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Audley Sheppard KC

UK Bar 2026

Twenty Essex

Ranked in 1 practice area

International Arbitration: Arbitrators

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Audley has extensive experience in major disputes arising from infrastructure and energy projects, as well as international trade and investment. He has been appointed as an arbitrator under the LCIA, ICC, ICSID, SIAC, HKIAC, LMAA and UNCITRAL Rules.

He is president of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration and has a prominent role in sports arbitration, currently serving as chair of the Board of Sport Resolutions.

Career

Read a full summary of Audley's career on the Twenty Essex website

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

International Arbitration: Arbitrators - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Audley Sheppard KC is a solicitor-advocate who is famed for his expert handling of big-ticket commercial disputes as counsel and arbitrator. He is widely recognised for his long-standing LCIA and UNCITRAL expertise.

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Strengths

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Audley is very organised, very charming and a good arbitrator.
International Arbitration: ArbitratorsUK Bar
Audley Sheppard is first rate, has a very shrewd grasp of cases and is an excellent chair.
International Arbitration: ArbitratorsUK Bar
Audley Sheppard is generally regarded as having an enormous appetite for hard work, but also an easy and pleasant manner, so he is frequently looked at as a safe pair of hands for chairing tribunals.
International Arbitration: ArbitratorsUK Bar