One Essex Court

International commercial arbitrator, 2018 – date; acting as presiding and co-arbitrator in a wide range of international arbitrations, including: insurance/reinsurance, banking, oil and gas, energy, telecoms, shipping, construction, mining and infrastructure, joint venture, financial services, investment and investment treaty disputes; provider of expert legal advisory services in English law.

Called to the Bar, March 1971; QC 1989; practised as a Commercial and Chancery QC at One Essex Court from 1991 - 2004; (part time) member of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, 1993 – 2004;  High Court Judge, Queen’s Bench Division 2004-2013; first woman to be appointed a judge of the Commercial Court; Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court 2010-2012; Court of Appeal Justice 2013-2018; Vice-President of the Court of Appeal, Civil Division, 2016-2018; international commercial arbitrator, 2018 – date; Judge of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (2018-date) and a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Bermuda (2018-date) (both part time appointments).

English, French (conversational).

Treasurer of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple for 2018 and Bencher since 1992; Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge and Harris Manchester, Oxford; Patron of the London Branch of the CIArb and a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators; member of JUSTICE; member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association.

BA Hons. Cantab, Girton College, Cambridge 1967-1970