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TIM ROBBINS
Independent Arbitrator
The Hague

Academic & Professional Activities

Tim Robbins speaking at a conference

Writing

The Efficiency Enigma – a survey of efficiency tools in arbitration, with Grant HanessianXXVII ICCA Congress Madrid 2026 (publication pending)
Mid-Stream Tribunal Engagement – an abuse of process or a much needed panacea?, with Juliet BlanchFestschrift in Honor of John Fellas, 2025
Hourly Rates and the Risk of Arbitrator Fraud or NegligenceICC Institute of World Business Law Newsletter, December 2025
The Award in International Investment Arbitration: Compensation, with Dr. Prof. Kaj HobérOxford University Press, 2024
The Efficiency Apex: Reversing the Procedural PresumptionIndian Journal of Arbitration Law, 2023
Digital Hearings – Civil Procedure and Arbitration: The Arbitrators' PerspectiveNorstedts Juridik, 2022
The Case for Asian Digital Dispute Resolution RulesAsian Disputes Review, 2022
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Professional Memberships

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Speaking Engagements

Reviving Efficiency in ArbitrationXXVII ICCA Congress, Madrid 2026
To Med-Arb or Not to Med-Arb? Leveraging Opportunities and Navigating Procedural PitfallsMAA Generations in Arbitration Conference, Hong Kong 2026
Meeting of Different Minds: How Diversity of Tribunals Shape ProceedingsDutch Arbitration Day, Amsterdam 2025
Investor State Arbitration – Interactive PanelICC Canada Conference, Vancouver 2024
The Role of the Hong Kong Courts in ArbitrationICC Australia, Online 2024
Decision Time Panel DiscussionGAR Live, Hong Kong 2023
Norton Rose Fulbright DebateHong Kong 2023
Are Stay and Bifurcation Requests Guerilla TacticsMAA Generations in Arbitration, Vienna 2023
Validity of the Arbitration Agreement: Benefits and Disadvantages of Contracting with SOEsHKIAC, Hong Kong 2023
Navigating International Commercial Disputes in a Sustainable World – ESG Meets ADRWithers Worldwide, Singapore 2022
Law Governing the Arbitration AgreementGenerations in Arbitration Conference, Hong Kong 2022
Career Development and disclosure obligations in the age of digital social mediaHK45, Hong Kong 2021
ICC in a World of CovidICC Australia, Sydney 2020
Tour d'HorizonICC Canada, Toronto 2020
Insights into ICC AustraliaICC Australia, Brisbane 2019
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Teaching Engagements

Guest Lecturer, LLM programErasmus University, Rotterdam 2023–2025
Guest Lecturer, LLM programLeiden University, The Hague 2023, 2025
Lecturer and Tutor, LLM programHong Kong University, Hong Kong 2021–2022
Instructor, HKIAC Tribunal Secretary Training ProgramHong Kong 2021–2022
Instructor, SIAC Tribunal Secretary Training ProgramSingapore 2022
Instructor, BVI IAC Tribunal Secretary Training ProgramBVI 2022
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