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Arbitration

Arbitration is the dispute resolution method of choice for international commercial and investment disputes.

Arbitration is a non court-based dispute resolution process.  As such, the parties will have a high degree of control over the selection of their tribunal, which will generally consist of one or three arbitrators.

Arbitration will also usually be private and substantially confidential.  The parties can choose the legal place, also known as the 'seat of the arbitration', and the law of the arbitration, as well as the language in which the process is conducted.  Parties to cross-border contracts may choose a third, neutral country as the seat of their arbitration; they may consider London, Geneva or Paris in this context.

ArbDB Chambers provides a range of specialisms and experience in international arbitration, including in the areas of infrastructure, financial services, intellectual property and international trade disputes. 

Our experienced Clerk, Martin Poulter, can assist the parties and their advisers in selecting the tribunal. We have experience in working with all the major sets of UK and International rules for arbitration, including those of the ICC, CIArb, WIPO, LCIA and DIFC-LCIA

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Arbitrators

Henri Mizzi

Henri Mizzi is an advocate, admitted to practise law before the Superior Courts of Malta. Before setting up a practice as an Independent Arbitrator and Mediator and joining ArbDB Chambers, Henri was senior ...

Tony Marks

Tony Marks has more than thirty years’ experience of dispute resolution. He was a solicitor and litigation partner at CMS Cameron McKenna from 1983 to 2008 and now practises as an
independent mediator and arbitrator...

John Wright

John Wright is a Chartered Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. After 40 years in practice as a solicitor he now sits full time as an Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Mediator and ...

Mark Appel

Mark Appel has nearly 40 years of global arbitration and mediation experience, having served in both executive and senior executive positions at the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and International ...

Paul Rose

Paul Rose is a Chartered Arbitrator, a Chartered Surveyor and an Accredited Mediator with Clerksroom the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and RICS. Paul has mediated some 150 mediations and he has over some 51 years' ...

Peter McQueen

Peter accepts appointments as arbitrator, mediator and facilitator in respect of commercial disputes, in particular those relating to international trade and transport. He is a Fellow of the Chartered ...

Richard Price

Richard has a background in general commercial litigation, including contract and licensing disputes, becoming regarded as one of the UK’s leading patent and trade mark litigation lawyers...

Robert Sliwinski

Robert has over 35 years’ experience of the construction industry with particular emphasis on all forms of alternative dispute resolution. After 12 years as a quantity surveyor Robert entered the Bar dealing with civil ...

Chris McArdle

Chris McArdle is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an accredited Mediator. He is Managing Director of Innotec ...

Michael Cover

Michael Cover is a Member of ArbDB Chambers. He has over 30 years’ experience as a Barrister and Solicitor, both in private practice and as in-house Counsel. He is an accredited Mediator with CEDR and ...

George Grant

George Grant FRICS ACIArb is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and practising Arbitrator with over 45 years experience in the fields of Development & Project Management, Cost Management, Contract Administration, ...

Steffen Pedersen

Steffen Pedersen is a lawyer qualified in Hong Kong, England & Wales and Nauru. He holds degrees from City University, London; City University, Hong Kong; King’s College, London; and, the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) ...

Dr Mark Hoyle

Dr Mark Hoyle has practised as an arbitrator since 1999. He has arbitrated under the auspices of many of the leading institutions in the UK around the world, including the ICC, the LCIA, the LMAA, the CIArb...

Stephen Bate

Stephen Bate is a British citizen, Chartered Arbitrator, barrister and accredited mediator, with a UK domestic and international commercial arbitration practice carried on through ARBDB, international ...

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