Judith Gill KC

Career

SILK: 2009 CALL: 1985 (SOLICITOR)

Judith is recognised as one of the leading practitioners in the field of international arbitration.

She has conducted cases under numerous sets of rules and subject to many different systems of law. In particular she has experience of arbitrations under the rules of, amongst others, the LCIA, ICC, SIAC, ICSID (including Additional Facility Rules), HKIAC, DIAC, AAA and UNCITRAL. Seats have included Singapore, Hong Kong, Paris, London, New York, Washington, Dubai, Geneva, and Seoul. Judith is regularly selected by institutions, including the ICC and SIAC, for appointments as arbitrator.

Judith joined Chambers as an arbitrator member, having previously been a partner at Allen & Overy, where she was head of the international arbitration group.

She has extensive experience as an arbitrator, both sole and as a member of a panel of three arbitrators. Judith has acted as arbitrator in matters involving joint venture agreements, corporate sale and purchase agreements, construction and infrastructure disputes, energy contracts, manufacturing, distributorship agreements, technology agreements and a variety of other commercial agreements. She also sits as arbitrator on investment treaty disputes.

Judith is Immediate Past President of the LCIA, the first woman to be appointed to the position.