherlands

Ohrid

North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

Bergen

Norway

Oslo

Norway

Gdańsk

Poland

Kraków

Poland

Warsaw

Poland

Faro

Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

Porto

Portugal

Bucharest

Romania

Cluj-Napoca

Romania

City of San Marino

San Marino

Serravalle

San Marino

Belgrade

Serbia

Novi Sad

Serbia

Singapore

Bratislava

Slovakia

Košice

Slovakia

Bled

Slovenia

Ljubljana

Slovenia

Barcelona

Spain

Madrid

Spain

Valencia

Spain

Gothenburg

Sweden

Stockholm

Sweden

Bern

Switzerland

Geneva

Switzerland

Zurich

Switzerland

Istanbul

Turkey

Kyiv

Ukraine

Lviv

Ukraine

Odesa

Ukraine

Dubai

United Arab Emirates

Birmingham

United Kingdom

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

Manchester

United Kingdom

Rome (Vatican-adjacent)

Vatican City

Training Outlines

Introduction

Contract disputes require more than knowledge of legal remedies. Effective resolution depends on early diagnosis, reliable evidence, commercial judgement and the selection of a process proportionate to the issues, relationships and value at stake. Poor procedural choices can increase cost, delay and enforcement risk even where the underlying case is strong.

This course develops practical dispute-resolution and arbitration capability for contract, commercial and project professionals. Participants assess entitlement and evidence, compare negotiated and adjudicative routes, and examine the architecture of arbitration from agreement and tribunal formation to submissions, hearings, awards and enforcement. Exercises emphasize case strategy, settlement analysis and disciplined collaboration with counsel and experts.

Course Objectives

Diagnose contractual issues and disputed entitlement
Evaluate litigation and alternative resolution routes
Prepare structured negotiation and mediation strategies
Use dispute boards and adjudication effectively
Interpret arbitration agreements and procedural choices
Organize pleadings, evidence and expert input
Support hearings and settlement decisions
Assess awards, costs and enforcement options

Course Content

Day 1: Dispute Analysis and Resolution Strategy

Dispute causes and escalation patterns
Contract interpretation and entitlement
Causation, loss and evidence
Case strength and exposure assessment
Resolution pathway selection
Dispute-resolution strategy

Day 2: Negotiation, Mediation and Dispute Boards

Without-prejudice negotiation
Settlement authority and preparation
Mediation process and advocacy
Neutral evaluation techniques
Dispute boards and adjudication
Settlement drafting and enforceability

Day 3: Arbitration Framework and Commencement

Arbitration agreement validity
Institutional versus ad hoc arbitration
Seat, venue and governing law
Tribunal appointment and jurisdiction
Notice and response requirements
Procedural timetable and directions

Day 4: Evidence, Submissions and Hearings

Statements of case
Document production and disclosure
Witness statements and credibility
Expert evidence and joint reports
Hearing preparation and advocacy
Confidentiality and privilege

Day 5: Awards, Enforcement and Case Governance

Interim measures and emergency relief
Settlement during arbitration
Award structure and remedies
Costs and interest
Challenge and enforcement principles
Case governance and lessons learned

Training Schedule

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