The formation of the LCIA Arbitration Court in 1985 represented a major step towards the internationalisation of the LCIA.

The LCIA Court is made up of up to thirty five members, selected to provide and maintain a balance of leading practitioners in commercial arbitration, from the major trading areas of the world, and of whom no more than six may be of UK nationality. Other members are drawn from as far afield as Switzerland and Australia, Nigeria and the United States, Mexico and China.

The LCIA Court is the final authority for the proper application of the LCIA Rules. Its principal functions are the appointment of tribunals, the determination of challenges to arbitrators, and the control of costs. The functions of the LCIA Court are performed, in the name of the LCIA Court, by the President, by a Vice President or by a Division of the LCIA Court of three or five members, of whom one will be the President or a Vice President, or in the case of administrative functions, by the Registrar or Deputy Registrar.

The LCIA's view is that a carefully-selected and, therefore, specifically suitable tribunal will issue a reasoned, well-drafted award in which the parties may have confidence, without the need for external scrutiny. There is, therefore, no LCIA Court scrutiny of LCIA awards, so parties receive their award promptly, and subject only to the payment of the costs of the arbitration.

The Constitution of the LCIA Court may be seen here.

Short biographies for each member of the LCIA Court may be found here.  Alternatively, please click on a member's name for his or her biography.