Ms. Marion Smith
Deputy Chair of the CIArb Board of Trustees
Brief Introduction
Marion Smith QC specialises in complex, high-value commercial and construction disputes in the UK and internationally. She has extensive experience as counsel before domestic courts and tribunals as well as in international arbitration. She has been appointed as sole, chair and party appointed arbitrator and as an adjudicator. Marion is ranked in Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500 for Construction and Professional Negligence and in Chambers Global and The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Construction, where she is described as “An amazing, first-class barrister who is organised and excellent at managing teams of lawyers and experts.
Marion is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Deputy Chair of the Chartered Institute’s Board of Trustees and Deputy Chair of the International Committee of the Bar Council of England and Wales. She is also a Master of the Bench of Gray’s Inn.