James Hayton
James Hayton leads the arbitration practice at LK. He has extensive experience with resolving disputes through commercial litigation and international arbitration, across a variety of industries, including financial services, professional services and the art world. He has handled arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, ICSID and UNCITRAL rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations, and has also seen the process from the Tribunal’s point of view as Secretary of the Tribunal. James has been published in leading journals on topics in international arbitration and civil procedure. He is a contributor to Arlidge, Eady & Smith on Contempt (5th ed., Sweet & Maxwell) on breaches of civil orders and undertakings. James founded the University of Cambridge’s alumni arbitration association (CamARB) and also chairs the Balkan Arbitration Conference, the first and leading arbitration conference for the Balkan region as a whole.