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Martin Polaine
Martin Polaine is a barrister (England & Wales) and an arbitrator. He is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR). Martin also holds a leadership position (as a Council Member) at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and is the Chairperson of its Legal Development & Training Committee. Martin advises states, corporates and individuals across most regions of the world and has extensive experience in both civil law and common law jurisdictions. His practice includes international arbitration (commercial and state-investor), public international law (especially international trade/sale of goods and international investment law), corporate and institutional governance, and regulatory and compliance (including corporate investigations, ESG, anti-corruption and financial regulatory). Martin is a legal adviser and reviewer to Lexis Nexis on commercial compliance /regulatory and a published author of legal texts (with Oxford University Press and others). He is also a Teaching Fellow at the College of Law (Sydney), where he tutors LLM students. In addition to his legal practice, Martin is a director of a legal consultancy within which he specialises in crisis preparedness and management, regularly working with businesses from a range of sectors in corporate procedure stress-testing, critical incident responsiveness/decision-making and post-crisis debriefing.
Experience
Advised banks in SE Asia on de-risking of customers.
Advised major European oil company in state-investor arbitration.
Advised SE Asian bank on internal fraud/corruption allegation.
Advised states in Europe, Africa and Asia on public international law including international human rights law) and domestication of UN/regional treaty obligations.
Advised and represented senior individuals and corporates in cross-border contractual disputes.
Acted as arbitrator in international commercial disputes (including defective goods, carriage of goods and commodities disputes).
Advised senior Middle-Eastern politically exposed person (PEP) in a sensitive banking dispute.
Advised global insurance brand on a crisis that gave risk to an existential risk.
Advised one of the largest Central Asian corporates on its compliance & regulatory obligations.
Developed and led regional international law technical assistance projects on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Engaged as ‘expert’ in a range of international law topic areas by Council of Europe, IMF, OECD, UN agencies, World Bank and others.
Advised numerous public and private sector clients in respect of anti-corruption, counter-fraud and integrity building policies and procedures.
Advised sports bodies and clubs on compliance, governance and regulatory.
Numerous engagements advising on internal (corporate) investigations.
Prosecuted and defended in major and cross-border corruption cases.
Advised states and individuals on law of armed conflict and represented military personnel in courts-martial.
Extensive representational experience: Conflict and treaty negotiation; institutional and legislative evaluation; UK’s legal representative on the OECD Bribery Working Group (for 6 years).
Education
BA (hons.) in History, University of Manchester
Diploma in Law, The City University
Bar finals & called to the Bar of England & Wales, Inns of Court School of Law
LLM (Public International Law), Concordia College
US Constitutional Law, Yale University
International Criminal Law, Case Western Reserve University
Qualifications
Barrister, Bar of England and Wales
Membership
Bar of England and Wales
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (FAIADR)
Co-Chair, Legal Development & Training Committee, IPBA
Languages
英语
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2025年5月5日
H & H Lawyers' Leadership Recognised at the IPBA Annual Conference in Chicago
A group of delegates from our firm, namely, James Jung, Tin-Lok Shea, John Kim, and MARTIN POLAINE, FCIArb FAIADR, recently attended the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference in Chicago. The IPBA community has always been a collegiate and engaged group, and this year was no exception – the conference was a great opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces, exchange ideas, and build new connections across jurisdictions. The energy of the host city was on full display, from incisive keynote speeches and thoughtful panel discussions to a standout welcome reception at Wrigley Field, where the Cubs edged out the Dodgers (much to the disappointment of many Shohei Ohtani fans in attendance). We are proud to share that James Jung was announced as the Vice-President of the IPBA, with the 2027 conference planned to be hosted in Sydney (where he will officially become President).
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2025年3月20日
H & H Lawyers welcomes Martin Polaine
We are delighted to welcome Martin Polaine (FCIArb FAIADR) as Senior Consultant at our firm. A barrister (England & Wales) and arbitrator, Martin is a Fellow of both the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)and the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR). He serves as a Council Member of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) and Chairperson of its Legal Development & Training Committee.