The Price of Justice: Understanding and Navigating Arbitrators' Fees
Our panel brought together the Ciarb London Branch, the LMAA and the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators for a practical look at arbitrators' fees.
Posted 30th Sept, 2026
Our panel brought together the Ciarb London Branch, the LMAA and the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators for a practical look at arbitrators' fees.
Posted 30th Sept, 2026
On 30 September, the Ciarb London Branch and the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA), together with the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators, held a panel discussion on a topic that touches every arbitration: arbitrators' fees. We are grateful to 39 Essex Chambers for hosting us and for sponsoring the drinks afterwards.
Paul Kinninmont FCIArb, Chair of the Ciarb London Branch, opened the evening. Mikhail Vishnyakov FCIArb moderated a panel made up of James Clanchy (LMAA Full Member), Tim Hartland (LMAA Honorary Secretary), Victoria Tyson (Partner, Howard Kennedy) and Denys Hickey (Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers).
The panel looked at how fees work in ad hoc arbitrations, such as those under the LMAA Terms and Procedures, where arbitrators agree their terms and rates directly with the appointing parties, compared with institutional arbitrations, where the institution handles fees and adds its own administrative charges. Speakers shared their experience on the level of fees, the timing and mechanics of payment, the effect on tribunal constitution, the protections available to arbitrators, and what happens when fees go unpaid.
Our thanks go to our speakers and moderator for their candid and practical contributions, to 39 Essex for their generous hospitality, to the LMAA and the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators for partnering with us, and to everyone who came and stayed on to network.
