The London Chapter of Arbitration Ireland is a collection of Irish and international professionals with a shared interest in promoting Ireland as a seat.

London Chapter of Arbitration Ireland

The London Chapter of Arbitration Ireland was set up in 2017 to provide a means by which Irish and other professionals working in London could collaborate to promote Ireland as a seat for arbitration. This is achieved by meetings, communication and networking.
Events to-date have included a launch party and more recently, an address by Mr Justice David Barniville, designated Arbitration Judge of the High Court of Ireland to an audience of members and guests of the London Chapter. This took place at The Royal Automobile Club on Pall Mall in March 2019.

Committee

Ruth is a partner in the London office of King & Spalding. She specialises in international commercial disputes across a wide range of industry sectors and in multiple jurisdictions (notably in Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe).

Colleen is a barrister at 20 Essex Street Chambers, a leading arbitration chambers in London. She specialises in commercial law with a focus on the international sale of goods, arbitration, and shipping. She also sits occasionally as an arbitrator and is also called to the Bar of Ireland.

Anne is currently Senior Legal Counsel in the Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Group at HSBC. Solicitor. BBLS, LLM (European law). Anne was previously based in the Arbitration and Litigation group at Clifford Chance in London.

Charlie is a partner at the international law firm, King & Spalding LLP. With more than 20 years of experience, Charlie represents corporates and sovereigns in high-stakes and complex international disputes worldwide, acting as first chair advocate on bet-the-company cases. He has represented clients in international commercial arbitrations under the rules of all major institutions, including the ICC, LCIA, SIAC, AAA/ICDR and DIS. He is a Solicitor-Advocate with Higher Rights of Audience in the English High Court.

John McElroy is a commercial dispute resolution expert and Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team at Fieldfisher LLP in London. He has extensive experience dealing with complex and often high value commercial litigation and international arbitration matters, with a particular emphasis on complex financial services and contractual disputes.

Eoghan is a senior associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Clifford Chance. He is based in London having spent time on secondment in Clifford Chance’s Paris and Amsterdam offices over the past number of years. Eoghan specialises in international arbitration, ESG Risk and public international law.