Claire Stockford
Claire Stockford
Arbitrator
Called: 1999

Claire Stockford

Publications
Claire has recently contributed a chapter to a case book of English arbitration cases (awaiting publication). She has published widely on many aspects of arbitration, including co-authoring “Is the Sun Setting on the Energy Charty Treaty?” and “A Plague on both your Houses” about the P&ID v Nigeria case with Alexander Uff, and “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it?” on the Law Commission’s review of the Arbitration Act 1996 with Poonam Melwani KC. Claire also wrote the LCIA Chapter in the Arbitration edition of Getting the Deal Through (2016 and 2017) and co-authored “YUKOS - the first instalments in the post-award story” (International Energy Law Review 2016). In addition to her publications on arbitration, she has also written on the subject of Brexit “Office leases could be the canary in the Brexit coalmine” (The Times, 2 October 2018) and whether regulatory fines really influence corporate behaviour: “Is $8billion a big enough price to pay to make Google change its ways?” (Scottish Business Insider, 21 March 2019). Claire has also considered some of the challenges facing those wishing to push environmental agendas through the courts in “Is
innovation best left to the scientists? ClientEarth’s novel legal challenge falls at the first hurdle”.
Presentations
Claire is a frequent speaker at events. In July 2025 she spoke on a panel discussing the challenges faced by offshore wind farms, entitled ‘Boats, Blades and Blunders’. In January 2024, she discussed the implications of the judgment in P&ID v Nigeria as part of Quadrant’s international arbitration review of 2023. At London International Disputes Week 2023 she spoke on resolving energy disputes in light of supply chain constraints, and later in the year spoke on the issues that can arise during the life cycle of a renewable contract. In 2021, in addition to speaking on a panel discussion entitled “Climate Change Disputes are on the Rise: How Courts and International Tribunals Will Play An Essential Role in Addressing the Climate Crisis” at New York Climate Week 2021, Claire participated in a panel discussing “Corruption in International Arbitration” at the Legal Business International Arbitration Summit in 2021, presented to the Association
of Corporate Counsel (Houston) on Energy Disputes and participated in a panel discussing “How Not to Apply for Litigation Funding” both also in 2021.
In-house Experience
Claire’s law firm experience includes the following law firm roles. She has also undertaken a secondment to Visa Europe’s in-house team.
Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP (2019 to 2022), London. Partner in the Commercial Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration group.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, London (2015-2019). Partner in the International Dispute Resolution group.
Crowell & Moring, London (2008-2014). Counsel (promoted from Associate) in the International Dispute Resolution team.
LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, London (2007). Associate in the International Arbitration team.
Weil Gotshal & Manges, London (2002 to 2006). Associate in the Dispute Resolution team.
Claire undertook pupillage at Littman Chambers, London and in DG Competition of the European Commission,
Languages
French (fluent)

Alongside her practice as counsel, Claire accepts appoints as arbitrator in all areas of international arbitration, both commercial and investor-state.  She has experience as sole arbitrator and as a member of a three person tribunal, and has recently sat as arbitrator on cases under the LCIA and ICC Rules, among others.

Claire was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1999.  Before joining Quadrant, Claire spent more than 20 years practising from the London offices of international and UK law firms, for the last seven of those years as a partner.  Her experience encompasses international commercial and investor-state arbitration across a range of industries from hospitality to renewable energy, and countries from Kazakhstan to Madagascar.

Claire has been recognised as a "Future Leader" in arbitration by Who's Who Legal.  She is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.  She is currently appointed to the Panels of International Arbitrators of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) and Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).