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James Bridgeman SC

jbridgeman@4-5.co.uk

Position

James Bridgeman SC is a practicing Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator and certified mediator. He has been called to the Bar at the Kings Inns and Middle Temple. He holds practising certificates both in Ireland and in England and Wales and has a broad-based civil and commercial practice.

James Bridgeman SC is a dual-qualified Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and Statutory Adjudicator with a practice based at the Law Library in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and is a member of chambers at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square London. He has been in general Civil and Commercial practice since 1992 (silk 2017) and has a special interest in commercial and technology law including intellectual property, internet and construction law, European and International law, International Arbitration, ADR and other forms of dispute resolution.

Career

He served as the world President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2018, prior to which he served a term as Trustee and has over 20 years continuous service on the committee of the Irish Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators including a term as Branch Chair.

He was educated and resides in the Republic of Ireland and holds practicing certificates as a barrister in Ireland and England &Wales.

He is presently representing the Irish State and commercial parties in contentious and advisory matters. His live present caseload as of February 2019 includes matters presently before the Superior Courts of Ireland, Chancery, Common Law and Commercial, arbitration, construction adjudication (building and M&E), international arbitration and mediation. The issues in dispute include construction, intellectual property (performers rights, copyright and internet domain names), construction (building and M&E), International Treaties, European Law (transposition of EU Directive), and personal injuries, and advisory counsel on commercial contracts/technology transfer/R&D.

Education

• Trinity College, Dublin B.A. (Mod.) History and Political Science
• Kings Inns, Dublin Diploma in Legal Studies
• Kings Inns, Dublin Barrister at Law
• D.I.T ( Bolton St.) Graduate Diploma in Arbitration Law
• D.I.T ( Bolton St.) Graduate Diploma in International Arbitration Law
• University College Dublin Higher Diploma in European Law
• Trinity College, Dublin Diploma in Construction Law and Contract Administration [Bunni Medal]

Personal

• 1989 Barrister at Law (Ireland): Called to the Bar of Ireland.
• 1992 Registered Trade Marks Agent [Not presently practicing as a trade mark attorney].
• 1992 Associate Member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• 1998 Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• 2005 Chartered Arbitrator
• 2010 Barrister at Law (England & Wales: Call to the Bar of England & Wales (Middle Temple)
• 2012 Accredited Mediator, Mediators Institute of Ireland
• 2017 Senior Counsel (SC)(Ireland): patent of precedence from the Government of Ireland
• 2019 Barrister at Law (Northern Ireland