Barry Fletcher

Barry is an experienced lawyer, qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales, with expertise in the law and practice of international arbitration and civil dispute resolution, obtained from both private practice and as a knowledge lawyer/legal editor.

 

Barry trained, qualified and practised at Jones Day (London) before joining Pinsent Masons (London). During this initial period in private practice, Barry’s work included international commercial arbitrations pursuant to institutional and ad hoc arbitration rules involving UK and international clients. Barry also gained experience of commercial litigation, including cases before the High Court. He worked with a broad range of clients from the private and public sectors, often in the technology and telecommunications industries.

 

After that period in private practice, Barry joined LexisNexis® to help launch the Lexis®PSL Arbitration practical guidance product, and in due course became Head of Arbitration and Head of the Dispute Resolution Group. During his nine years at LexisNexis, Barry led and contributed significantly to the maintenance and development of the organisation’s practical guidance offering on international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. Barry was also engaged heavily with the leadership, strategic development and operational requirements of the Lexis®PSL Dispute Resolution Group and the wider LexisNexis Practice Area Group. He also contributed to the LexisNexis Dispute Resolution Blog and New Law Journal on litigation and arbitration matters.

 

Barry has a particular interest in challenges and appeals against arbitral awards under sections 67-69 of the Arbitration Act 1996, and contributed to ‘Butterworths Challenges in Arbitration’, a commentary title published in 2019.

 

Since 2018, Barry has been a member of the organising committee of London International Disputes Week (LIDW), which has encompassed, among other things, providing significant input on the content programme of LIDW events and participating as a speaker/moderator/introducer.

 

In 2022, Barry joined DLA Piper as a Senior Knowledge Development Lawyer in the firm’s Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations team (based in London), focusing on international arbitration knowledge and related matters. Barry is a member of the Arbitration Consulting Editorial Board for LexisNexis.