The Council
The Council 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
David Brownbill QC
2008 Queen's Counsel
1993 Attorney Turks and Caicos
1989 Barrister 1980 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 QC
2006 Queen's Counsel
1983 Bar of 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
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
Dancia Penn OBE QC
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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London International Disputes Week 14 May 2021
Panel discussion with David Butler (Fox Williams), Charles Lloyd (Macfarlanes), Dancia Penn OBE QC (33 Bedford Row and Caribbean Arbitrators), The Honourable Barry Leon (33 Bedford Row, Arbitration Place and Caribbean Arbitrators) Dawn Goodman (Withers) and David Brownbill QC TEP (XXIV Old Buildings)
The BVI International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC) - 2 November 2021
The arbitration of international trust disputes: a dispute resolution opportunity for the Caribbean moderated by John Bender TEP with panelists Dancia Penn OBE QC, Hon. Barry Leon, David Brownbill QC, Gilead Cooper QC, Ben Giaretta, and Steven Kempster