The Advisory Board
The Advisory Board explores aspects of international fiduciary alternative dispute resolution, particularly with respect to common law trusts. It is fortunate to enjoy privileged access to some of the field's leading authorities in the Commonwealth. The Director-General serves as the body’s Chairman.
John Bender TEP
Since 2008, John Bender has served as non-executive director of an SFO historically associated with a FTSE-100 publishing company. Focusing on the coordination of contentious and non-contentious trust and estate legal services, he is an experienced fiduciary protector, independent trustee and PTC director. Mr. Bender has led a number of cross-border dynastic and fiduciary litigation projects.
David Brownbill KC
2008 Queen's Counsel
1993 Attorney Turks and Caicos
1989 Called to the Bar (England and Wales)
1980 Admitted as Solicitor (England and Wales)
Court appearances: British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Gibraltar, and the Isle of Man
Bahamas: Adviser on draft legislation for trust law and the arbitration of trust disputes
James Clanchy, FCIArb.
2008 – 2012 Registrar of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
1994 - 2008 Avocat au Barreau de Paris
1990 - 2019 Admitted as Solicitor (England and Wales)
Gilead Cooper KC
2006 Queen's Counsel
1983 Called to the Bar (England and Wales), Bar of the BVI
Court appearances: BVI, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.
Ben Giaretta
Chairman of London Branch, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
2020 Fox Williams LLP Co-Head of International Arbitration,
2018 - 2020 Partner at Mishcon de Reya
1999 - 2018 Partner at Ashurst
2001 Admitted as Solicitor (England and Wales)
Steven Kempster
2014 Partner at Withers in Trust, Estate and Inheritance Disputes team
2008 - 2014 Partner at Taylor Wessing
2000 Admitted as Solicitor (England and Wales)
The Honourable Barry Leon
2015 - 2018 High Court Judge of the BVI Commercial Court
2009 - 2015 Partner and Head of the International Arbitration Group at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP
1974 - 2009 Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice at Torys LLP
Charles Lloyd
Since 2001 Head of Macfarlanes Private Client Disputes Group
1992 Admitted as Solicitor (England and Wales)
1988 Called to the Bar (England and Wales)
Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
Head of Chambers XXIV Old Buildings
2012 Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn
2008 Queen's Counsel
2008 Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
1990 Called to the Bar, Wigglesworth Scholar Lincoln's Inn (England and Wales)
Court appearances: British Virgin Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands
Dancia Penn OBE KC
2012 Head of Chambers Dancia Penn & Co
2007 - 2011 Member of the House of Assembly of The Virgin Islands
2004 - 2007 Deputy Governor of the Virgin Islands
1999 Admitted of the Bar of Barbados
1996 Queen's Counsel
1992 - 1999 Attorney General of The Virgin Islands
1981 Barrister and Solicitor of The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in The Virgin Islands
Recommended Reading
Liechtenstein Code of Civil Procedure: Arbitration English Translation
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Code of Civil Procedure Applicable Law 620.1 English Translation
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Zivilprozessordnung Anzuwendendes Recht 620.1 Original German Text
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Code of Civil Procedure Conduct of Arbitral Proceedings 611.1 English Translation
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Zivilprozessordnung Durchführung des Schiedsverfahren 611.1 Original German Text
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UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010
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