John Abbott
Consultant | Disputes
- john.abbott@laytons . com
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- John Abbott
John is a Consultant, Mediator & Arbitrator in the Dispute Resolution team where he handles a wide range of complex and high-value commercial litigation and international arbitration, often involving multi-jurisdictional issues.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (International Arbitration), is also an experienced mediator accredited in the UK by the Civil Mediation Council and is a member of, the IBA, the LCIA, ICC, AIAI, SIAC, Abu Dhabi Arbitration Centre and the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).
John's practice includes:
- International arbitrations and domestic arbitrations
- English High Court and County Court litigation
- cross-border disputes and issues of proper law, jurisdiction and forum
- injunctions and freezing orders
- mediation, as a mediator and representing clients at mediations
- commercial/contractual disputes
- construction disputes
- property and landlord and tenant litigation
- shareholders’ and boardroom disputes
- guarantee disputes
- intellectual property litigation and theft of data claims
John is an experienced arbitrator and his arbitration experience spans more than 25 years and he has extensive experience representing clients in both international arbitration and domestic arbitration, institutional and ad hoc.
Some of John’s most notable recent cases have involved:
- an arbitration between two middle eastern parties in respect of a contract for the distribution of high value medical equipment supplied from Japan to Saudi Arabia
- a dispute in respect of the quality of steel supplied by a Korean steel producer to a Polish roofing manufacturer
- a construction dispute in relation to a redevelopment of a London property
- a dispute between a Chilean manufacturer of green coke and an importer from Italy
John has considerable experience as a mediator and believes that there are very few disputes which are not capable of resolution by the use of mediation. He has proved to be very effective at bringing the parties to the point where they feel they can reach accord.
John accepts appointments as arbitrator and as a mediator.
With more than 30 years’ of experience and expertise, John is a very effective dispute resolution lawyer. He is a tenacious litigator with the ability to identify key issues early enabling him to resolve issues as quickly and cost effectively as the circumstances allow.
Qualifications
Qualified as a Solicitor in 1984
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Accredited Mediator
Fellow of the Asian Institute for ADR
Expertise
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