About

On the basis of his expertise in the fields of English contract law and commercial dispute resolution (court proceeding, arbitration, and mediation), Professor Andrews can offer the following:

Expert Opinions

Availability for appointment as an arbitrator

Professor Andrews has acquired not just expertise in English law but has widespread experience of systems of law in all parts of the world making him a valuable resource for comparative legal analysis and international dispute resolution strategies. His profound understanding of diverse legal frameworks enhances his capability to provide informed and effective legal opinions.

Availability

Qualifications

Areas of expertise: contract law (English and transnational); civil justice and procedure (including court proceedings, mediation, and arbitration)

He has acted as expert on civil procedure, arbitration, and contract law in commercial disputes in the USA, Europe and Russia

Called to the English Bar in 1981

Bencher of Middle Temple, London, 2007

Professor of Civil Justice and Private Law, University of Cambridge, 2012-20214

Life Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge

Member of the American Law Institute

Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts

Former Praesidium Member of the International Association of Procedural Law

English representative on working group for the American Law Institute/UNIDROIT's Transnational Principles of Civil Procedure

General reporter on 'provisional relief’ and on 'evidence’ for European Law Institute/UNIDROIT

Cases

Illustrative cases from the last 20 years include:

Expert Opinion concerning the nature of freezing relief in English law, analysis adopted by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg

Expert Opinion on the scope of an arbitration agreement, subject to English law, for the purpose of New York proceedings

Expert Opinion on the interpretation of a commercial agency agreement for the purpose of a dispute between English and American parties

Expert Opinion on the status of an arbitral award for the purpose of enforcement in Russia

Expert Opinion concerning identification of written terms, interpretation, and operation of a cross-border sale of goods from an English seller to an EU based buyer

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