Dr Réka Ágnes Papp , FCIArb
Special Counsel
Dr Réka Ágnes Papp, FCIArb is Special Counsel at the law firm Archipel, in Geneva. She represents clients in international arbitration and related court proceedings and sits as an arbitrator.
Réka has been involved in complex international commercial and investment arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules and laws. Réka has experience in the fields of construction, energy and aviation.
Réka specialises in private international law, contract law and international investment law.
Réka is also a guest lecturer in international arbitration at the Master of Laws in International Trade Law at the International Training Centre of the ILO as well as at the Summer Academy of the World Trade Institute at the University of Bern.
Prior to joining Archipel, Réka was Counsel in the Office of Professor Pierre Tercier where she acted as secretary to international arbitral tribunals. She was also a Senior Lecturer at the MIDS Geneva LL.M and worked as an associate in a law firm in Vienna, Austria in international arbitration and competition law.
Practice Area
Panel
- Contributing Author
Experience
- Office of Pierre Tercier (Tribunal Secretary) (2016 - 2022)
- University of Geneva and Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Senior Lecturer in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration) (2013 - 2016)
- Willheim-Müller Rechtsanwälte, Vienna (Arbitration Lawyer) (2011 - 2012)
- PhD student and lecturer at the Université de Lorraine (2007 - 2010)
Membership
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Hungarian Arbitration Association
Education
- PhD (docteur en droit), Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France (2013)
- Master’s Degree in International Commercial Law (Master 2), Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France (2007)
- Degree in Law (J.D.), Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (2006)
1 Contributions by Réka Ágnes Papp
PRACTICE NOTES
Recognition and enforcement of Swiss-seated and foreign arbitral awards in Switzerland: monetary and non-monetary enforcement, New York Convention grounds, attachments, ICSID and state immunity issues
This Practice Note examines how Switzerland recognises and enforces international arbitral awards. Under Swiss law, distinct enforcement proceedings before different courts apply depending on whether the award orders payment of a sum of money or requires specific performance (see Articles 335(1)–(2) of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure (CCP)). Where an award grants both monetary and non-monetary relief, the successful party must pursue enforcement separately for each category of relief. The rules governing enforcement of monetary and non-monetary relief are outlined below. Only decisions of arbitral tribunals that dispose of all or part of the claims are enforceable in Switzerland, ie partial or final awards on the merits. The duration of enforcement varies with several factors, notably the complexity of the case, and typically ranges from six months to two years.
Monetary claims (payment of money)
Specific performance (non-monetary relief)
Enforcement of Swiss international arbitral awards in Switzerland
International arbitral awards are directly enforceable. An award is treated as international if at least one party to the arbitration agreement did not have its domicile, its habitual residence or seat in Switzerland at the time the arbitration agreement...
Arbitration
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