Andrew Foyle
UK Bar Guide 2025
Band 1 : International Arbitration: Arbitrators
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About
Provided by Andrew Foyle
Practice Areas
Regularly appointed as arbitrator in international arbitrations in a wide range of commercial disputes, including LCIA, ICC, SIAC, HKIAC and UNCITRAL arbitrations, as presiding or sole arbitrator and as party appointee.
Career
Andrew was called to the English Bar and joined One Essex Court in 2006. Previously he was a partner at Lovells (now Hogan Lovells) for 24 years. While at Lovells he was head of the international arbitration practice and was senior partner of the Hong Kong office. He was one of the UK members of the ICC Court of Arbitration from 2006 to 2012 and on the drafting sub-committee for the 2012 Rules. During his career, he has dealt with a wide range of commercial disputes. Since joining One Essex Court, he has had more than 120 international arbitration appointments, approximately half of these as the Presiding or Sole Arbitrator. The seats have included London, Geneva, Paris, The Hague, Dubai, Doha, Muscat, Singapore and Hong Kong. His experience and reputation in international arbitration have been recognised by many of the leading legal directories, including Legal Experts, Legal 500, Chambers UK, Chambers Global and Global Arbitration Review.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrew Foyle of One Essex Court has sat in a vast number of arbitrations under ICC, SIAC, LCIA and UNCITRAL rules in the Middle East, Africa and Russia. He has worked on energy, finance and construction disputes. He takes regular appointments as president of the tribunal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew Foyle is exceptionally hard-working, responsive and a truly excellent chair."
"Andrew's drafting is excellent. He's super organised and highly responsive. He always contributes much on a tribunal."
"He is scrupulously fair, gives co-arbitrators full opportunity to express their views and listens to others."
"Andrew Foyle is exceptionally hard-working, responsive and a truly excellent chair."
"Andrew's drafting is excellent. He's super organised and highly responsive. He always contributes much on a tribunal."
"He is scrupulously fair, gives co-arbitrators full opportunity to express their views and listens to others."
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