Gordon Tregaskis
Membership Status: Barrister - Full Member
General Information
As a barrister, Chartered Arbitrator, CEDR Solve Mediator and Adjudicator (CIPAA), Gordon Tregaskis has over 40 years of experience in international business.
From early beginnings as a barrister in England to moving into general counsel, Commercial Director and CEO roles of international companies, Gordon has a dual passion for both creating deals and resolving the inevitable issues arising from them. Gordon has witnessed first-hand what happens in projects when hidden agendas clash and how mediated diplomacy can be used to find resolution, particularly across borders and in multi-cultural and multi-party dispute environments.
As an independent neutral, Gordon has successfully managed and resolved many major international engineering, construction, energy, intellectual property and shipping disputes through negotiation, mediation and ultimately arbitration, bringing geographically and culturally diverse parties together.
Gordon is a passionate believer in mediation as a tool for promoting commercial settlements and successful outcomes. Clients value the depth of his international commercial experience as well as his breadth of cultural experience. Understanding and respecting different cultures, languages and legal systems in arbitration, negotiation or mediation can considerably increase the chances of a successful outcome. Competence in managing complex high-value cross-border arbitrations is indispensable.
After many years of living and working in Asia and the Middle East, Gordon has recently returned to England but still spends much of his time energetically working remotely on disputes in Asia and MENA regions.
Areas of law
- International Arbitration
- Mediation
- Legal Advice for International Companies in English Law
International Arbitration
- Commercial agreements
- Construction contracts
- Domestic and commercial infrastructure
- Franchising agreements
- Joint ventures
- Sale of property disputes
- Shipping contracts
Gordon has regularly acted as an arbitrator between Middle East developers and expats, dealing with foreign law such as the civil codes of the Gulf States, Saudi Sharia, the Civil Codes of Thailand and other ASEAN States and the Common Law approach of Malaysia, Singapore & Hong Kong.
Mediation
- Determinations
- Early neutral evaluations
- Evaluative mediations
Gordon specialises in cross-cultural commercial mediations, bringing parties of diverse nationalities to view settlement as the best option. These multi-party disputes usually involve delay claims, construction final account disputes and contract issues.
Legal Advice for International Companies in English Law
- Arbitration
- Contract drafting and interpretation
- Strategic relationship planning
- Dispute resolution
- Ventures involving project finance, JOA and joint ventures, engineering/construction and operations
Appointments & Memberships
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Lecturer in arbitration and mediation skills, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Lecturer in arbitration and mediation skills, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
- Guest lecturer on mediation, LLM Course, British University in Dubai
- Honorary Secretary, Thailand Branch Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Vice Chairman, UAE Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Accredited Non Executive Director, Bursa Malaysia (KLSE)
- Arbitration Panel Member, Dubai International Arbitration Centre
- Arbitration Panel Member, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
- Arbitration Panel Member, London Court of International Arbitration
- Arbitration Panel Member, Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration
- Arbitration Panel Member, Asia International Arbitration Centre
- Arbitration Panel Member, Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Centre
- Arbitration Panel Member, Thai Arbitration Institute
Education
- Post Graduate Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Inns of Court School of Law
- BA (Hons) Law, Nottingham Trent University
Awards
- International and European Law Scholarship, Université libre de Bruxelles
- Star Arbitrator, as voted by students and staff of the Hong Kong Vis East Moot Competition, 2016
Languages
- French
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Publications
As an Independent Neutral and Consultant Gordon has successfully settled arbitration and mediations in many international disputes, including:
- Bahrain – Leading an expert team on a US$200m commercial arbitration, resisting contractor claims for loss and expense resulting from delay on an iconic housing project
- Kazakhstan – Advising Contractor on design build risks including local law Civil Code considerations
- Myanmar – Making recommendations on the introduction of modern arbitration laws and practice to the Union of Myanmar
- Qatar – Advising two International Contractors on pre-bid terms and contract conditions for an underground railway line, which lead to a rethink of harsh contract terms imposed by the Government
- Saudi Arabia – Advising two International Contractors on two projects to help refine claims against dominant Government Oil & Gas majors, leading to the early financial settlement of disputes
- Thailand – Acting as arbitrator and mediator in construction and commercial franchise cases
- UAE – Advising government entity and reviewing a proposed contract for major airfield terminal suggesting changes to contract form where necessary. Acted as Lead Mediator in a successful resolution of a 1 billion dollar dispute through an 18-month evaluative mediation. Acted as arbitrator in more than 20 commercial and construction cases for both DIAC and DIFC-LCIA.
