Mihaela Apostol

Counsel and Arbitrator, Independent Practice

Mihaela Apostol is an independent counsel and arbitrator based in London. Mihaela is a civil (Avocat of the Bucharest Bar, Romania) and common law (Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales) qualified lawyer with over ten years of practice in international arbitration having worked as counsel, tribunal secretary and arbitrator. Mihaela has an LL.M. degree in International and European Business Law from Panthéon-Sorbonne and an LL.M. degree in International Commercial Arbitration from Stockholm University.

Mihaela is an active member of the arbitration community and is involved in various tech projects and initiatives: she is an Advisory Board Member of CyberArb; co-founder and moderator at ArbTech (discussion forum focusing on the impact of new technologies and the future of justice; and GAR Award Nominee for Best Development in Arbitration in 2022); former editor of the Delos Tech Channel (legal-tech newsletter), and member of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre’s Legal Tech Think Tank. Mihaela has a great interest in high-tech and keeps a close connection with the industry. She is a frequent speaker at tech conferences (NFT.NYC, Ethereum Community Conference – EthCC, World of Web3 Summit).

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Declarations and undertakings—tribunal secretary (acceptance, independence, impartiality, confidentiality

Precedents

This Precedent is drafted in accordance with international best practice in mind. It provides a useful precedent to use during the appointment of a tribunal secretary.

Arbitration

Letter of declarations and undertakings—tribunal secretary

Precedents

This Precedent is a letter for use by tribunals and tribunal secretaries on acceptance of appointments providing declarations of impartiality, confidentiality and availability.

Arbitration