Work Department

36 Stone

Position

Mary is a Chartered Arbitrator and Mediator. Besides being a barrister in England & Wales and Hong Kong, she is a former solicitor who specialised in high court litigation, including the Court of Final Appeal, arbitration and mediation.

Mary’s extensive experience spans the financial, insurance, transport, energy, commodities and manufacturing sectors. Mary has conducted domestic and international arbitrations including HKIAC, ICC, SIAC, SCMA, LMAA, CIETAC and LOF arbitrations and has been appointed arbitrator since 1996 including pursuant to ‘commercial men’ clauses.

She is on the panel of arbitrators of various regional and global arbitration centres and also a number of mediator panels. She regularly sits as arbitrator in London, Hong Kong and Singapore and has successfully mediated large international commercial disputes.

Mentions

Asia Pacific: The English Bar

Shipping and commodities

LEADING JUNIORS2

Mary Thomson – The 36 Group ‘A highly regarded junior. She is first-class in the shipping area.’