Michael Tselentis, KC

MichaelTselentis, KC

Resident

30 years’ experience in commercial arbitration and litigation in South Africa (1978-2000) and the United Kingdom (1996 to date), specializing in complex contractual disputes, shipping, commodities/international trade, mining and energy, engineering and construction, banking and professional negligence. Regularly accepts appointments as arbitrator in international commercial disputes.

For further career details, and list of principal cases/arbitration appointments please refer to the 20 Essex Street Chambers website, http://www.20essexst.com/member/michael-tselentis under Members/Queen’s Counsel.

Shipping, commodities/international trade and arbitration has been an integral part of his practice throughout.Back

CONTACT

Phone: +44 207 842 1208

E-mail: mtselentis@twentyessex.com

Country of Residence: United Kingdom

Nationality: South African and Greek

MAIN PRACTICE AREAS

COMMODITIES COAL

COMMODITIES GRAIN

OIL & GAS

SHIP BUILD & REPAIR

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK); the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators; the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration; the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) and the Botswana Institute of Arbitrators

Member, ICC (UK), LCIA, ARIAS (UK)

Supporting Member, LMAA

Member of a number of arbitration panels which include the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, the Arbitration Foundation of South Africa and the Dubai International Arbitration Centre

ADMISSIONS

ENGLAND AND WALES

OTHERS

EDUCATION

B.A. LLB (Cape Town), 1971

BCL (Oxford), 1975

Called to the South African Bar, 1978

Senior Counsel (South Africa), 1989

Acting Judge, South African High Court, 1992

Called to the English Bar (Gray's Inn), 1995

Queen's Counsel, 2003

Chartered Arbitrator (UK), 2008

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