Personal bio
Simon Crookenden QC is an experienced arbitrator and mediator in most areas of commercial law. He has acted either as a sole arbitrator, chairman or as a member of the tribunal in ICC, LCIA, LMAA, Lloyds and ad-hoc tribunals. He has successfully mediated many commercial disputes. Simon Crookenden has an engineering background having studied Mechanical Sciences at Cambridge. He has a solid understanding of shipping disputes and although it has remained at the heart of this practice, Simon’s practice has developed to cover a wide range of commercial disputes including banking, insurance, construction, intellectual property and energy and natural resources. Arbitrator Experience ▪ Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration under a joint venture contract for construction of a freshwater pipeline in Saudi Arabia. ▪ Chairman of LCIA tribunal appointed under a design and build contract for the expansion and modification of an oil refinery. ▪ Chairman of LMAA tribunal appointed under shipbuilding contract when suffered damage on first cargo voyage alleged due to faulty construction. ▪ Member of an LMAA tribunal that resolved a claim arising out of the breakdown of a vessel’s main engine. The award was upheld on appeal. ▪ Sole arbitrator in an LCIA arbitration involving claims under a seismic survey contract. ▪ President of an ICC tribunal appointed to determine claims under a consultancy agreement relating to the cement business in the UAE. ▪ Member of an LCIA tribunal appointed to resolve claims arising out of a contract for the construction of a large wood pellet plant built in Russia to supply renewable fuel to power stations. ▪ Chairman or co-arbitrator in a number of disputes under ship-building contracts. Such disputes included failure to pay instalments when due, delay in construction and technical objections to the construction or testing of the vessel.