Arbitrators

Edward Batrouney

Ed is a dual qualified English and Australian barrister. He has substantial experience as counsel in large-scale commercial litigation and international arbitration conducted under a range of arbitral rules.

After completing his post-graduate studies at the University of Oxford, and prior to his call to the Bar in Australia, Ed was an associate in dispute resolution at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London.  Before joining Freshfields and being called to the Bar, he was a leading commercial lawyer in Australia. He has acted as sole counsel and as part of larger counsel teams in high value commercial disputes, international arbitrations, class actions, regulatory matters and commissions of inquiry. Since 2020, Ed has been recognised annually in Doyle’s Guide as a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution barrister in Victoria, Australia.

Ed is available to act as arbitrator in a broad range of commercial matters, including energy disputes, shipping, civil fraud, insurance and professional negligence.

Examples of Ed’s recent and ongoing work as counsel in arbitration include:

• Acting in a substantial LMAA arbitration relating to the management of vessels and involving issues of Greek and Liberian law.
• Acting for re-insurers in an international arbitration before Sir Bernard Rix.
• Acting for a US based policyholder in two substantial English seated arbitrations in which the policyholder seeks coverage under two New York law governed liability policies.
• Acting for an insurer in an international arbitration relating to COVID-19 business interruption losses allegedly suffered by an luxury international hotel group.
• Acting for administrators in a high-value LCIA arbitration against multiple Middle Eastern banks arising from a substantial fraud.
• Acting in proceedings in the Commercial Court seeking anti-suit injunctive relief in support of arbitral proceedings abroad.

Examples of Ed’s other recent work includes:

• Acting for insurers in an international arbitration relating to COVID-19 business interruption losses (with John Lockey KC).
• Acting for administrators in a high-value LCIA arbitration against multiple Middle Eastern banks arising from a substantial fraud.
• Acting for the UK subsidiaries of an international media group in a claim against their former auditor (with Huw Davies KC, David Walsh and Rebecca Akushie).
• Acting in complex proceedings in the BVI in connection with a large scale fraud (with Paul McGrath KC, Nathan Pillow KC and others).