Barry Mortimer GBS., QC

MA (Cantab)

Barry Mortimer was called to the English Bar in 1956 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1971. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in 1985 and a Justice of Appeal in 1993. He retired as Vice President of the Court of Appeal in August 1999 but continues to serve as a Non-Permanent Judge of the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, an appointment he has held since 1997. He sits as an Arbitrator and Mediator in domestic and international business and commercial law disputes. In Hong Kong, he is on the panel of the International Arbitration Centre and is a member of its Mediation group. In 2001, he was appointed to Chair the Environmental Impact Assessment Appeal Tribunal to hear its first appeal concerning a HK$10 billion proposed new railway crossing into Mainland China.

In 1994 he was made an Honorary Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates for services to the Board and in 1999 he was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star for services to the Hong Kong Judiciary.

Barry Mortimer is a Director of the City Disputes Panel in London, a mediation and arbitration provider for the wholesale financial market.

Languages : English and basic French.