Ampersand silk on all-female initial Domestic Arbitration Panel at Scottish Arbitration Centre

Arbitrator appointment to all-female ODR panel for Stable Director, Susanne Tanner QC
Susanne Tanner QC

Ampersand’s Susanne Tanner KC has been announced as one of the arbitrators on the all-female initial Domestic Arbitration Panel at the Scottish Arbitration Centre.

The new domestic and international panels were launched on 18th May 2023 during London International Disputes Week (LIDW) at an event hosted by Vinson & Elkins on Diversity in Arbitration – Practical Proposals for Real Progression, supported by ArbitralWomen and REAL.

Full details of the Domestic and International Panels can be viewed here.

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Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival

*** Scottish Arbitration Centre event***

Ampersand’s Brandon Malone will be the co-Chair of the main conference of Arb Fest 2023.

See the SAC website for further details in due course: scottisharbitrationcentre.org.

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Brandon Malone appointment Chair of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Scottish Branch

Ampersand welcomes the news that member Brandon Malone has been appointed Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Scottish Branch.

Brandon takes up this post alongside his existing practice.

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Ampersand welcome Brandon Malone

Ampersand is delighted to welcome Brandon Malone to the stable, following his calling to the Bar today.

Photo of Brandon MaloneOn Brandon’s arrival, Stable Director Euan Mackenzie KC, said: “I am delighted to welcome Brandon to Ampersand. He is a renowned lawyer with an impressive CV and accomplishments before coming to the Bar. He will be an asset to the Stable. I wish him all the best in his career as an Advocate”. Ampersand’s Practice Manager, Alan Moffat added “I am delighted to welcome our newest member of Ampersand. Brandon’s arrival brings the membership to 61 and the experience which he brings is a fantastic fit for Ampersand’s core areas of practice, including our increasing range of ADR offering. He will be a real asset to those looking to instruct counsel. I am sure that joining Ampersand will offer rewarding opportunities and collaborative support”.

Brandon calls to the Bar following thirty years’ experience as a commercial litigation solicitor, twenty of those years as a solicitor advocate.

Brandon is also Barrister authorised to practice in England and Wales, and has rights of audience before the DIFC Court, Dubai, UAE.

As a solicitor, Brandon specialised in construction and engineering law and international arbitration.  He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  He has wide ranging experience of construction, engineering, infrastructure and energy disputes.

Brandon has a particular interest in alternative dispute resolution.  He regularly sits as an arbitrator in domestic, UK and international cases, and is recommended as a global leader in arbitration by Who’s Who Legal.  He also sits as an adjudicator and expert determiner.  He is a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator (dispute board member) and a mediator registered with RICS, IMI and CMC.

Brandon also has significant experience of energy and technology disputes, and has dealt with a number of blockchain and cryptocurrency cases.  He Chairs the ICCA – New York City Bar – CPR Institute Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.

For further information about Brandon’s practice view his profile here:

To instruct Brandon, please contact our Ampersand Clerking Team: ampersandclerks@advocates.org.uk.

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Brandon Malone

Brandon Malone called to the Bar in 2022 following thirty years’ experience as a commercial litigation solicitor, twenty of those years as a solicitor advocate.

Brandon is also Barrister authorised to practice in England and Wales, and has rights of audience before the DIFC Court, Dubai, UAE.

As a solicitor, Brandon specialised in construction and engineering law and international arbitration.  He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and an eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.  He has wide ranging experience of construction, engineering, infrastructure and energy disputes.

Brandon has a particular interest in alternative dispute resolution.  He regularly sits as an arbitrator in domestic, UK and international cases, and is recommended as a global leader in arbitration by Who’s Who Legal.  He also sits as an adjudicator and expert determiner.  He is a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator (dispute board member) and a mediator registered with RICS, IMI and CMC.

He has appeared in numerous substantive hearings in the Sheriff Court, the Outer and Inner House, and before a variety of tribunals.

Brandon also has significant experience of energy and technology disputes, and has dealt with a number of blockchain and cryptocurrency cases.  He Chairs the ICCA – New York City Bar – CPR Institute Working Group on Cybersecurity in International Arbitration.

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Susanne Tanner KC appointed as UK delegate on ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

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Susanne Tanner KC is proud to have been appointed as a UK delegate on the new, adept and diverse group of expert members of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, ICC’s leading think tank and rule-making body for international dispute resolution.

Susanne said: “I look forward to working with the other UK national committee members and the Commission’s Steering Committee in the interests of efficient and cost-effective #disputeresolution worldwide.”

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