Hon James Allsop AC

The Hon James Allsop AC provides arbitration, facilitation, mediation and expert determination services in Australia and internationally.

James was the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia from 1 March 2013 to 6 April 2023, the President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal from 2 June 2008 to 28 February 2013 and a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 7 May 2001 to 1 June 2008.

His work on these courts and as a barrister from 1981 to 1994, and as Senior Counsel from 1994 to 2001 involved a very wide range of commercial disputes at first instance and on appeal including company law, partnerships and general commercial and contractual disputes, insolvency, banking and finance, intellectual property, taxation, technology and construction, insurance and reinsurance, maritime and shipping, and domestic and international arbitration.

His chambers are in Sydney at Sydney Arbitration Chambers and in London as a door tenant at Atkin Chambers.

A CV can be found at the following links.
sydneyarbitrationchambers.com
atkinchambers.com