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Clare Ambrose
Work Department
Arbitration; Banking; Carriage of goods; Commodities; Insurance and reinsurance; Oil and gas; Professional negligence; Revenue; Shipping
Position
Clare Ambrose is a full time arbitrator with wide ranging experience in commercial arbitration. She is a leading figure in maritime and commodities arbitration with an impressive commercial practice including in ICC, LCIA and SIAC arbitration.
Before becoming a full-time arbitrator in 2017 she built up 25 years’ experience of commercial litigation as a barrister with particular expertise in international trade and energy. As arbitrator she has had over 300 appointments in international arbitrations, sitting as chair, sole and co-arbitrator. Appointments have been made under the rules of the LCIA, ICC, LMAA, SCMA, SIAC, SCC, the Swiss Arbitration Centre and UNCITRAL, and also on an ad hoc basis.
Clare’s practice as an international arbitrator covers a wide field, which includes areas such as shipbuilding, offshore facilities, aviation, banking services, construction projects, distribution and licensing agreements, entertainment, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, competition law, professional negligence, share purchase agreements and joint ventures.
She is a full member of the LMAA, Fellow of CIArb and a Centre for Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited mediator, and was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in 2018. She is a member of the ICC Commission and the UK ICC National Committee and is a coordinator on the current ICC Taskforce on issues of corruption in international arbitration.
She frequently lectures on arbitration issues and is co-author of the leading textbook on shipping arbitration, London Maritime Arbitration (4th edn, Informa 2017).
https://www.twentyessex.com/people/clare-ambrose/
Languages
French (fluent); Italian (conversational); Spanish (conversational)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 2Clare Ambrose – Twenty Essex ‘Clare is one of the pre-eminent full-time arbitrators in the shipping and international field. She is extremely knowledgeable about procedures. She is courteous and sensible whilst maintaining a firm control on proceedings and is rightly popular with parties. She responds very promptly to all enquiries, messages and applications during the course of an arbitration.’
Twenty Essex is widely regarded as ‘one of the pre-eminent international arbitration sets’ which houses an ‘excellent set of arbitrators’. Members of the set sit as arbitrators in disputes spanning banking, oil and gas, shipping and trade, construction and share purchase. Michael Tselentis KC is often appointed on disputes in Asia or Africa, while Michael Lee is particularly active on Asia and Europe-based disputes, and members of the set have an excellent reputation for their expertise in arbitrations in various seats across the globe adhering to the full spectrum of arbitration rules. Bernard Rix continues to be a pre-eminent name in the space, and Clare Ambrose is noted for her expertise in shipping and commercial arbitration; both are among the set’s full-time arbitrators. Audley Sheppard KC – former co-head of international arbitration at Clifford Chance LLP and a solicitor-advocate KC – joined the set in June 2024.
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 2Clare Ambrose – Twenty Essex ‘Clare is very conscientious, well prepared, efficient and diplomatic. A complete superstar.’