Lord David Hacking

David Hacking is a chartered arbitrator and has over 40 years experience in commercial litigation. He has acted in numerous high profile international arbitrations in commercial and construction disputes.
A former partner at London firm Richards Butler, David has acted as a barrister, arbitrator and mediator since 1999 and has an expertise in arbitration and mediation matters relating to commercial arbitrations, in the aviation, commodities, construction and pharmaceutical companies. David is also a US attorney at law and is amember of professional associations in a number of jurisdictions including India, Hungary, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Switzerland.

In the House of Lords, David led the reforms in English arbitration law of the 1970s and remained actively involved in them until the end of the 1990s. He has also been widely published in numerous publications on arbitration and the law.

Appointments

Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator, Barrister-at-Law Other Qualifications Attorney and Counselor-at-Law State of New York Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and Member of the Law Society Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators BA; MA Clare College, Cambridge University Inns of Court School of Law (Harmsworth Major Entrance Exhibitioner 1960 and Astbury Scholar 1963 of the Middle Temple)

Professional Associations

The Bar Association of England and Wales, the International Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Bar Association of the City of New York, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, ADR Chambers, the LCIA (the London Court of International Arbitration), CEDR (the Centre for Dispute Resolution), the LMAA (the London Maritime Arbitrators Association), GAFTA (the Grain and Feed Trade Association), the Council of Indian Arbitration, the Swiss Arbitration Association and the Society of Construction Arbitrators. 

Profile

In practice as a barrister-at-law on Midland and Oxford Circuit from Chambers in Francis Taylor Building, The Temple, London : 1964 - 1975
US Attorney and Counselor-at-Law (formerly an Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York): 1975-1976
Solicitor of the Supreme Court (formerly Partner at Richards Butler in London) 1977-1999
Barrister, arbitrator and mediator in Littleton Chambers 1999 to date. Extensive experience in litigation and arbitration for 35 years. Acted in numerous domestic and international arbitrations in commercial and construction disputes. During the last twenty years actively involved in House of Lords in the reform of English arbitration law. Member of English Working Party on the 1998 ICC Arbitration Rules. Arbitration and Mediation Experience and Training Appointed as Arbitrator/Mediator by the ICC, the AAA, the LCIA, Hungarian Court of Arbitration, GAFTA, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and others. Acts as Arbitrator/Mediator in all commercial arbitrations/mediations with specialist knowledge of aviation, commodities, construction and pharmaceutical industries. Parliamentary Independent Peer 1972 - 1992, Conservative Peer 1992 - 1998, Labour Peer 1998 - 1999. Member of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities: Sub Committee E (Law and Institutions) 1989-1995, 1996-1999 and Sub Committee F (Justice and Home Affairs) 1999 Member of the Joint Committee (of House of Commons and Lords) on Consolidation Bills: 1973-1975 and 1999. Participated in Committee in House of Lords in numerous Public Bills including the Arbitration Bill 1979, the Financial Services Bill 1986, the Latent Damage Bill 1986, the Courts and Legal Services Bill 1990, the Competition and Service [Utilities] Bill 1992, the Maastricht Bill 1993, the Civil Aviation [Amendment] Bill 1996, the Arbitration Bill 1996, the Access to Justice Bill 1999 and the Contracts [Rights of Third Parties] Bill 1999 and conducted through the House of Lords various Private Bills. Other Served in Royal Navy Reserve 1954-1964; in active service in Royal Navy 1956-1958; retired in rank of Lieutenant RNR; Freeman of the City of London, President of the Civil Court Users Association, Member of the British American Parliamentary Group, Member of the Pilgrims, Trustee of Carthusian Trust. Publications and Lectures Publications: Numerous articles on the development of the law and arbitration. Recent arbitration articles: Arbitration Law Reform : The Impact of the UNCITRAL Model Law on the English Arbitration Act 1996 : The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Vol. 63 No 4: November 1997 Towards More Cost Effective Arbitration (with Michael Schneider): International Bar Association Newsletter 'Arbitration and ADR' Vol. 3 No 1 : April 1998. Ethics, Elitism, Eligibility: A Response - What Happens If the Icelandic Arbitrator Falls Through the Ice? : Journal of International Arbitration Vol. 15 No 4: December 1998. Arbitration Law Reform in Europe: The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Vol. 65, No 3 : August 1999. Well, Did You Get The Right Arbitrator?: Mealey's International Arbitration Report Volume 15 Issue No 6: June 2000 Delivering Results: Dispute Resolution in London: The Journal of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Volume 66 No 3: August 2000. Lectures: "The Verdict of the Jury" : New York, USA, 1975. "Neglecting the Virtues of the Common Law" : New Your, USA, 1976 "The Ever-Increasing Extraterritorial Impact of US Laws: A Cause For Concern" : New York, USA, 1978 "The 'Case Stated' Abolished: the United Kingdom Arbitration Act of 1979": London and New York, USA, 1980 "Where are we Now: A Review of English Arbitration Law in the Wake of the UK Arbitration Act 1979": London, 1985. "Today's Target: The Professions": Auckland, New Zealand, 1986. "The Latent Damage Act 1986 and its Impact on Professional Liability": London 1987 "The Consequences of the EC Single Market for the Pharmaceutical Industry: The Political Dimension": Interlaken, Switzerland, 1991. "Changes in Europe 1992 and The Eastern European Dimension": Miami, 1991. "The Ever-Increasing Exposure of the Professional to Liability": Nottingham, 1992. "Prevention of Money Laundering: The Role of Government": Milan, Italy, 1992. "Pharmaceuticals and the Law: Class Actions": Canadian High Commission, London, 1992. "The New Insider Dealer Legislation: The Practical Implications": London 1992. "The Government's Proposals for the Selected List Scheme and the Future of the NHS": London, 1993. "Data Protection Law in the EC": Oxford, 1993. "Computer Litigation: Class Actions": London, 1993. "The Development of International Arbitration and the Model Law": London, 1996. "Rule of Costs Under the UK 1996 Arbitration Act": London, 1997. "How to be an Effective Arbitrator - the Do's and Don'ts" : Salzburg, Austria, 1998. "Arbitration Law Reform in Europe": Cancun, Mexico, 1999. "Arbitral Appointments under The Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Hong Kong Arbitration Centre, the ICC and the LCIA": IBA Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 1999. "The Statutory Erosion of the Duty of Confidentiality under English Law": Cambridge, England 1999. "Did you Get the Right Arbitrator?": Chicago, USA, 1999. "Delivering Results in Dispute Resolution" : Mansion House, London, England 2000. "Did You Nominate the Right Arbitrator?": Salzburg, Austria 2000.