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Lord Neuberger
Position
Called to the Bar and practised largely in property law, taking silk in 1987. Practice involved a large amount of court and arbitration advocacy, as well as much advisory work. Appointed a High Court Judge, sitting in the Chancery Division, in 1996, and tried a number of cases involving financial and commercial contractual disputes, revenue law, company law, insolvency law, IP law, and property law, professional negligence. Since joining One Essex Court in 2017 as a full-time arbitrator, has been appointed as Chairman, Party-Appointed Arbitrator and Sole Arbitrator in a number of arbitrations under different rules, including ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL and WIPO. These appointments have covered a wide range of practice areas including building, trade mark, patent, insurance, investor-state, property valuation, breach of trust, oil and gas, mining, employment, business sale, and inter-investor disputes.
Career
Called to Bar of England and Wales 1974, Silk 1987, High Court Judge 1996, Court of Appeal Judge 2004, Law Lord 2007, Master of the Rolls 2009, President of the UK Supreme Court 2012, Arbitrator and Legal Expert 2017. Non-Permanent Judge of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal and of the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Memberships
One Essex Court; Lincoln’s Inn
Education
Westminster School; Christ Church Oxford (Chemistry degree)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 1Lord Neuberger
–One Essex Court ‘David is outstandingly able, extremely hard working, has an excellent manner in conducting hearings, is a highly convivial colleague, and is an unmitigated pleasure to work with and appear before. As a former judge his legal knowledge and his experience of conducting hearings is almost unrivalled, and he brings to his work as arbitrator all the qualities which led to him having such an outstanding career as a judge, not least a capacity for grasping complex issues with alacrity, treating all who appear before him engagingly and with courtesy, and producing awards of the highest quality in terms of reasoning, clarity, and thoroughness.’
One Essex Court ‘has an outstanding cohort of arbitrators, including senior retired judges and respected commercial litigators’, popular for heavyweight commercial disputes worldwide. Members regularly receive appointments as independent arbitrators in a wide range of domestic and international disputes, sitting as sole arbitrators or as part of a tribunal. Leading full time arbitrators include Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Christopher Style KC, Ian Glick KC, Peter Leaver KC, Lord Neuberger and Andrew Foyle.