Arran Dowling-Hussey, FCIArb, Barrister
Arran Dowling-Hussey is an experienced barrister, adjudicator, arbitrator and mediator. He is also called in London (2007) and Belfast (2006) has rights of audience in the Courts of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”) (2020) and at the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) Courts (2020). Arran is also based at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square in London https://www.4-5.co.uk/barristers/profile/arran-dowling-hussey. His practice includes advocacy, drafting statements of case, contractual documents and advising on commercial, chancery, construction, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and international matters. Arran is a member of a number of London based legal/construction and/or ADR committees including the Council of the Society of Construction Law, Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the committee of the Adjudication Society.
Arran has been recognised for his work as counsel with a number of awards including from Finance Monthly. He is comfortable working for a range of clients from individual litigants to large businesses. Arran looks to help clients effectively resolve disputes where appropriate making use of Alternative Dispute Resolution processes. He regularly works to tight timelines to help best progress disputes.
Aside from his core professional work Arran enjoys writing and speaking on legal issues. He is the co-author of 3 editions of Arbitration Law (Round Hall, Dublin 2008, 2014 and 2018.) He has also co-edited the Construction, Engineering and Energy Law Journal of Ireland since 2015. Arran has significant experience lecturing in a range of legal subjects including but not limited to arbitration. He is a visiting professor at the School of Business and Law in Lahore.
Arran is an accredited mediator. He has acted as mediator in disputes such as where a bank and a defaulting borrower are in dispute.
Arran is an experienced arbitrator and counsel for both domestic and international arbitration disputes. He is a member of a number of British, Irish and international arbitration panels. As arbitrator he has been listed in Global Arbitration Review‘s Arbitrator Research Tool. Arran is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Board of Trustees (2017-2023) and was formally a member of the CIArb’s Board of Management (2013-2015). He frequently writes and speaks on international arbitration. At the end of 2020 he was a speaker at Dubai Arbitration Week. Arran is a former consultant to the Council of Europe providing training in arbitration in Armenia. He has also lectured on this topic in Pakistan aside from very considerable lecturing and training in the UK, Republic of Ireland and United Arab Emirates.