List of candidates eligible for appointment as arbitrators for the UK's free trade agreements (FTAs)
Updated 10 August 2026
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This page provides the UK’s list of arbitrators for dispute settlement under the UK’s FTAs. These individuals were appointed following the 2020 and 2025 expression of interest processes. They are available to act as arbitrators for disputes launched under the state-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms within the UK’s free trade agreements.
See the list of agreed arbitrators for:
- UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
- UK-Republic of Korea FTA
- UK-Republic of Singapore FTA
The arbitrators listed below are not eligible for these lists until such time as their agreed lists are renegotiated with the respective FTA partner country.
The arbitrators are:
- Mr Welber Barral
- Professor Lorand Bartels MBE
- Mr Ujal Singh Bhatia
- Mr Hugh Cheetham
- Professor Kathleen Claussen
- Professor David Collins
- Sir Ian Forrester KC
- Mr Jonathan Fried
- Mr Stuart Harbinson
- Professor Holger Hestermeyer
- Mr Gary N. Horlick
- Ms Meg Kinnear
- Mr Jesse Kreier
- Professor Andrew Lang
- Mr Christian Lau
- Mr Brendan McGivern
- Professor Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodu
- Professor Joost Pauwelyn
- Dr Tetyana Payosova
- Mr Fernando Piérola‑Castro
- Ms Amy Porges
- Dr Penelope Ridings, MNZM
- Mr Luca Rubini
- Professor Dan Sarooshi KC
- Mr David Unterhalter SC
- Professor Isabelle Van Damme