Marion Smith KC

Barristers, 39 Essex Chambers

Marion Smith KC specialises in complex, high-value commercial and construction disputes for UK and international clients. She has extensive experience litigating matters before domestic courts and tribunals as well as in international arbitration where she has appeared before institutional and ad hoc tribunals, including under the Rules of the ICC, LCIA, LMAA and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. She has significant expertise in arbitrations where the law of the contract is not the law of England and Wales. She has been appointed as sole and co-arbitrator, adjudicator and as an expert determiner. She has provided expert evidence in foreign proceedings on English law. Marion is a visiting senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London and a Professional Fellow of Aston University. She is noted as a leading silk by the leading legal directories.  Marion is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is presently Deputy Chair of the Chartered Institute’s Board of Trustees.