Arbitration is the mechanism of choice for the resolution of disputes arising from international commerce, including transactions under standard form contracts and projects involving joint venture agreements, shareholders’ agreements and loans.
Arbitration offers parties, their insurers, funders and advisors a wide range of options for a route to a final and binding award enforceable worldwide. The arbitration procedure may be conducted on an ad hoc basis or it may be administered by a trade association or an institution.
As a lawyer with a background in shipping, international trade, and commodities, and having served as the Registrar of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and as the Honorary Secretary of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), I understand the different types of arbitration.
No longer practising as a solicitor, I am a full-time arbitrator, an Associate Member of Six Pump Court chambers in London, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and an Aspiring Full Member of the LMAA.