Patrick Gearon FCIArb, Partner
Patrick is Head of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP's Middle East practice (conducted from offices in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar).
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Patrick is Head of Charles Russell Speechlys LLP's Middle East practice (conducted from offices in Bahrain, Dubai and Qatar). Patrick is also Chair of the Global Markets Group, which co-ordinates the firm's international activities.
He specialises in all areas of dispute resolution with particular emphasis on banking, intellectual property, insolvency, professional negligence and company disputes.
Patrick has conducted litigation and arbitration in Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Italy, France, Ukraine, the USA and in all the GCC states as well as in all the courts within the English jurisdiction.
Patrick leads the award-winning Middle East Disputes team which won the ‘Bahrain Dispute Resolution Law Firm of The Year’ award at the Chambers Middle East Awards 2019. He also leads the firm's International Arbitration Group which won the ‘International Arbitration Team of the Year’ award at the Legal Business Awards 2018.
Additionally, Patrick leads the firm’s successful Bahrain office which won the ‘Bahrain Law Firm of The Year’ award at The Oath Legal Awards in both 2018 and 2019.
Patrick is one of the lead partners acting in the administration of Awal Bank B.S.C. which has involved over 75 different litigation and arbitration cases in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the USA and the Cayman Islands.
In addition to the awards referred to above, in recent years, the team were shortlisted for numerous awards, including "Middle East Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team of the Year" at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards; "Middle East Dispute Resolution Team of the Year" at the Legal Week Corporate Counsel Awards'; and 'Litigation Team of the Year' at the Legal Week Awards.
In addition to acting as Counsel in Arbitrations Patrick also sits as an Arbitrator and is included in the Legal 500 Middle East Arbitration Powerlist 2022.
Patrick is admitted to practice in England and Wales and was awarded a CIArb Diploma in International Arbitration in July 2018.
He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in September 2018.
Experience
- Lead partner on the Awal Bank Administration which involves over 75 different claims in over 7 different jurisdictions
Recognition
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Patrick Gearon FCIArb
Dispute Yearbook 2022
Bahrain has played an important role in the development of the international dispute resolution sector.
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New era, new rules
In its first update since 2007, DIAC has unveiled a new set of arbitration rules this year.
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Patrick Gearon, Peter Smith and James Colautti write for In-House Lawyer Magazine on the future of group litigation in the UAE
There are numerous areas of law and sectors where class action or group litigation in the UAE may crystallise in the near future.
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China Series: Enforcements of Chinese judgements and awards in the UAE
Patrick Gearon takes us through the rules and procedures.
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Patrick Gearon, Georgina Munnik and Sam Saunders write for Lexology's Getting The Deal Through on the enforcement of foreign judgments in Bahrain
Bahrain is a signatory to a number of bilateral and multilateral reciprocal recognition treaties.
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Patrick Gearon, Sara Sheffield and Peter Smith write for Lexology Getting The Deal Through on enforcement of foreign judgments in the United Arab Emirates
A quick reference guide enabling side-by-side comparison of local insights into relevant treaties, conventions and other sources of law.
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Patrick Gearon, Georgina Munnik, Sam Saunders and Simone Sancandi produce the Chambers Global Practice Guide on the enforcement of judgments in Bahrain
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Patrick Gearon and Haleema Wahid write for The Oath on the rise of litigation
Patrick and Haleema consider some of the litigation funding options available in the UAE, with a particular emphasis on third-party funding.
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Insolvency Legislation in the GCC
The interesting times of the last 14 months were preceded by the interesting times of the financial crisis of 2008/2009.
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Patrick Gearon and Roger Elford write for Global Restructuring Review on the latest restructuring developments in the Gulf region
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Patrick Gearon writes for The Oath on the changing landscape of costs and dispute resolution in the
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The costs of conflict
Patrick Gearon provides insight on disputes funding options and the changing landscape of costs and dispute resolution in the Middle East.
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The Kingdom of Bahrain and COVID-19: Bahrain's reaction to the global pandemic
Our team provide an update on how the Kingdom of Bahrain have reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Charles Russell Speechlys Wins Bahrain Law Firm of the Year Award at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards 2019
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Chambers International Arbitration 2019 Second Edition - Bahrain
Our Bahrain Litigation and Arbitration Team has been selected as the Bahrain contributor to the Global Practice Guide.
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Roger Elford and Patrick Gearon write for Global Restructuring Review on the new restructuring laws in the GCC
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Patrick Gearon and Gareth Mills write for Asian-MENA Counsel magazine on the growth of third-party funders
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News
Latest awards for Charles Russell Speechlys Middle East team.
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Charles Russell Speechlys is pleased to share our latest rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2019
We are pleased to share the latest rankings in the newly published 2019 edition of the Legal 500 EMEA.
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Patrick Gearon quoted in The Oath on effectively controlling costs in arbitration