Peter von Ins
| Attorney-at-law, Specialist lawyer SAV/SBA for construction and real estate lawAdmitted to the bar
in 1983
Mediator SCCM / SBA / SDM
in 2000 / 2002 / 2018
Specialist lawyer SAV/SBA for construction and real estate law
in 2010
Languages
German, French, English, Italian
Legal training
- Law School at the University of Bern
- Bar exam in Bern
- Formation as mediator at the University of St. Gallen by Jack Himmelstein and Gary Friedmann
- CAS Construction and real estate law at the Institute for Swiss and International construction law at University of Fribourg (2010)
- Continuous further training in construction and real estate law as well as ADR, in particular conciliation in construction litigation and mediation
Professional experience
1983
Independent attorney in Bern
1993 - 2007
Partner at Hoegger von Ins Wyder
since 2008
Partner at zumstein & partner (formerly von ins | wyder | zumstein) in Bern
since 2011
Activity as mediator and head of out of court building arbitration and conciliation proceedings
Side activities
since 1998
Chief editor of the Swiss Attorney's Revue (publication of the Swiss Bar Association)
2001 - 2005
Chairman of the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediators
since 2013
Arbitrator for the association for "Streitschlichtung im Bauwesen" (bauschlichtung.ch)
since 2021
President of the expert commitee "Mediation SAV"
Areas of practice
- Construction and planning law, SIA 118
- Contract law (especially construction and trade)
- Public procurement law
- Liability law (construction)
- Criminal law in business matters
- Arbitration
- Mediation in commercial matters
- out of court building arbitration and conciliation proceedings
Teaching
since 1989
Lecturer for construction law at the training centre of the Swiss Association of Masterbuilders
since 2016
Lecturer ADR in the training CAS Construction contract and public procurement law for planners University of Fribourg
Memberships
- Swiss Bar Association SBA
- Bernese Bar Association BBA
- Swiss Association of Public Procurement
- Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation (SCCM)
- Swiss Federation Association of Mediation (SDM-FSM)
- Association for "Streitschlichtung im Bauwesen" (bauschlichtung.ch)
- Advisor baurechtsuche.de
Publications
- Co-author of the Basler Kommentar for Criminal law (1st - 3rd edition)
- Stockwerkeigentum – Minenfelder im Alltagsgeschäft, Swiss Attorney's Revue 10/2013
- "Baumediation in der Schweiz: War's das schon?", BR/DC Zeitschrift für Baurecht und Vergabewesen 6/2015
- “Hybride Verfahren bei Baustreitigkeiten”, perspektive mediation 2/2023