Under the patronage of the Sofia Arbitration Court a scientific and practical conference was held.

“It is good to have more such forums showing the benefits and advantages of the arbitration courts,” Petrova added, expressing hope that such practices would provide a good basis for the development of the arbitration in Bulgaria.

“We want to show that businesses can quickly, cheaply and efficiently resolve their disputes. Last but not least, it will be possible to make a lower cost than the one to be paid to the state institutions, “said CSD Chairman Maria Yaneva in her address to the guests of the event. She thanked the attendees and shared that she was extremely happy that CAC and CAIP would be able to work together.

“Despite the recent speculation around the arbitration courts in Bulgaria, it can not be denied that this is an extremely effective way of solving private disputes in Europe,” said Associate Professor Raya Ilieva. “We all know about the” speed “of the judiciary in Bulgaria. And for the business, the waste of time is equal to a loss of money, and that is exactly the problem of the companies in Bulgaria, “she added. From her words it became clear that the introduction of an arbitration clause in the contracts, in the event of a conflict, would lead to an incomparably faster production, as the arbitration is one-sided. “The decision may be appealed only before the Supreme Court of Cassation (SCC), but in the presence of specific, lawful grounds which are procedural. The Supreme Court of Cassation does not address the merits of the dispute but only whether the notification and summons procedure has been followed, “Ilieva said.

“Arbitration, properly used, is an effective, fast and flexible way of resolving business disputes,” Irina Girif said at the forum and ICP Secretary General. According to her, Bulgaria has a high market potential but has not yet been disclosed by French companies. In the words of Giffiff, arbitration compared to other ways of resolving conflicts has the advantage that a judgment is given which has the force of a judgment and is enforceable on the same grounds as the state court. “Any dispute creates a lag in the company and its trade relations. One way to protect yourself is to include arbitration clauses or change them in a direction conducive to the company’s business interests, “Girriff added, stressing that arbitration centers play an important role in securing business performance. Maria Yaneva, Chair of the CAC at the International Association for Justice and Arbitration Association: Over 70 cases were filed by construction companies in 2016. Mrs. Yaneva, what was the main purpose of the seminar? During the forum, we set out and agreed on the framework for the signing of an international partnership agreement between the Arbitration Courts in Sofia and Paris. We hope that these relations will be in full benefit to the French business in Bulgaria as well as to the Bulgarian companies working in France. We have not yet discussed all the parties to the agreement. But I can imply that it will be entirely for the benefit of the business. How did the work of the Sofia Arbitration Court last year? Could you say how many are the cases and how many of them have concluded agreements? Generally, alternative dispute resolution at the Arbitration Court helps businesses in three ways – it is faster, cheaper and more efficient. More than 70 cases of construction companies were filed against their counterparts in the past year. In the course of the proceedings itself, 40 of them ended with agreements. This is very important because it keeps good business relations between traders. The remaining cases were closed with decisions taken within 4 to 6 months, which is considerably shorter than that of the state court. There is a production between a year or two and sometimes three. For business, time is of great importance. What is going on in the CAC’s work? Пред нас на първо време предстои подписването на това международно споразумение. То е от изключително значение за съдебната ни система. Всички дела, които поема арбитражът, облекчават съдебната система. Не на последно място той помага на бизнеса с оглед бързината, известно е, че доста от търговците в хода на производството в държавния съд изпадат в несъстоятелност, тъй като това е много дълъг и разточителен процес. Кой може да се възползва от процедурите, които предлага Арбитражният съд? На първо място това е търговецът, както и гражданите. Ще припомня, че нашето законодателство е обърнало внимание и на колективните трудови спорове. Те са предмет на арбитражна институция, само че тя е към министъра на труда и социалната политика. Какво бихте посъветвали бизнеса, защото знаем, че проблемът с междуфирмената задлъжнялост си остава един от най-сериозните и той до голяма степен затруднява коректните компании? Бих посъветвала да потърсят този алтернативен способ, тъй като арбитражът има за цел да реши даден спор и задължително да има постановен акт. Алтернативното разрешаване на конфликти е добър пример за това как търговците могат да запазят бизнеса си, добрите отношения и да направят наистина един по-малък разход. Как работите с Камарата на строителите в България (КСБ) и предвиждате ли бъдещи съвместни дейности? Проведохме вече няколко срещи с КСБ. Част от тях се случиха по Областните представителства. Нашето желание беше да запознаем членовете на Камарата с предимствата и да им покажем добрите практики на това как арбитражът може да помогне на междуфирмените спорове. Знаете, че през 2014 г. и 2015 г. имаше наистина много подобни проблеми в строителния бранш. Тогава САС помогна. Смятам, че и в бъдеще можем да работим съвместно и моето желание е активно да помагаме на строителния бранш. Арбитражният съд има много опции да бъде полезен с добри практики, или с прецизна информация относно европейското законодателство. Както виждате, вече имаме международни партньори. Source: http://vestnikstroitel.bg/law/158671_arbitrazhnoto-proizvodstvo-mozhe-da-bde-v-polza-na-biznesa/