EMMERSON, Alec
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Committed to fairness and clarity in resolving complex insurance disputes with integrity and expertise.
Experience
Alec has sat in more than 250 arbitrations as co-arbitrator, chair or sole arbitrator under ADCCAC, DIAC, DIFC-LCIA, EMAC, GCCAC, ICC, LCIA, LMAA and SIAC rules as well as in UNCITRAL and other ad hoc arbitrations. The disputes have been subject to a wide range of substantive and procedural laws across many business sectors involving shipping and ship building, insurance, international trade, energy, commercial contracts, agency & distributorships, hospitality and leisure, joint ventures, investments, real estate, telecommunications and infrastructure.
Education
- B.A. Hons (OXON)
- Solicitor England & Wales (now non-practising)
- Solicitor Hong Kong (now non-practising)
Positions Held
Since 2008, Alec has been an independent Arbitrator. Prior to this, Alec was a leading partner at an international law firm with one of the largest arbitration practices globally, where he practised for 40 years. Alec spent time as an associate and then partner in England for 7 years, managing partner in Asia, based in Hong Kong, for more than 12 years, international partner with strategic responsibility for the firm’s offices outside the UK for 3 1/2 years (based in London) and finally a partner and consultant for 18 years based in Dubai, where he moved to develop the firm’s MENA disputes practice.
Present Positions
Independent Arbitrator, Arbitra International
Professional Associations
- AAA-ICDR
- ADCCAC
- ADGM Arbitrators Panel
- ArbitrateAD
- AIAC (formerly known as KLRCA) (& certified adjudicator)
- ARIAS – ASIA
- BCDR-AAA
- CMAC
- CRCICA
- DIAC
- EMAC
- HKIAC
- KCAB
- SCCA
- SIAC (Inc. Emergency Panel)
- SICAC (Takheem)
- SCIA
- Also appointed under ICC,GCCAC, LCIA, LMAA & DIFC-LCIA Rules
- Emirates Racing Authority Appeal Panel (2015-2018 & 2020-2025)
Languages & Nationality
English | British
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