Personal bio
After more than 35 years as an advocate, James Drake KC is now 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 and United Kingdom), the LCIA, a fellow of the CIArb, a fellow of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), 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 has had extensive experience in sports arbitrations and is a member of the panel of arbitrators for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (in Lausanne) and a former member of Sport Resolutions in the UK. He is also a member of the English Premier League’s Judicial Panel and a member of the Judicial Panel for the Lawn Tennis Association.
James is a qualified accountant (with KPMG).