My approach to dispute resolution is rooted in clarity, fairness, and proportionality. Whether acting as arbitrator or mediator, I aim to create a process that is structured yet accessible, combining analytical rigour with practical insight.
I welcome appointments both under institutional rules and by direct party agreement.
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a CMC Registered Mediator with experience across civil, commercial, property, and technology disputes. My practice draws on a strong academic and professional foundation in law, technology, and dispute resolution.
I am capable of conducting arbitrations and mediations across civil, commercial, and technology-related disputes, applying structured reasoning and procedural fairness to each matter. My interdisciplinary background in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and law and technology enables me to approach complex disputes with clarity and technical understanding, particularly where digital evidence or technological systems form part of the case.
I am an unregistered barrister called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn and appear regularly in County Court hearings on civil and commercial matters as advocate.
I have sat as arbitrator and have delivered awards under statutory or contractual schemes. My work often involves the application of procedural fairness, contractual interpretation, and evidence assessment in factual settings.
As a mediator, I am listed on the Civil Mediation Council’s Specialist SEND Register and have facilitated settlements in various disputes. My approach is pragmatic, grounded in clear communication and careful evaluation of each party’s interests.
Specialisms:
• Commercial and consumer contract disputes
• Technology and IT implementation disputes
• Construction and project delivery disagreements
• Intellectual property, trademarks, and domain names
• Property and landlord–tenant disputes
• Personal injury, professional negligence, and costs
• Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) mediation
Professional Background:
Before entering legal practice, I built a career of over two decades in international IT consulting, leading ERP and AI-driven system implementations across multiple sectors and jurisdictions. This background equips me with the capacity to act effectively in technology-related disputes, particularly those involving software contracts, system implementation failures, and data security matters. It provides a practical understanding of the technical and commercial context in which such disputes arise, supporting my capability to analyse complex evidence and apply appropriate procedural and substantive principles in arbitration.
I also founded and directed an expert witness agency that supported more than two thousand law firms nationwide. This experience has given me a detailed understanding of litigation dynamics, expert evidence, and procedural efficiency.
Publications & Commentary
Academic & Arbitration Papers:
“The Limits on the Parties’ Choice of Substantive Law in International Commercial Arbitration” – International Arbitration Law Review, September 2025.
“Towards Model-based Vulnerability Analysis of Java Programs against Known Attacks” – Formal Approaches for Advanced Computing Systems (FAACS 2023), 17th European Conference on Software Architecture (ECSA), Yeditepe University, Istanbul, 2023.
“Towards Integration of Syntactic and Semantic Vulnerability Patterns” – ICSA 2024, IIT India, IEEE, 2024.
Law Society Gazette (Selected):
“Costs Orders and the Arbitration Act 2025” – Law Society Gazette, August 2025.
“Permission to Appeal and Indemnity Costs” – Law Society Gazette, August 2025.
“Mandatory Laws at the Seat of Arbitration” – Law Society Gazette, June 2025.
“Pre-Action Protocols, ADR and Churchill” – Law Society Gazette, May 2025.
“The Separability of Expert Determination Clauses” – Law Society Gazette, January 2025.
“Testing for Bias in Arbitration” – Law Society Gazette, March 2024.
“Court Discretion and Dispute Resolution Clauses” – Law Society Gazette, February 2024.
“No ‘Mediation Privilege’ – Yet” – Law Society Gazette, December 2024.
“Silence in the Face of an Invitation to ADR” – Law Society Gazette, June 2024.
“Without Prejudice Communications” – Law Society Gazette, February 2025.
“Orders and Costs Recovery” – Law Society Gazette, May 2024.
“Conditions on Permission to Appeal” – Law Society Gazette, April 2024.
“Denton and Default Judgment Applications” – Law Society Gazette, September 2023.
“Permitting Parties to Replace Experts” – Law Society Gazette, April 2023.
“The Costs of Abandoning Causes of Action” – Law Society Gazette, February 2023.
New Law Journal:
“Managing AI at the Coalface” – New Law Journal, July 2025.
“Arbitration: The $2bn Question” – New Law Journal, December 2023.
“Breaking Down the Bill” – New Law Journal, June 2023.
“Indemnity Costs: Parties Behaving Badly?” – New Law Journal, November 2022.
