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J. Martin Hunter

Address: 

Essex Court Chambers
24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London, WC2A 3EG, UK

Phone Number: 
+44 (0) 20 7 147 7342
Fax Number: 
+44 (0) 20 7 813 8080
Email: 
mhunter@essexcourt.net
Born: 
1937, Winchester, UK
Languages: 
English
Nationalities: 
British
Education: 
Shrewsbury School; MA, Cambridge University, 1963, College of Law, London, 1964
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Solicitor of the Supreme Court, 1964, England; Barrister, 1994, England
Present Position: 
Barrister in independent private practice; Emeritus Professor, Nottingham Trent University; Visiting Professor, King’s College London; Visiting Professor, Central European University, Budapest; Visiting Professor, University of Miami Law School; Advisory
Professional Experience: 

Partner, Freshfields, 1967–1994; Chairman, Dubai International Arbitration Centre, 2004–; Member, ICC’s International Arbitration Court, 1988–1990; Member. LCIA’s Arbitration Court, 1985–1995; Deputy-Chairman, UK governmental committee on arbitration law, 1990–1997;
Chairman, ICC Commission’s Working Group on Dissenting Opinions and Partial Awards, 1985–1989; NGO Observer, UNCITRAL’s Working Group II on international commercial arbitration, 1984–

Professional Associations: 

ICCA, FCIArb, IBA, ITA

Panels of Arbitrators: 

CAS, CIArb, CIETAC, Czech Chamber, HKIAC, Hungarian Chamber, KLRCA, ICDR, JCAA, NAI, Polish Chamber, SIAC, etc.

Arbitration Experience: 

Mexico v. USA, “cross-border trucking”, chairman, (NAFTA Chap. 20) (See http://registry.nafta-sec-alena.org/cmdocuments/ 8f70c18a- 7f02-4126-96f6-182a11c90517.pdf); S.D. Myers v. Canada, chairman, (NAFTA Chap. 11) (See http://www.international. gc.ca/trade-agreementsaccords- commerciaux/disp-diff/SDM_archives.aspx? lang=en); William Nagel v. Czech Republic, co-arbitrator, (BIT) (See SCC Case No. 40/2002, ICSIDReports, Vol 13., pp. 30 et seq.); Consortium of Investors v. India, co-arbitrator, (BIT); Oscar Pistorius, chairman, v. IAAF (CAS) (See CAS 2008/A/1480, http://jurisprudence.tascas.org/sites/CaseLaw/Shared%20 Documents/1480.pdf) Also, about 200 unpublished private international commercial arbitrations as adviser, counsel or arbitrator since the 1980s.

Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Law
Construction
Energy
Intellectual Property
International Law
Private International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
A Conversation with Professor J. Martin Hunter - WAMR 2015 Vol. 9, No. 2
Forminster Enterprises Limited (Cyprus) v. Czech Republic, UNCITRAL, Final Award (December 15, 2014)
Chapter 20 - The Duties of an Arbitrator - Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration - Third Edition
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), First Partial Award
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), First Partial Award Separate Concurring Opinion
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Procedural Orders Nos. 17 and 18
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Procedural Orders No. 19
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Procedural Order No. 20
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Second Partial Award (Damages )
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Procedural Order No. 21
S.D. Myers, Inc. v. Canada, UNCITRAL (NAFTA), Final Award
Nagel v. Czech Republic, SCC Case 49/2002 (UK/Czech Republic BIT), Final Award
Arbitration CAS 2008/A/1480 Pistorius v/ IAAF, Award
Arbitration CAS 2004/A/628 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) v. USA Track & Field (USATF) & Y., Award
Taking Evidence Abroad in International Arbitration in the 21st Century - Chapter 17 - Between East and West: Essays in Honour of Ulf Franke
Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) - World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) - 2nd Edition
MODERN TRENDS IN THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION - Vol. 3 No. 1- 4 Aria 1992
Publications: 

Redfern & Hunter on International Arbitration, (5th edn, 2009,OUP), with others; The English Arbitration Act 1996, (1999, Kluwer) with Toby Landau; Arbitration Title, Halsbury’s Laws of England, 4th edn reissue, (2003 Butterworth’s); Numerous articles in various international journals.