PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
He is a well-known and trusted member of the international arbitration community. He has been a regular contributor to a range of leading institutions.
Leadership
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Chair, Board of Trustees (2016)
Deputy Chair, Board of Trustees (2015)
Trustee (2011‑2016)
Education & Membership Committee (2005‑2010)
COMBAR – Co‑Chair, India Sub‑Committee (2023‑2025)
An organiser of the Combar India Roundtable, a high‑profile forum that connects the English commercial bar with senior practitioners in India
ADGM Dispute Resolution Hearing Centre (2026 - )
Member, International Advisory Council
International Policy & Publication
Co‑Chair, Institute for Transnational Arbitration – 28th Annual Workshop (2016)
Theme: “When Justice Delayed Would Be Justice Denied: Emergency Arbitrators and Interim Measures in International Arbitration”
ICC Commission (2012)
Contributed to the 2012 revision of the ICC Arbitration Rules
UNCITRAL Working Group II (2000‑2010)
Represented CIArb in revising the UNCITRAL Model Law
Focus: writing requirement; interim relief provisions; and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
Co‑Editor, Global Arbitration Review – Guide to Construction Arbitration
Authoritative reference for practitioners worldwide; presently in its 6th edition
Editorial Advisory Board, Global Arbitration Review
Over a decade of contributing to the journal’s editorial direction
Professional Training & Academic Roles
Advocacy Trainer for the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple (2018 - present)
Advocacy trainer since 2018
Honorary Professor of Law, School of International Arbitration, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London (2012‑2025)
Taught the postgraduate course International Construction: Contracts and Arbitration