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James Drake KC

James Drake KC

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7 King’s Bench Walk

Noted for its dedicated arbitration clerking team that delivers ‘a fabulous service’, 7 King’s Bench Walk’s stable of arbitrators has experience in insurance and reinsurance, aviation, commercial, shipping and logistics disputes. Members appear across Europe, the US and South East Asia. Jeremy Cooke KC regularly acts as sole arbitrator and chair of arbitral tribunals. Lord Mance is another key name, acting under ICC, LCIA, SIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID rules. Gavin Kealey KC specialises in construction, insurance, civil fraud and aviation arbitrations. Other noted names include Alistair Schaff KC, James Drake KC, Stephen Hofmeyr KC and Siobán Healy KC.
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Position

James is a full-time arbitrator, with a practice covering a wide range of international commercial and sporting disputes.

James has extensive experience in international commercial arbitrations (whether as sole or co-arbitrator or chairman) under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA) and the Swiss Arbitration Centre (SAC), as well as in ad hoc arbitrations.  He is a member of ICC (Australia), the LCIA, a fellow of the CIArb, a fellow of the Australian Centre for International Arbitration (ACIA), a member of the CIArb’s Presidential Panel, and a chartered arbitrator.

His recent appointments in the commercial arena have included disputes in areas such as: commodities and international sale of goods, energy, oil rigs, finance, share sales, corporate fraud, joint ventures, limited liability partnerships, insurance/reinsurance, and international infrastructure projects.  His recent commercial appointments are listed below.

James also has had extensive experience in sport arbitrations and is a member of the panel of arbitrators for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (in Lausanne) (CAS) and of Sport Resolutions (SR). His recent appointments in sport arbitrations are listed below.

Career

Qualified South Australia 1985; New South Wales 1987; New York 1991; British Virgin Islands 2007; called 1998; Lincoln’s Inn; tenant 1999. Former partner of Owen & Davis (since merged with Fulbright & Jaworski) in New York; former solicitor with Baker and McKenzie in Sydney and New York; former accountant with KPMG.

Memberships

Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration International Chamber of Commerce (Australia) The Asian International Arbitration Centre The Court of Arbitration for Sport Sport Resolutions Fellow – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Fellow – Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Member – London Court of International Arbitration

Education

University of South Australia (1980 BA); University of Adelaide (1985 LLB Hons); Columbia University of New York (1992 LLM).

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