The Hon James Allsop, AC
International Judge (SICC); Chief Justice (Federal Court of Australia)(ret.)
I have been a practising lawyer, judge and part time academic for forty years. During that time I have practised in commercial law with a speciality in Admiralty, maritime and shipping. As a judge for 20 years, I was one of the specialised Admiralty judges in the Federal Court and wrote a significant number of important shipping and arbitration judgments along with many commercial and insurance judgements. While practising, with others I designed and taught maritime law to post graduate students at the University of Sydney and the University of Queensland. Back
CONTACT

Phone: +61 408119339 (mobile), +61 2 90667952 (office)

Email: jamesallsop@sydneyarbitrationchambers.com, jallsop@atkinchambers.com

Nationality: Australian

Country of Residence: Australia

Language(s): English, French

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS
  • CHARTERPARTIES
  • SHIP SALE & PURCHASE
  • CARGO LOSS & DAMAGE
  • MARINE INSURANCE
  • PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

    International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)

    Barrister (King's Counsel; Senior Counsel) Australia

    Panel of AIAC arbitrators

    Listed on LCIA list of arbitrators

    Titulary Member CMI

    Member of the American Law Institute 

    Member of the Australian Academy of Law

    Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple

    ADMISSIONS
    EDUCATION
    BA (1974) LLB (1st) (1980), University of Sidney