Experience as International Arbitrator

Sally Harpole has been appointed as arbitrator and/or mediator in over 120 international commercial cases in Asia, Europe and North America.

She has served as an arbitrator for arbitrations conducted pursuant to the UNCITRAL arbitration rules, local laws and the procedural rules of the following institutions:

  • China International Economic & Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
  • International Center for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) & American Arbitration Association (AAA)
  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
  • Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA)
  • Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
  • Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC)

Sally is experienced in conducting arbitration procedures bilingually in Chinese and English as well as solely in English or Chinese.

Appointments to Arbitrator Panels

Sally Harpole is an accredited arbitrator listed on the panels of the following institutions

  • Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC)
  • China Arbitration Association (CAA)
  • China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
  • CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, New York, New York
  • Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
  • ICDR – American Arbitration Association (AAA), New York, New York
  • Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)
  • Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB)
  • Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration (KLRCA)
  • Shanghai Arbitration Commission
  • Shanghai International Arbitration Center (SHIAC)
  • Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

In addition, she has been appointed repeatedly as arbitrator by the following arbitral institutions which do not maintain formal arbitrator panels

  • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Court of Arbitration
  • Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute (SCC)

Experience as International Mediator

Sally Harpole has acted as mediator for international commercial disputes in Beijing and Hong Kong. She also has advised clients on such mediations. Her experience includes the combination of conciliation with arbitration. While resident in Hong Kong, she served on the HKIAC Mediator Accreditation Committee.