Hungary - Baker & McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook: 2011-2012
József Antal is a Partner in Baker & McKenzie’s Budapest office and heads the dispute resolution team of that office. His team is primarily responsible for handling litigation, alternative dispute resolution and public procurement matters. Mr. Antal has represented numerous multinational and local clients in civil lawsuits before ordinary courts, including the Supreme Court of the Republic of Hungary, as well as in arbitrations before the Permanent Court of Arbitration Affiliated with the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the Financial and Capital Markets.
László Burger is an Attorney in Baker & McKenzie’s Budapest office and specializes on drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, both domestic and international, including distribution, supply, manufacturing, agency and outsourcing agreements. Mr. Burger has been involved in advising various global consumer products and manufacturing companies on their commercial agreements, cross border issues and related litigation and arbitration cases.
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HUNGARY
József Antal and László Burger
A. LEGISLATION, TRENDS AND TENDENCIES
A.1 Legislation
The Hungarian Arbitration Act3 contains the fundamental rules of domestic and international arbitration procedures,4 as well as related ordinary court procedures. The Hungarian Arbitration Act is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law as originally accepted in 1985. The amendments to the Model Law implemented in 2006 were not incorporated into the Hungarian Arbitration Act. The structure and content of the Hungarian regulations and the Model Law are mostly the same, with some
HUNGARY
József Antal and László Burger
A. Legislation, Trends and Tendencies
A.1 Legislation
A.2 Trends and Tendencies
B. Cases
B.1 Arbitration Agreement Incapable of Being Performed - Lack of Accurate Determination of the Arbitration Court
C. Public Policy in International Arbitration
C.1 Scenarios of Reliance on Public Policy
C.2 Modes and Limitations of Reliance on Public Policy
C.3 Rules that Constitute "Public Policy"