Hon. Chief Master Marsh

Matthew qualified as a solicitor in 1977 and practised with London law firms in domestic and international business disputes and commercial property cases. He became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 1992 and in 1996 obtained a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration. He sat regularly as sole arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations and conducted arbitrations for parties under a variety of rules including ICC and LCIA. In 2002 he was appointed as a Recorder. In 2012 he became a Chancery Master and Chief Master in 2014. He has recently retired from that role although continues to sit as a Deputy Chancery Master. Matthew has experience in the full range of work conducted in the Chancery Division including business disputes, banking, professional negligence, real estate, trusts and probate. Matthew has wide experience in dispute resolution as a solicitor acting for parties in mediations. He set up the Chancery Financial Dispute Resolution procedure in the Chancery Division which uses a mix of facilitation and evaluation. While he was Chief Master he conducted Chancery FDRs in a range of cases. Matthew is an accredited mediator. In 2015 he was appointed an Honorary Bencher of Gray’s Inn. He is available to accept appointments as a sole arbitrator or as a member of a panel.