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David Alan Redfern

Address: 

1 Essex Court
Temple, London EC4Y 9AR
U.K.

Phone Number: 
(020) 7583-2000
Fax Number: 
(020) 7583-0118
Email: 
ARedfern@oeclaw.co.uk
Born: 
1932, U.K.
Languages: 
English French
Nationalities: 
British
Education: 
M.A. 1955, Cambridge Univ.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted as Solicitor London 1958; Admitted as a Barrister London 1995
Present Position: 
Arbitrator
Professional Experience: 

Senior Litigation Partner, Freshfields (1963–1995); Arbitrator in International Commercial Disputes

Professional Associations: 

Chartered Inst. of Arbitrators (Fellow); Vice-President International Court of Arbitration of ICC Paris; non-executive Director of LCIA, London; IBA

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Chartered Inst. of Arbitrators; AAA (International Panel); Dubai Chamber of Commerce (International Panel)

Arbitration Experience: 

a leading authority on international commercial arbitration; acted as chairman, sole arbitrator or party-nominated arbitrator in numerous cases, not only in London but worldwide; believes strongly in effective case management by arbitral tribunals and in the prompt delivery of Awards; Experienced in the conduct of ad hoc arbitrations, as well as those conducted under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and under the leading arbitral regimes, including ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, AAA and ICDR. These arbitrations have included insurance and reinsurance claims; research, development and distribution claims; international joint venture agreements; damage claims in different areas of activity,
including plant supply, computer software, telecommunications and financing; international construction projects; oil and gas industry claims, both onshore and off-shore; and international defence contracts: has also given expert evidence in matters relating to international arbitration

Areas of Specialization: 
Banking & Finance
Construction Contracts
Energy
Engineering
Insurance
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunications
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Co-author of Redfern and Hunter Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration, which is now in its fifth edition (2009) and a contributor to The Leading Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration: gave the annual Queen Mary College/Freshfields lecture (on dissenting opinions) in 2004 and the annual Master’s Lecture of the Company of Arbitrators in the following year.