Ian Gaunt

Personal Bio

Job Title: Arbitrator

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Ian Gaunt is a full time Arbitrator in international maritime cases and Immediate Past President of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association.

Ian is a graduate of Cambridge University and a Barrister (although now not practising as counsel). He is a member of the Baltic Exchange, a member of the Board of Maritime London and a member of the panels of many Chinese arbitration commissions, including CIETAC, China Maritime Arbitration Commission, Shanghai Arbitration Commission and Shanghai International Shipping Institute.

Since becoming a full time arbitrator in 2008 he has been actively engaged as an arbitrator in many arbitrations involving Chinese parties and has published over 300 awards

He is the co-author, with Simon Curtis and William Cecil, of the 5th edition of The Law of Shipbuilding Contracts (published May 2020).