Littleton is home to some of the most respected arbitration practitioners at the Bar. Members act in high-value, complex disputes across a wide range of sectors. Our barristers are regularly appointed as counsel in the proceedings or as arbitrator (sole or as part of a panel), both in England and Wales and internationally.
Our arbitration experience spans general commercial arbitration (in a wide range of industry sectors), as well as investor-State arbitration, under both common and civil law systems.
We are well versed in the rules of all major arbitral institutions – including:
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) – and subject to all of the major arbitral rules, including UNCITRAL, LMAA, GAFTA and CIArb.
While the confidential nature of arbitral proceeding prevents us from identifying any individual complex and high value domestic and international arbitrations with which our members have been involved, our barristers are regularly instructed in disputes across sectors such as energy, construction and infrastructure, banking and finance, insurance, technology, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, franchise and agency agreements, and sports. Members across a broad range of call years are available to act as sole counsel, or as part of a larger team in complex multi-jurisdictional cases.
Several of our members and associate members accept appointments as sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, or presiding arbitrator, with appointments made by leading arbitral institutions, by party agreement, or by co-arbitrators. Some of our more junior members have also acted as arbitration secretary.
Our dedicated clerking team has extensive experience liaising with UK and International arbitral institutions and providing efficient administrative assistance to tribunals. We are fully accustomed to safeguarding the confidentiality of proceedings and have established robust protocols to ensure separation of resources in the rare case of different members acting as counsel and arbitrator in the same or related matters.
Please contact the Clerks on 0207 797 8600 or at clerks@littletonchambers.com should you wish to further discuss arbitration at Littleton.
