KAREN GOUGH - Arbitrator, Counsel

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Nationality: British
Country of Residence: United Kingdom

Description

Karen Gough is a practising British barrister. She is also an Attorney-at-Law with full rights of audience in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. She is a past president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Chartered Arbitrator, and a member of a number of arbitral institution panels, and an accredited adjudicator. She is an acknowledged expert on the resolution of disputes arising under the FIDIC forms of contract a "Friendly Reviewer" of the 2017 Rainbow Suite.

Languages Spoken

Language Level
English Advanced
French Basic

ICC Arbitration Experience

The number of times I have acted for the ICC as:

Chair of Tribunal: 0
Sole Arbitrator: 0
Co Arbitrator: 0
Party's Counsel: 1 to 20
Secretary or Other: 1 to 20

Other Arbitration Experience

The number of times I have acted for other Institutions as:

Chair of Tribunal: 0
Sole Arbitrator: 41+
Co Arbitrator: 1 to 20
Party's Counsel: 21 to 40
Secretary or Other: 0

Have I sat as an arbitrator in cases where one party is not represented?: Yes

Legal Expertise

  • Common law
  • International law

Other legal expertise: Commonwealth Caribbean qualified

Other Experience

  • Mediation
  • Experts
  • Dispute Boards

Other experience: Adjudicator

Specialities

  • Construction
  • Engineering
  • Corporate law
  • Energy and Natural Resources
  • Environment
  • Joint Ventures