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Arbitrator appointments

A neutral decision-maker the parties can trust.

Appointment of Khaled Aun as a certified arbitrator in commercial matters, a role kept separate and conflict-checked from the firm's advocacy work.

When parties choose arbitration, the value of the process depends on the arbitrator. Khaled Aun is a certified arbitrator and accepts appointments as a neutral in commercial disputes. This is a distinct role from the firm's work as counsel: it is conflict-checked, independent, and run with the procedural discipline the parties are entitled to expect.

The work spans
  • Sole-arbitrator and panel appointments in domestic commercial disputes.
  • Appointment by party agreement, by an institution, or by the court.
  • Conduct of the arbitration from constitution to a reasoned award.
  • Procedural management that keeps the process fair, efficient, and enforceable.
  • Strict conflict-checking and separation from the firm's advocacy practice.
  • The parties to a contract want to name a neutral, certified arbitrator in advance or in a dispute.
  • An institution or a court needs to appoint an arbitrator for a commercial matter.
  • You want a decision-maker who runs the process with court-grade discipline but arbitral speed.
  • The appointing mechanism in your clause has broken down and the process is stuck.

As arbitrator, the role is independence: the same discipline the firm brings as counsel - documents first, structure separated from story, each position tested - applied from the neutral chair. The process is run to be fair and efficient, and the award is reasoned so it holds up. Every appointment is conflict-checked against the firm's matters before it is accepted.

04 · What you get

Independence, conflict-checked

The appointment is accepted only after a clean conflict check.

Court-grade discipline

The neutral applies the same rigour the firm is known for as counsel.

A reasoned, enforceable award

The process and the award are built to hold up.

Not applicable. This is a neutral appointment role, conflict-checked and kept entirely separate from the firm's work as counsel; it is described by the process above rather than by a client matter.

Described in abbreviated, anonymised form to preserve client confidentiality.

How do parties appoint an arbitrator?

By agreement naming the arbitrator or a mechanism, by an institution under its rules, or, where the parties cannot agree, by application to the court; the appointment can be arranged in the contract or once a dispute has arisen.

What does a certified arbitrator do?

Acts as the neutral decision-maker: manages the procedure, hears the evidence and submissions, and issues a reasoned award that, once confirmed, is enforceable like a judgment.

Can the same lawyer who advises also sit as arbitrator?

Not on the same matter or where there is a conflict; the roles are kept separate and every appointment is conflict-checked before it is accepted.

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