London Maritime Arbitration

Clare Ambrose is a barrister and arbitrator at 20 Essex Street Chambers. Her practice focuses on international trade, embracing shipping, commodities, insurance, banking and related disciplines. Clare is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, she is a Member of the London Court of International Arbitration; the London Maritime Arbitrators' Association (Supporting Member), and a Panel Arbitrator for the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration.  Karen Maxwell is a barrister at 20 Essex Street Chambers. She practises in shipping, sale of goods, international trade, banking, private international law, arbitration and insurance. Michael Collett QC is a barrister at 20 Essex Street Chambers specialising in commercial law. His areas of practice include general commercial disputes, shipping, carriage of goods by road, international trade, commodities, conflicts of laws, insurance, reinsurance, banking and shareholder disputes. He appears both in Court and before a variety of arbitration tribunals.

1. London Maritime Arbitration 2. The Arbitration Act 1996 3. Mediation and Arbitration 4. The Arbitration Agreement 5. The Conflict of Laws 6. Disputes about the Tribunal’s Jurisdiction 7. Stays of English Court Proceedings brought in breach of an agreement to arbitrate 8. Injunctions and Arbitrations 9. Extending Agreed Time Limits for beginning arbitral proceedings 10. Appointment of Arbitrators and Umpires 11. The Arbitrator 12. Procedure and Evidence 13. Confidentiality in Arbitration 14. Remedies for Delay 15. Arbitration and Third Parties 16. Preliminary Issues 17. Security for Costs 18. Security for Claims in Arbitration 19. Arbitration Awards 20. Arbitrator’s Fees and Expenses 21. Costs 22. Challenging an Award in the English Courts 23. Enforcement of Awards 24. Applications to the English Court relating to arbitration