VĖBRAITĖ VIGITA, Prof. Dr.
Main areas of scientific interest, research, and expertise
Civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution methods (involving mediation), notary, and international dispute resolution.
Education
- 2009 acquired a Doctor of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
- 2008 acquired a LL.M of Law degree, Frankfurt am Main J.W. Goethe University.
- 2005 acquired a Master‘s of Law degree, Faculty of Law, Vilnius University.
Main publications
- Vėbraitė, Vigita. Agreements concerning appeals: the right to waive the appeal // Shaping civil litigation using procedural agreements / Anna Nylund and Antonio Cabral (eds.). Hague : Eleven International Publishing, 2024. ISBN 9789047302254. eISBN 9789400114289. p. 73-83.
- Izarova, Iryna; Vėbraitė, Vigita. Towards effective medical disputes resolution in Ukraine and Lithuania: comparing analyses, challenges and perspectives // Ukrainian healthcare law in the context of European and international law / editors: Roman Maydanyk, André den Exter, Iryna Izarova. Cham : Springer, 2022. ISBN 9783031056895. eISBN 9783031056901. p. 153-170. (European Union and its neighbours in a globalized world, ISSN 2524-8928, eISSN 2524-8936 ; vol. 7). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-05690-1_9.
- Nekrošius, Vytautas; Vėbraitė, Vigita. Evolution of the Lithuanian civil procedure: objectives and reality // Legal developments during 30 years of Lithuanian independence: overview of legal accomplishments and challenges in Lithuania / eds.: Gintaras Švedas, Donatas Murauskas. Cham: Springer, 2021. ISBN 9783030547820. eISBN 9783030547837. p. 101-117. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-54783-7_6.
Main scientific and research projects
- 2024-2026 researcher in the project ,,DEUCE (Digitising EU Uncontested Claim Enforcement)”. The project was financed under the European Commission Justice Programme (JUST).
- 2024-2026 researcher in the project “I-tools to Design and Enhance Access to justice (IDEA)”. The project was financed under the European Commission Justice Programme (JUST).
- 2021-2022 senior researcher in the project “EFFORT – Strengthening more effective claims in civil and commercial cases in the EU”. The project was financed under the European Commission measure STEP UP Protection. More information about the project. More information.
- 2021-2022 chief researcher in the project “Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on judicial processes: practice and proposals”. The project was funded by the Polish National Agency for Scientific Cooperation.
Membership in editorial boards
- Member of the editorial board of scientific journal “Access to Justice in Eastern Europe”.
- Member of editorial board of Scientific Journal “Acta Iuris Stetinensis”.
Significant expert activity, membership
- Member of the Commission for the Evaluation of Judges.
- Member of the Mediation Coordination Council.
- Member of the Bar Examination Commission.
- Chairperson of the Lithuanian Society of Lawyers.
- Member of the working group at the Ministry of Justice “Civil Procedure Code Supervision Committee”.
Awards
- 2025 Ministry of Justice 1st degree Badge of Honor “For Merit to Justice”
- 2023 Ministry of Justice award “For merits in the field of human rights”
Popularization of science
- S. Limontaitė. Unable to recover debt? 5 steps to get your money back. Comment 15min.lt, 2021-09-17.
- V. Vėbraitė. Lecture “Mediation in Lithuania”, 2016
- V. Vėbraitė. Clearer terms when buying goods in online stores abroad. Comment on Delfi.lt, 2016-08-02.
Languages
Lithuanian, English, German and Russian.