Autor/-in: Bruce Harris

Bruce Harris. is a full-time commercial and maritime arbitrator. He has written, lectured and talked extensively on arbitration, and was President of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association in 1990/2 and 2020/21, and Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1993/4. He was a member of the Departmental Advisory Committee on Arbitration Law ('DAC') and in 2006 chaired a committee that conducted a major survey into the Act's working. Rowan Planterose. was a former practising barrister, subsequently a solicitor, Chartered Arbitrator and adjudicator. As a partner at DAC Beachcroft LLP, he was a construction and commercial lawyer in the firm's Global Group, devoting much of his time to arbitration either as representative of a party or as arbitrator, and having responsibility for the firm's arbitration service line. He was a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators' Professional Committee, its Council and Executive Board and an honorary member of Arbrix (the arbitration group of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors). He lectured widely on both domestic and international arbitration matters. Amanda Lee. is an arbitrator and consultant at Costigan King, London. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators ('CIArb') and a dual- qualified solicitor-advocate and New York attorney. Amanda holds numerous advisory roles and regularly speaks and publishes on topics relating to international dispute resolution. She is a former member of the CIArb's Board of Management and served as Global Chair of its Young Members' Group and Public Relations Officer for its London Branch. Amanda is an award- winning advocate for diversity in ADR and the founder of Careers in Arbitration and ARBalance. Ben Giaretta. is a Chartered Arbitrator who has worked extensively in international arbitration across the world. He has held several posts in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, including Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees and Chair of the London Branch. He has been a partner and Asia Head of Dispute Resolution of Ashurst LLP, based in Singapore, a partner at Mishcon de Reya LLP and Head of Dispute Resolution at Fox Williams LLP, where he remains a partner. He is a Court Assistant of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators and a member of the boards of London International Disputes Week and the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation. Ravi Aswani. is a barrister practising from 36 Stone in London. He started his career predominantly as a litigator with some work in arbitration. This has changed over the past two decades with the proliferation in popularity of arbitration clauses in contracts. Now, a substantial proportion of Ravi's work is in arbitration (or arbitration-related applications in court). Andrew Stevens. is a commercial barrister (England & Wales, 2007) with DIFC and AIFC rights of audience. He obtained a BA and MA in law from the University of Cambridge. He practises from Quadrant Chambers predominantly as counsel in international arbitration (most often seated in London, various European seats, Hong Kong and Singapore), and in litigation in the Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court, including claims under the 1996 Act and anti-suit injunctions. He acted as counsel for the LMAA in Halliburton v. Chubb in the UK Supreme Court. He is in his second term as a UK delegate to the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Arbitration and ADR. His main practice areas are energy, oil & gas, construction, infrastructure, shipbuilding, shipping and commodities. Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard. is a dual-qualified barrister and New York attorney. He is a member of 4 Pump Court in London and formerly practised from Holwell Shuster and Goldberg LLP in New York. He completed his LLM at New York University School of Law, where he received the law school's prize for international litigation and arbitration. He has written widely on topics in international arbitration and regularly appears before courts and tribunals on both sides of the Atlantic. Jonathan Tecks. is a retired dispute resolution professional. He practised as a barrister, Chartered Arbitrator and mediator. He also lectured, trained and assessed in those disciplines with various academic and professional institutions including the University of the West of England, the University College of Estate Management, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and, most recently, the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators.