Does a party have to be represented by a lawyer in a London maritime arbitration?
No. Many parties conduct cases themselves. Some use claims agents, others use P&I Clubs. Many do, of course, use lawyers, and they may be from overseas. LMAA arbitrators are entirely accustomed to dealing with parties who are not represented by English lawyers and there is no detriment to parties who fall into this category. The reasonable charges of representatives of a party who is successful in arbitration will normally be recoverable, whether that representative is a lawyer or not or is English or not, provided that the party is liable for and has paid the charges in question.
