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Laut der Klausel sollten alle Streitigkeiten nach den \u201earbitration rules of the German Chamber of Commerce\u201c entschieden werden. Die belgische AG hielt die Klausel f\u00fcr unwirksam. Vor dem Hintergrund der Internationalit\u00e4t des Sachverhalts sei sie auf die Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit bei den deutschen Au\u00dfenhandelskammern gerichtet gewesen, ohne dass sich jedoch feststellen lasse, welche konkret zust\u00e4ndig sei. Das KG schloss sich der Interpretation der Antragstellerin an, dass die Klausel ein Verfahren nach der Schiedsordnung der Deutsche Institution f\u00fcr Schiedsgerichtbarkeit (DIS) vorsehe. Es ging zu Recht davon aus, dass die Klausel den zweifelsfreien Willen der Parteien zum Ausdruck bringe, ihre Streitigkeiten vor einem deutschen Gericht auszutragen.<\/p>\n<p>NJW, 24.04.2013, S. 3136 f.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special substantive rules of interpretation have also developed for so-called pathological arbitration clauses. 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