Sir Gordon Langley

Sir Gordon Langley practiced at the Bar for 29 years. In 1995 he became a High Court judge.

Both in the Commercial Court, and during his time at the Bar, his practice has focused on commercial litigation with disputes regularly involving parties from other jurisdictions and the application of foreign law.

He has been the judge in a number of high-profile cases such as the Film Finance litigation and the claims by Equitable Life against its former auditors and directors. During his time as a judge, Sir Gordon was described by The Lawyer as one of the five stars of the High Court Bench, and subsequently as one of three ‘stand out’ judges.

Since retiring as a judge, Sir Gordon sits as a Neutral Evaluator and as Arbitrator; both party-appointed and as Chairman under the rules of the ICC, LCIA, SIAC and on an ad hoc basis. His experience covers a wide range of areas including commercial contracts, insurance and reinsurance, shipping, energy, media, sport and joint ventures.