Williams and Kawharu on Arbitration, 2nd edition

Sir David Williams QC, is a member of Bankside Chambers (Auckland and Singapore) and Essex Court Chambers, London and is widely regarded as New Zealand's foremost international arbitrator. He has over 30 years' experience as counsel in commercial litigation before New Zealand and overseas courts. He sits part-time as the President of the Cook Islands Court of Appeal and is also Honorary Professor of Law at the University of Auckland where he has taught international arbitration for many years. Chambers Global 2014 listed David among the top 40 most in-demand arbitrators worldwide for public international law, describing him as "one of the top international arbitrators in the world".

Associate Professor Amokura Kawharu, studied arbitration at Cambridge University and practised law in Auckland and Sydney. She now lecturers in arbitration at the Law School at the University of Auckland. She has published many articles on arbitration in leading overseas journals including Arbitration International and is a frequent speaker at arbitration events in New Zealand and overseas. With David Williams she writes the arbitration sector of the New Zealand Law Review and is a member of the LCIA, the Australian and New Zealand Society of International Law, and the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand.

Anna Kirk has a PhD in Public International Law from the University of Cambridge, specialising in Human Rights and Business, and is an experienced arbitration practitioner. She spent a number of years practising international arbitration at Herbert Smith LLP in London, where she represented clients in both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. She currently works with Sir David Williams QC at Bankside Chambers, where she regularly acts as tribunal secretary in large international commercial arbitrations and assists on investment treaty arbitrations. She also publishes regularly in the fields of human rights and international arbitration.

Daniel Kalderimis is a partner at Chapman Tripp. He is an experienced advisor and advocate for large commercial disputes in mediation, arbitration or litigation proceedings and leads the Chapman Tripp international arbitration and trade law practice. Daniel is New Zealand's representative to the ICC Commission and a national correspondence to the United Nations. He is listed in the International Whos Who in Commercial Arbitration, is a faculty member of the NZLS Litigation Skills course and an adjunct lecturer at Victoria University Law School where he teaches civil procedure. Daniels' extensive experience has been gained both in New Zealand and overseas in New York and London. In New York, Daniel was a Fulbright Scholar and Associate-in-Law at Columbia Law School. In London, Daniel was a senior associate in the leading international arbitration group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.

Wendy Miles QC is the global head of arbitration at Boies, Schiller and Flexner London. She has extensive experience of international arbitration in private and public international law issues with a particular focus in the ICCCA, London Court of International Arbitration, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Hong Kong International Arbitration Court, Singapore International Arbitration Court, ICSID and UNCITRAL. Wendy is ranked among the leading international arbitration lawyers in Chambers UK, Europe and Global editions. She is currently a Vice President of the ICCCA and a representative on a number of professional bodies including the New Zealand International Arbitration Committee and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Great Britain. She regularly publishes, teaches and lectures on the topic of arbitration.