About
John Beechey CBE is a UK-based independent international arbitrator with extensive experience as chairman, party-appointed and sole arbitrator in both ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and institutional arbitrations, having sat on tribunals on more than 80 occasions. He is a past President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration (2009–2015), was founding partner and Head of the International Arbitration Group at Clifford-Turner/Clifford Chance (1983–2008), and was appointed CBE in June 2016.
Practice area
International Arbitration
Office
Expertise
Ad hoc Arbitration (including UNCITRAL)Institutional Arbitration (ICC, LCIA, SIAC, HKIAC, SCC, ICDR/AAA, DIS, DIFC, PCA, ICSID, SCAI, OHADA)Arbitral Tribunal ChairmanshipICC Court governance and reform
Education
- B.A. Modern Languages (French and German) (BA converted into an MA in 1977), Christ Church, Oxford (1971–1974)
Admissions
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Languages
EnglishFrench