Organization
An independent non-profit foundation in service of global aviation.
Established as a foundation under Dutch law in 2022, The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation operates on a non-profit basis — totally independently and impartially, with no allegiance to any industry participant or special interest group over another.
Who we are
A private, non-government initiative
Albeit a court in name, The Hague Court of Arbitration for Aviation is a private non-government initiative that serves the global aviation industry by providing and promoting specialised arbitration and mediation services customised for the specific dispute resolution requirements of industry participants. Neither the foundation nor its Board, Advisory Board or any Standing Committee have any direct role whatsoever in the administration of any arbitration or mediation proceeding. The Netherlands Arbitration Institute provides judicial supervision of all arbitration and mediation proceedings, and all such proceedings always emanate from the agreement of the parties thereto.
The Board of Directors
- Melanie Humphries
- Paul P. JebelyChairperson & Founder
- Sign Kadouh
- Bert ScholtenTreasurer
- Hilde van der Baan
- Hooman Yazhari
- Tomas Vaal
The Advisory Board
- Amna Al Jallaf
- Amna Arshad
- David Bartlett
- Shalini Bhuchar
- Gary BirnbergCo-Chair
- Terence Black
- Jochem Croon
- Richard Chiariello
- Catherine Deane
- Louis Emery
- Werner Eyskens
- Stefan-Michael Wedenig
- Donald Gray
- Michael Greenop
- Charles Gottlieb
- Donal Hanley
- Dirk Knottenbelt
- Fang Liu
- Ian McDougall
- Claire McDermott
- Andrew McDougall
- Peter Morton
- Paul Ng
- Aoife O’Sullivan
- David PowerCo-Chair
- Matthias Reuleaux
- Jonathan Richmond
- Julia Salt
- Alisa Saitharatanapongse
- Nitin Sarin
- Les Schiefelbein
- Louise-Hélène Sénécal
- Philip Shepherd
- Wade Thomson
- Steven Truxell
- Chinasa Unaegbunam
- Bart Vermaat
- Mary Walker
- F. Scott Wilson
- Johannes Wilhelm
The Technical Standing Committee
- Kira Aguilar
- Mark Calver
- Thomas Chatfield
- David Crick
- Nancy Derby
- Simon Diggelmann
- Owen Geach
- Stuart Hatcher
- Sean Hedderman
- David Houlihan
- Chris Leeds
- Paolo Lironi
- Dominique McCraney
- Lee Noble
- David PowerChair
- Fraser Rath
- Mahamane Touré
- Carine Truong
- David Yu
- Nigel Waterhouse
- Rob Watts
- Dekkers Jan-Willem
The Rules Standing Committee
- Willem van Baren
- George Bermann
- Gary BirnbergChair
- Gary Born
- Gabrielle Nater-Bass
- Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell
- Camilla Perera – De Wit
- Yves Derains
- Louis Emery
- Werner Eyskens
- Renato Grion
- Hussein Haeri
- Jonathan Hamilton
- Donal Hanley
- Arthur Hartkamp
- Delphine Ho
- Dirk Knottenbelt
- Sean Lederman
- Alexis Mourre
- Maxime Berlingin
- Kim Rooney
- Deborah Ruff
- Jan Schaefer
- Rogier Schellaars
- Louise-Hélène Sénécal
- Alexandra Schluep
- Sherlin Tung
- Oliver Tebbit
- Johannes Willheim
- Ashley Wong
- Cristiano de Sousa Zanetti
The Mediation Standing Committee
- Ned Beale
- Marylou Bilawala
- Chris Boruzi
- Paul Braczek
- Paul Briggs
- Ximena BustamanteCo-Chair
- Sarah Dyke
- Diego Faleck
- John Farrish
- Bruce Garrow
- Toby Landau
- Tat Lim
- Tejaswi Nimmagadda
- Paul NgCo-Chair
- Ivana Ninčić
- Les Schiefelbeim
- Sukhsimranjit Singh
- Felix Steffek
- Patrick Taylor
- Isabelle Vaugon
- Mary Walker
- Eugene Yeung
Governance Support
- Katrein BaetensRules Standing Committee Draftsperson
- Othmane BenlafkihBoard Secretary
- Barbara BordinAssistant Researcher
- Patrick BrophyTask Forces Co-Chairperson
- Jinyoung ChoiLead Researcher
- Michael GreenopTask Forces Co-Chairperson
- Sofia PaolettaAdvisor to the Board of Directors
- Nilay RajAssistant Committee Coordinator
- Kitty ZhangTechnical Standing Committee Draftsperson
- Yameen MotalaTask Forces Coordinator
Engage, Educate & Encourage
Mission Task Forces
The Hague CAA maintains numerous aviation market segment-focused and action-oriented Mission Task Forces comprised of members of the core team above and select others. The objectives of each Mission Task Force are to “Engage, Educate & Encourage” each identified market segment in order to further promote the use of arbitration and mediation as preferred methods of contractual dispute resolution, wherever and however helpful to the parties involved. At present, these Mission Task Forces include, in no particular order: private aviation, advanced air mobility, airline, MRO, OEM & supplier, law school, law firm, lessor, cargo, airport and others. The Mission Task Forces are chaired by Louise-Helene Senecal.